10d9n London + Paris (Itinerary Advice needed)

[Beta_Tester]

Can dabaos back to Hotel to eat. Lol

 

[misssotong]

Dabao is cheaper..
few pounds, quite significant. if you are calculative like me.

 

[Laneige]

Been to both places twice. Only see day one n I am wondering r u superman or what?
Way too ambitious Liao

I went to bath n Stonehenge on second trip with their local tour
V small group
I like bath . Not that Roman bath part but the other one see garden n the river or whatever lol
Nearby within walking distant but the trip focus is on how ancient ppl bath n pang sai etc ?

 

[Laneige]

do u know what to expect at London bridge? it's a 5 sec thing

Take river cruise will b totally diff experience
First x went just see London bridge
Second time took cruise too

 

[orlengtao]

Been to both places twice. Only see day one n I am wondering r u superman or what?
Way too ambitious Liao

I went to bath n Stonehenge on second trip with their local tour
V small group
I like bath . Not that Roman bath part but the other one see garden n the river or whatever lol
Nearby within walking distant but the trip focus is on how ancient ppl bath n pang sai etc ?

will be refining my paris trip lol.. London 1 should be more or less fixed. With certain attractions to be removed to save timing!

 

[Beta_Tester]

their subway can bring luggage one right? Those bigger check in type? i scare like SMRT.. check this n that or too crowded cant go in.

 

[afrovillain]

their subway can bring luggage one right? Those bigger check in type? i scare like SMRT.. check this n that or too crowded cant go in.

The train is actually quite small compared to our mrt. I did that once and lucky the train wasnt that packed. So depend on your timing and which line you are taking. If im not mistaken, the metropolitan line usually has the newer train which is much spacious.

And one more thing, their stations are lacking in elevator. So have to carry your luggage up and down the stairs in some station.

 

[Beta_Tester]

I'm taking the Gatwick Express to Victoria station then change to go Oxford Circus. Lol

 

[uncletom81]

The train is actually quite small compared to our mrt. I did that once and lucky the train wasnt that packed. So depend on your timing and which line you are taking. If im not mistaken, the metropolitan line usually has the newer train which is much spacious.

And one more thing, their stations are lacking in elevator. So have to carry your luggage up and down the stairs in some station.

yup! and just a word of advice, their staircases in zone 1 are very packed too! leicester square's staircases are a nightmare!

 

[afrovillain]

yup! and just a word of advice, their staircases in zone 1 are very packed too! leicester square's staircases are a nightmare!

Some of the stations have narrow staircases as well. So everytime i think of mrt..im grateful for their elevators!

I'm taking the Gatwick Express to Victoria station then change to go Oxford Circus. Lol

Yikes! Thats a very busy station. Might want to plan ahead or have someone to help you with your bags.

 

[tanchoo1]

Some of the stations have narrow staircases as well. So everytime i think of mrt..im grateful for their elevators!

Bear in mind that the London's Underground recently celebrated its 150 year anniversary. Many of the stations were built at the time where elevators and escalators were simply not yet invented or not in common use. The technology then to build underground stations was also in its fledgling state, hence you don't have the huge modern underground stations.

For me, the best network I have taken is the Paris metro; yes, once again, some of the stations and lines are very old; but look at the amazing connectivity and density. Most places in Paris are within 300m of a metro station.

The London network is not quite as dense as the Paris ones; but at least they have some redundancies and overlapping lines such that they are able to close some lines during the weekends for the (very important, as we now know) maintenance. Right now as the sg network stands, there is not enough redundancy to afford this sort of luxury.

 

[Beta_Tester]

Some of the stations have narrow staircases as well. So everytime i think of mrt..im grateful for their elevators!



Yikes! Thats a very busy station. Might want to plan ahead or have someone to help you with your bags.

I'm.thinking of buying the 1st class to n fro Gatwick Express tix. But Victoria ones.. I m not sure how to go about it. I need like 2 stops.on it to get to my Hotel.

Hahah who can help with my.luggage other than myself? Lol

 

[Shinji Kagawa]

I'll just wait for the exiting crowd to disperse before slowly lugging my barang barang up the stairs.

 

[maxrebo]

I'm.thinking of buying the 1st class to n fro Gatwick Express tix. But Victoria ones.. I m not sure how to go about it. I need like 2 stops.on it to get to my Hotel.

Hahah who can help with my.luggage other than myself? Lol

I manage to do it with 4 large suitcases. I did most of they carrying as I went with wife and 2 teenage girls. I am probably older than you so if I could do it, so can you

 

[wacko82]

almost, all any point of time, there will be someone in the train with luggage.
if your luggage, those bulky types, best seat at the end of the train to avoid inconvenience to other passengers.

 

[Beta_Tester]

It's just a size or two bigger than cabin size. N one nia. Lol

 

[afrovillain]

I find its best to stay where the end of the train are connected to each other. Cos usually pple enter from the centre of the train.

 

[Beta_Tester]

Then I will walk to the end.

 

[Beta_Tester]

I traveling ard the area. I should get the oyster card thingy right?

 

[afrovillain]

I traveling ard the area. I should get the oyster card thingy right?

Yup. Can use this as your guide Capping - Transport for London