10 days for London and ??? How much is too much?
I stumbled on some cheap fares ($640ish) from SFO to Heathrow. I was planning a big Europe trip in 2009, but there is no reason I can't do this in addition to the other trip. Class is out in the beginning of May, and I want to leave as soon as I can. I can only get 10 days or so off work. It's pretty spontaneous of me, but that's too cheap to say no to.
I'm thinking I want to go to London and see the city, but I don't know how much time I should budget for it. My parents went a couple of years ago for 5 days, and two of them were spent traveling, and my dad wishes he had more time there... But I know they spent a lot of time in museums and going slow.
The English countryside sounds awesome, and I want to hit that up too if possible and see places like Stonehenge, and that would be a day in itself.
It was then brought up to me that one of our Colombian exchange students is studying in Paris, and I'd really like to meet up with him, but that throws another kink in my plans. Then I need to pay for a trip across the Chunnel, and from what I can find that will cost me another $130 round trip (can anyone link me to cheap tickets here?). If I miss out on a lot of Paris I won't be heartbroken, since I'm still planning on going there again next year. But on the other hand, if I don't go to Paris, where else should I go in London/England during my quick trip? Can I do London and Paris in 10 days and everything in between? And is there anything I can't live without seeing to throw into my itinerary? Thanks!
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