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Has anyone done a London-Paris-Rome trip?

If so, can you pimp me your travel agent/website/guide book?

Any advice is also welcome and appreciated.

Thanks!

I have not, but I'm French, have visited Paris a few times and lately my cousin who lives there made a list or restaurants she enjoys and must see places. Let me know if you're interested in it. I'll be happy to post those information for you.

Rick Steves is the BEST! I've done the same trip, and we bought all the random other guidebooks (frommers, fodor's, etc) and again and again, we went back to the rick steves book. we ended up going to florence on a whim and even bought the rick steves book when we were there, because it's so helpful! It's very well organized, and has great walking tours laid out. We did almost every one of the Rome tours, and they were fantastic! I know he's a big dork, but he knows his stuff. Also, download his podcasts from iTunes- they are great free audio tours of places!

Warning, it's going to be long. If you need advise on other places to go to in France in general, I'll be happy to give a hand. I grew up in the South west, which I'm more familiar with. If you get a chance, visit Barcelona in Spain, it's an incredible city.

In Paris the best way to travel is to use the Metro and the bus, there are a variety of tickets and passes you can choose from depending on how  long you plan to spend there.

Careful in the Metro and around the famous landmarks, pick pockets tend to spot visitors and abuse of it. 

m°= Metro

 Restaurants

le Quai Quai, 74, quai des Orfvères

75001 PARIS

T 01 46 33 69 75

m° Pont Neuf / Louvre - Rivoli

Good and creative french cuisine. The restaurant is located at the end of the island (L’ile de la city, where Notre Dame is located), they have a neat décor. 

L'Altro

16, rue du Dragon

75006 PARIS

T 01 45 48 49 49

m° Saint-Germain des Prés / Sèvres - Babylone

Good Italian restaurant, original, modern, in the beautiful are of the 6th « arrondissement » close to St Germain des Prés.

L'Epi Dupin

11 Rue Dupin

75006 Paris

T 01 42 22 64 56

m° Sèvres Babylone<

Excellent french cuisine, a little bit more expensive but worth the trip.  Make reservations several days in advance.

Le Café Divan

60, Rue de la Roquette

75011. Paris

Tel : 01 48 05 72 36

A « brewerie » (brasserie), quite popular righe now, in the Bastille are, good wines, good food, very Parisian but welcoming too. -

Le Procope

13 rue de l'Ancienne Comédie

75006 Paris

Tél. : 01 40 46 79 00

A bit more expensive, but it’s also one of the oldest restaurant of Paris ! Good food, my godparents (who live in GA, USA)really enjoyed it when they went.

Le Zeyer<

234 avenue du Maine

75014 Paris<

T 01 45 40 43 88

Traditional brewery with excellent food. Great to eat a good sauerkraut or good meat.

Crepes

The street of Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement, close to Montparnasse : is the street of the Britanny crepes making places. She recommends the Creperie du Pont Aven.

Le Loir dans la théière

3, Rue des Rosiers

75004 Paris

Tel : 01 42 72 90 61

Excellent for a tea break in the middle of the afternoon. Located in the beautiful Marais quarter. You’ll fall for their cakes/cookies.

 Places to see

In the 4th arrondiseement : the Marais quarter with the Places des Vosges, it’s mansions, beautiful little streets… It’s also the gay quarter and the jewish quarter.

In the 5th arrondissement, with the Pantheon (where the most famous French people are burried), the ancient roman arean of Lutece, Mouffetard Street, The Museum of Natural History and the Botanical Garden.

In the 6th arrondissement : The Gardens of Luxembourg (so parisian), St Germain des Pres for it’s mythical coffee places, St Sulpice plaza and the little streets leading you to the river Seine.

The two islands : La Cite with Notre Dame, the Sainte Chapel leand the flower market, and also St Louis island with the beautiful main street of St Louis en l’ile, plenty of cute shops there.

The quarter with the big « malls » : Le Printemps, les Galleries Lafayettes in the 9th arrondissement.

The Town Hall, the Louvres, the Jardin des Tuileries (garden of the Tuileries, where Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette where kept) to finish with the plaza of La Concorde.

Les Champs Elysees, even if it’s not the place in Paris she likes the most

The Eiffel Tower with the Champs de Mars under it, and a little bit farther, the Invalides

Alexandre III bridge and the Passerelle des Arts (passerelle=a small bridge) that one is a feet only area.

And of course Montmartre.</font>
 

AMAZING!! thanks for all the great suggestions.  I feel like i am researching another honeymoon!

Thanks!

Oh, another thing- be sure to go to the Trastevere neighborhood in Rome and wander around until you find the cutest, smallest restaurant that you can find- because they WILL have the best food!

 There's also a restaurant in Rome called Restaurant Gina, located by the Spanish Steps. They have the BEST vegetable soup and also do picnics to go for the Villa Borghese. SO yummy!

 Plan on spending as much time as possible in Rome, we were there 8 days and didn't get to see everything we wanted, and we did feel a little rushed. There's just so much history!

 Last thing- DO buy all your tickets for the Vatican, Colloseum (sp?), etc online before hand! It saves SO much time, and is worth the minimal booking fee. It allows you so much more time to do more things, which is great when your time is limited! We were there over Easter and the line for the Vatican was 3.5 hours long. We had a tour and waited 10 minutes. Be sure to do the Vatican guided tour (visit the Vatican website- you can email for info). It's the most informative and least expensive.

 We just spent a week in Rome in March so I'm still fresh with ideas of places to go.  Let me know if you want more! I was in Paris and London a few years ago, so my memories of restaurants and things have faded... but if you have any other questions, just ask!