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]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/60895/london-manchester-amp-parisRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:50:39 GMTFri, 29 Dec 2017 06:26:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:47:03 GMT]]>I am also making a trip to Liverpool so is it better to go Stonehenge areas from Liverpool or London. Thanks a lot pls do share for my family of 3 adults and 3 kids how much Money do I need to set aside for food and lodging and any recommendation for rental homes that I can share with my aunt family to cut coat there . Thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670189https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670189Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:47:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:42:07 GMT]]>Hi I am planning a trip for my family and my aunt family total 8 pple. I am planning to do a day trip to Stonehenge Windsor and another to cotsworld around that area. How do I travel to these places. Is it better for me to book those tour groups or should I take trains and if trains how easy and short are the distances given the fact I have a 1 year old tagging along. Has anyone been to Lake District and did you take your pack to Lake District or free n easy go by train pls advice my mode of transportation is that I can do my itinerary. Thank u

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670185https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670185Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:42:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:58:01 GMT]]>

schweppes:
Learn a new word today. Pension hotel. Came across the word online in some establishments and thought that the hotel was targeting at senior citizens. :slapshead: Now I know what it means. Tks 😉

Same thing I was thinking! :rotflmao:

Something new to me too. Thanks jetsetter . 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1221259https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1221259Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:58:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:00:19 GMT]]>

schweppes:
Learn a new word today. Pension hotel. Came across the word online in some establishments and thought that the hotel was targeting at senior citizens. :slapshead: Now I know what it means. Tks 😉

:celebrate: yes, me only got to know them when i did backpacking when i was a budget-conscious student:) only 30 francs/nite could get me a neat pension room next to metro station. :rahrah:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1221162https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1221162Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:00:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:35:13 GMT]]>

jetsetter:
yes will be hot, if they indicate no aircon. i've stayed in one such apartment in london last time. hot is an understatement. my apartment was insulated by carpet/wooden flooring, double glazed window. even cabbies dun turn on aircon. smaller town cabs aren't even fitted with aircon.


however, if u look at 3-4 star hotels, maybe will hv aircon. u could be looking at pensions.
Thanks jetsetter, for sharing.

Hm... Could be pensions. Not sure. The ones I came across online were rated 3 stars hotels but come with no AC. Will be mindful when booking..

Learn a new word today. Pension hotel. Came across the word online in some establishments and thought that the hotel was targeting at senior citizens. :slapshead: Now I know what it means. Tks 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220604https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220604Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:35:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:12:10 GMT]]>yes will be hot, if they indicate no aircon. i’ve stayed in one such apartment in london last time. hot is an understatement. my apartment was insulated by carpet/wooden flooring, double glazed window. even cabbies dun turn on aircon. smaller town cabs aren’t even fitted with aircon.


however, if u look at 3-4 star hotels, maybe will hv aircon. u could be looking at pensions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220416https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220416Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:17:33 GMT]]>Just realised that some Paris hotels come without air-conditioning. Has anyone stayed in such hotels without aircon and in Summer - say during the month of June? Won’t it be very warm and uncomfortable?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220366https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1220366Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:17:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:26:33 GMT]]>[quote="dolphinsiah"]Yes, I am planning to buy the Eiffel Tower tickets online to beat the Q.

A good idea to walk down …but not scary meh…?[/quote ]


Not scary. I am afraid of heights also can take it. But this is only the lower level of the tower lah. If you take lift have to queue and pack like sardines.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167693https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167693Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:26:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:11:41 GMT]]>Yes, I am planning to buy the Eiffel Tower tickets online to beat the Q.

A good idea to walk down …but not scary meh…?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167427https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167427Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:11:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:28:17 GMT]]>

dolphinsiah:
Osim :thankyou: for your kind sharing...


I will look out for your recommendation ,especially the French restaurant you mentioned.

So overall is the food good? Do they serve escargot?

Welcome back to Singapore... :xedfingers:
I am not sure about escargot, perhaps you can check with them via website.

We liked the food. The way it was done is quite refine.

I suppose you are traveling next year summer time. Eiffel Tower queue is really long if you join the public queue. See if you can get priority queue via online ticket. If you are not going all the way up to the top of the tower but just to the level 2, and you don't want to queue for the lift to get down, you can walk down the stairs. We had a lot fun seeing the underside of the tower and got some awesome pictures too. It takes only 5-10mins to reach the ground.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167392https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167392Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:28:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:03:38 GMT]]>Osim :thankyou: for your kind sharing...


I will look out for your recommendation ,especially the French restaurant you mentioned.

So overall is the food good? Do they serve escargot?

Welcome back to Singapore... :xedfingers:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167199https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1167199Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:03:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:25:14 GMT]]>In London, if you are a big fan of Harry Potter, The Warner Brothers Studio Making of Harry Potter is worth a visit. All the original studio sets of the 8 movies are there. My kids went gaga over the behind the scene tour. Butter beer sold there too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1166922https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1166922Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:07:40 GMT]]>Dolphinsiah,


hope this reaches you as I thought better to post here instead of the Switzerland thread. We just come back after half a month in Europe.

dolphinsiah:
Wow ! Osim, Cool! :imcool:

So beside visiting Switzerland you are visiting Germany and France...

Sound interesting...continue to share if you have the time... :thankyou:
I read your post somewhere that you like eating nice food when traveling.

My son brought us to a restaurant serving French cuisine at reasonable price. Called Le Fumoir. It's recommended by Times magazine. A 3 course meal cost €24. Food is good. Was there for lunch, quite crowded (can see how popular it is) but turnover is fast and service also fast. No service charge if I recall correctly.

Here's more info http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1937013_1936990_1936848,00.html

FYI, the restaurant is just opposite the main entrance of the Louvre Museum.


There is a very interesting bridge near the Louvre that is full of locks. From afar, you can see the bridge glistening because of the shiny locks. You can buy or bring your own lock to lock your secret to the bridge and throw the key into the River Seine.

If you are going to Notre Dame, drop by the very very old Shakespeare and Company bookstore. It is at the white building to the left of the Notre Dame. My kids enjoyed the bookstore a lot. There were typewriters for them to try and they got to use one first time in their life. There's also bedroom and piano for you to play. A really fun place to explore. Books there are more expensive then the other bookstores but you get special company stamp on your book you buy as souvenir.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1166903https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1166903Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:07:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:18:28 GMT]]>

hquek:
Hi Osim,


Just remember to check out the offers you can get from Eurostar. I recall we qualified for some discount etc using the eurostar tickets - musee d'orsay being one of them. we took 2nd class, ummm, didn't notice any smell. Just that the journey a bit boring after a while.
I check out the offers for the tickets. They offer only 2for1 offer for museums in the city you travel to. Ours is London and I think the museums are free so don't know what the offers are for :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1142143https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1142143Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:18:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:15:09 GMT]]>

Dnls_mum:
osim:

Thanks hquek, will lookout for offers. Yeah, 2+ hour can be quite boring. We wil bring some card games to play as there will be a table in front of our seats.


I recall I was served meal on the Eurostar fm Paris to London. So time pass pretty fast. Maybe that was first class, I don't know, cos I was on biz and my secretary did the booking :?


Yours could possibly be business class. But 1st class has a private table for 4, seat facing, spacious seats and a meal served at table. Also has power point so can juice up the gadgets or use laptop. It cost only only $16 more than 2nd class so I think it's well worth it for the comfort.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1142142https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1142142Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:15:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:13:12 GMT]]>

osim:
Thanks hquek, will lookout for offers. Yeah, 2+ hour can be quite boring. We wil bring some card games to play as there will be a table in front of our seats.

I recall I was served meal on the Eurostar fm Paris to London. So time pass pretty fast. Maybe that was first class, I don't know, cos I was on biz and my secretary did the booking :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1141364https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1141364Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:13:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:20:35 GMT]]>Glad to hear that. Anyway, I love scenery and also quite good at stoning.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140843https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140843Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:27:44 GMT]]>

osim:
Thanks, rains, for the warning about the crowd at Louvre. My girl can speak some basic French and I hope that will help a little.

The pyramid entrance might be more crowded, but it's also a very nice place for photo-taking..

We went very early so that we could take some nice pictures before there were too many people getting into the background, and after that we queued at the pyramid entrance. Not much waiting at all.. 🙂

ps. under 18 has free admission iirc.. bring some kind of photo ID! 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140116https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140116Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:27:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:21:07 GMT]]>

osim:
Thanks hquek, will lookout for offers. Yeah, 2+ hour can be quite boring. We wil bring some card games to play as there will be a table in front of our seats.

It's quite enjoyable, actually.. once we took a 5 hour train ride out of Paris to the south of France. Very nice to see the changing scenery from town to suburbs to countryside, with mountains and rivers etc..

Lovely landscape to \"stone\" at.. 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140106https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1140106Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:21:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:37:57 GMT]]>I didn’t smell anything odd on Eurostar when I sat in 2nd class. Could it be Chanel No 5?! IPads should come in handy. I bought some papers to read. Otherwise, zzzzz… u don’t wanna chitchat for 2 hrs, lest those angmohs glare at you;)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139744https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139744Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:37:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:30:33 GMT]]>Thanks hquek, will lookout for offers. Yeah, 2+ hour can be quite boring. We wil bring some card games to play as there will be a table in front of our seats.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139732https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139732Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:47:49 GMT]]>Hi Osim,


Just remember to check out the offers you can get from Eurostar. I recall we qualified for some discount etc using the eurostar tickets - musee d’orsay being one of them. we took 2nd class, ummm, didn’t notice any smell. Just that the journey a bit boring after a while.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139543https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139543Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:47:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to London, Manchester &amp; Paris on Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:50:23 GMT]]>

jjxy mum:


We got mine at £51 in year 2009 thru their online ticketing 2mths in advance.(London St Pancras to Paris Nord).
Got my Eurostar tickets for SGD175 per person Paris-London. Read that the second class seats a bit smelly so we book 1st class.

Actually, flying to London by British Airway from Paris is so much cheaper, cost SGD100. But I think the kids might be thrilled to cross the English Channel in a train at 300km/h

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139486https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1139486Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:50:23 GMT