Four days in London, planned by someone who has done it many times: Westminster and the South Bank, the Tower and the City, the museums and the West End, then Kensington and Notting Hill, with current fares and ticket prices.
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Four days in Paris, planned like a friend would: Notre-Dame and the Latin Quarter, the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and Orsay, then Montmartre and the Marais, with current fares, ticket prices and the slots that sell out.
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London and Paris are the two cities most first-time European travelers start with, and Amsterdam, Ireland and Switzerland are the natural next steps. They are also the most visited, so the plan matters: when to book, which neighborhood to sleep in, and which queue is worth skipping.
Start with the London and Paris four-day itineraries, then add the Eurostar, a week in Ireland or Switzerland by train if you have more time.
London and Paris are linked by the Eurostar in under three hours, so a week covering both is easy. Amsterdam is a short train from Brussels and Paris, and Switzerland rewards a rail pass and a mountain base.
Ireland is the exception: a car makes the trip, and driving on the left takes a day to settle into. A week is enough for Dublin, the west and the Ring of Kerry.
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