London & Paris Traveling to Europe? Here’s everything you need to know about London and Paris!
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City Overview of London
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City Overview of Paris
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Map of London
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Map of Paris
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History of London
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History of Paris
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Economics/Politics of London
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Economics/Politics of Paris
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25 words/phrases used in Paris
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10 items that are local favorites of London
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10 items that are local favorites of Paris
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Top 15 monuments visited in London
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Top 15 monuments visited in Paris
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Calendar of what is going on in London
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Calendar of what is going on in Paris
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Top 5 retail stores in Paris
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XVIII. What I can’t miss in London
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What I can’t miss in Paris
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Conclusion
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References
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City Overview of London
mmmmm London is m ade up of 33 boroughs, largely relating to former small villages and geographical areas. Each borough has its own government, high streets and schools and thus its own unique sense of identity and history. As with many cities, certain areas have b ecome known for specific activities, even if for visitors it’s sometimes hard to know where one district ends and another one begins.
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City Overview of Paris
Paris is called "the city of lights." It is often described as the most beautiful city in the world. Paris is also the ultimate city of daily delights. It is the place that people who really love the place return to year after year-‐-‐ to revisit favorite sites, places, streets, cafes, museums, shops, parks, palaces, and more. Further, one can experience and enjoy the French style in art, architecture, fashion, culture, landscape and lifestyle. 4
Map of London
London Underground
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Map of Paris
Paris Underground
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History of London
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans as Londinium. The city has been Western Europe's largest city for centuries: as early as in 1700 more than 575,000 people lived in London. Ancient Times London was founded by the Romans as Londinium shortly after their invasion of 43 CE. Geoffrey of Monmouth tells in his Medieval mythology that London was founded by Brutus the Trojan in the Bronze Age, and was known as Troia Nova, or New Troy, but archeological excavations have revealed no evidence of a major pre-‐Roman settlement. Queen Boudicca of the Celtic Iceni tribe sacked Londinium in 60, but the city continued to grow normally after that. By the end of the 3rd century, Londinium had a population of 30,000. The Romans left around 410 and London was subsequently abandoned for 150 years. It was then resettled as an Anglo-‐Saxon port (then known as Lundenwic). When the 7 Anglo-‐Saxon kingdoms became united under one king in the 9th century, the first capital of England was not London (albeit the largest city in the country), but Winchester, the previous capital of the kingdom of Wessex. Edward the Confessor built Westminster Abbey just a few years before the Norman invasion of 1066, establishing a royal palace in London in addition to Winchester. The Capital of England After taking control of the country, William the Conqueror build the Tower of London, Baynard's Castle and Montfichet's Castle to deter possible rebellions. His son, William II, began the construction of 'Westminster Hall', the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, which are have housed the English (then British) Parliament since 1265. London quickly replaced Winchester as the capital of England. Through Plague and Blaze In 1348, bubonic plague was brought to England from the Continent, killing one third of London's population of 100,000. The hardships that followed the Black Death led to the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, when boy king Richard II tried to impose a poll tax. London was stormed by the angry peasants, who executed the Lord Chancellor, Archbishop Simon Sudbury, and the Lord Treasurer, looted the city and set fire to numerous buildings. Richard II negotiated a truce with the rebels, and once things had calmed down, the peasant's leaders were executed. There were 15 more outbreaks of plague until 1665, when the Great Plague wiped out a fifth of London's population -‐ although the epidemic was not as widespread as that of the mid-‐14th century. The next year came another calamity, the Great Fire of 1666 that destroyed almost entirely the city. Architect Christopher Wren was commissioned with the reconstruction of the City, including St. Paul's Cathedral, this time entirely built of stone to prevent further fires. The destruction of the City encouraged citizens to move outside the walls, and by 1700 London had become Europe's largest city with 600,000 inhabitants. The 20th Century By 1900, London's population had grown to 6 million people and peaked in 1939 at around 8.6 million. During WWII, London was bombed extensively by the Luftwaffe, killing 35,000 people and injuring another 50,000. The worst hit areas were the Docklands in the East End. The 1948 Summer Olympics were held at Lodnon's Wembley Stadium. From the 1960's, London became an epicentre for the world-‐wide youth culture, first with popular bands such as the Beatles, then the New Wave and Punk eras of the 1980's.
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History of Paris
Antiquity & Middle Ages Settled continuously for at least 6,000 years, Paris is one of the oldest cities in the world. A sub-‐tribe of the Celtic Senones, the Parisii, settled in the area from around 250 BCE, which became a Roman city in 52 BCE. The original of the city was Lutetia (also known to the Romans as Lutetia Parisiorum). Around 300 CE, the city becomes known as civitas Parisiorum, from where come the appellations "City of Paris" and Île de la Cité. The early days of the Kingdom of Western Francia were deeply turmoiled. The Vikings attacked Paris repeatedly, burning and plundering its suburbs in 845 and 856, and besieging the city again in 861 and 865. In 885, an army of 35,000 Vikings on 700 ships arrived in Paris asking the local ruler the right to settle further south. Odo, Count of Paris and future King of France, refused, which led to a 4-‐month siege, leaving the left bank of the Seine entirely destroyed. This series of events forced his successor, King Charles the Simple, to give the region of the lower Seine as a fief to the Norse leader Rollo, thus creating the Duchy of Normandy in 911. From 1190, King Philip Augustus enclosed Paris on both banks with a wall, the Louvre acting as its western fortress. In 1257, Robert de Sorbon founded the Sorbonne University, which quickly became a major centre of learning in Europe, bringing students to Paris from all over the continent. Paris was occupied by the Burgundians in 1419, in the heat of the Hundred Years' War, and lost its position as seat of the French monarchy until 1435, when it was returned to Charles VII by the Treaty of Arras. Renaissance & Revolutions During the French Wars of Religion (1562-‐1598), Paris was a stronghold of the Catholic party, culminating in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572). Protestant King Henry IV re-‐established the royal court in Paris in 1594 after he captured the city from the Catholics. Although King of France since 1589, Henry IV was contrived to permanently renounced Protestantism to secure the allegiance of the vast majority of his subjects. On 29 July 1593, he famously declared "Paris is worth a mass". The Industrial Revolution, the French Second Empire, and the Belle Époque brought Paris the greatest development in its history. From the 1840s, rail transport allowed an unprecedented flow of migrants into Paris attracted by employment in the new industries in the suburbs. The city underwent a massive renovation under Napoleon III and his préfet Haussmann, who leveled entire districts of narrow-‐winding medieval streets to create the network of wide avenues and neo-‐classical façades of modern Paris. 20th Century The Eiffel Tower was built for the French Revolution centennial 1889 Universal Exposition, as a "temporary" display of architectural engineering prowess but remained the world's tallest building until 1930, and is the city's best-‐known landmark. The first line of the Paris Métro opened for the 1900 Universal Exposition and was an attraction in itself for visitors from the world over. Paris' World's Fair years also consolidated its position in the tourist industry and as an attractive setting for international technology and trade shows. To this day Paris remains the city that has hosted the most World Fairs in the world, 5 in total (1867, 1878, 1889, 1900 and 1937). Paris emerged of WWI and WWII practically unscathed. During the first half of the 20th century, it acted as a magnet on artists from around the world, such as Russian composer Stravinsky, Spanish painters Picasso and Dalí, or American writer Hemingway. Since the 1970s, many inner suburbs of Paris (especially the eastern and northern ones) have experienced deindustrialization, and these once-‐thriving towns have gradually turned into ghettos for immigrants, with notoriously high unemployment levels and increasingly serious safety issues. Thanks to a successful conversion of the local economy from traditional manufacturing to high value-‐added services and high-‐tech manufacturing, the Parisian Region has the 6th highest GDPs among European cities, after Inner London, Luxembourg, Brussels, Hamburg and Vienna.
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Economics
Economics/Politics of London
London is the world's leading financial center for international business and commerce and is one of the "command centres" for the global economy. London’s Economy Today The Overview: Chancellor delivers final Budget Statement before General Election with upwardly revised growth forecasts for the UK for 2015 and 2016. The Budget outlined the future path of public spending through the course of the next Parliament. Prospects for global growth revised down by OBR. Economic indicators: Annual output growth in London for Q3 2014 was 3.9%, unchanged from an upwardly revised estimate in Q2 2014. London’s annual employment growth decreased to 2.6% in Q3 2014 from an upwardly revised 3.8% in Q2 2014. New orders in London rising with the PMI recording at 61.2 in February 2015.
Politics
The United Kingdom is one state for the purposes of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882. Great Britain is a single state for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985. Traditionally authors referred to the legal unit or state of England and Wales as "England" although this usage is becoming politically unacceptable in the last few decades. The Parliament of the United Kingdom is located in London, as is its civil service, HM Treasury and most of the official residences of the monarchy. In addition, the state bank of the UK is known as the "Bank of England". England is a major constituent of the United Kingdom, the rest of which comprises Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As such, it is under the basic political system. So, its political structure comprises a constitutional monarchy and a parliament. The ruler is currently Queen Elizabeth II. Born on 21 April 1926, she has been ruling since 6 February 1952. She is the daughter of George VI, who was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. She represents the Commonwealth of Nations (which comprises 54 member countries) and is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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Economics/Politics of Paris Economics Paris, the capital and largest city of France, is one of the engines of the global economy. The Paris economy is essentially a service economy, with business and financial services generating nearly half of the Paris region's GDP.[5] Its manufacturing base has declined since its pre-‐1970s heyday, generating now less than 10% of the region's GDP,[5] even though the Paris Region still remains one of the manufacturing centers of Europe due to the sheer size of its economy, with a shift from traditional to high-‐tech manufacturing.
Politics The President of the French Republic represents the power of the state and plays the central role in the institutions of the 5th Republic. Elected by universal suffrage, the president is a key character in French political life. The French Constitution: The fundamental law that determines the form of the nation, the devolution and the exercise of powers within the state. The preamble of the constitution declares the attachment of the French people to the Rights of Man and the principles of the Declaration of 1789, completed in 1946. France is an indivisible, secular, democratic and social republic. The constitution guarantees the equality, in the eyes of the law, of all of its citizens, regardless of origin, race or religion. It respects all beliefs. Its emblems are the tricolor flag and the national anthem: La Marseillaise. Its principle is one of government of the people, by the people and for the people. National sovereignty is the possession of the Constitution, which it exercises through its representatives and by referendum. Suffrage is universal, equal and secret: the electorate consists of all men and women above the age of 18 years with their full civil and political rights. Parliament consists of the consists of the National Assembly and the Senate. The former is elected by direct universal suffrage, the latter by indirect universal suffrage. Since 1996, the parliament is in open session for a period of nine months and can be assembled for an extraordinary session at the request of the prime minister or a majority of members of the National Assembly.
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25 words/phrases used in Paris Words 1. Merci: Thank you 2. Bonjour: Hello 3. Excuze’moi: Excuse me 4. Oui: Yes 5. Au revoir: Good bye Phrases 1. “-‐Ça roule?” “-‐Comme d’hab!”: How is life? Good? 2. “–N’importe quoi!”: Whatever 3. “–C’est n’importe quoi!”: That’s nonsense 4. “–Laisse tomber”: Forget it 5. “–Ça te dit?”: You up for it? 6. “–Tiens-‐moi au courant!”: Keep me up to date 7. “–Allez savoir pourquoi!”: God knows why 8. “-‐Bref”: In short 9. “-‐Ouais, enfin”: Yeah, well 10. “-‐Allez!”: Oh C’mon 11. “-‐C’est naze”: That sucks 12. “-‐J’ai le cafard”: I’m feeling blue 13. “Ca te changera les idees”: It’ll take your mind off things 14. “Revenons a nos moutons!”: Let’s get back to the subject 15. “Je n’en crois pas mes yeux!”: I can’t believe my eyes 16. “T’sais?”: You know? 17. “Tu t’en sors?”: Doing okay there? 18. “J’en mettrais ma main au feu!”: I bet my life on it 19. “Il ne faut pas mettre tout dans le meme sac!”: You can’t just put it all in the same category 20. “Tu fais quoi?”: Watcha doing?
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10 Local favorites of London 1. The Roebuck: on Richmond Hill. It is a pretty standard pub and the food is good. The real draw is the view from across the road. Go on a nice afternoon, order a drink and they will let you take it outside to sit on the benches and enjoy the view. A nice, low-‐ key afternoon. 2. Shakespeare's Globe is not exactly un-‐touristy. But I'm a Londoner and it is definitely one of my favorite places. You are coming at exactly the right time for the beginning of the summer season and the Globe to Globe festival which features Shakespeare's plays as performed by various theatre groups from around the world in their own language. (Hebrew Merchant of Venice, anyone?) It should be great. The Bangladeshi production of The Tempest a few weeks ago blew my socks off. Make sure you get the £5 standing / groundling tickets for the best view and all the fun interaction with the actors. 3. Cafe OTO in Dalston is a much-‐loved avante garde music venue. 4. Broadway Market is also very much a Londoner thing. 5. Borough Market is considered touristy now -‐ the smart foodies apparently moved to Maltby Street a while ago, and a number of businesses have moved on from there, even! 6. The Espresso Room: is a tiny room, always packed. Go especially for their milky lattes; and for sweeteners they offer rich Costa Rican brown sugar. Sandwiches and cakes also available for around £3-‐£5. 7. Golden Union Fish Bar: It's cheerful and unpretentious, with a limited but good menu of fish and all the trimmings; portions are large. 8. Pieminister: a small chain that supplies market stalls, shops, and delis, has its London outpost at Gabriel's Wharf. It's mainly for takeout but they have outside tables for summer dining. 9. Mô Café, where you're transported to Morocco with mint tea and whichever very sweet pastry you might fancy. 10. Bar Italia: a wave of young, well-‐trained baristas jetted in, mostly from Australia and New Zealand, and changed the face of London's coffee houses for ever. They're all very serious, using top coffee roasts and the best techniques; there do often taste notes to accompany the brew.
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10 Local favorites in Paris 1. Bois de Boulogne: The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris. 2. Berthillon Ice Cream: If you have only one ice cream cone in Paris, make sure it comes from Berthillon. Berthillon is a French manufacturer and retailer of luxury ice cream and sorbet, with its primary store on the Île Saint-‐Louis in Paris, France
3. Rue Montorgueil: The Rue Montorgueil neighborhood is a small section of the Châtelet-‐Les Halles district, located at the city center of Paris. 4. Marché d'Aligre: Paris has always had a reputation as a city of celebration and entertainment. For a real slice of glamorous Paris make a visit to the inimitable Lido de Paris. 5. L'As du Fallafel (English: The Ace of Falafel): is a Kosher Middle Eastern restaurant located at 34, Rue des Rosiers in the "Pletzl" Jewish quarter of the Le Marais neighborhood in Paris, France. 6. Ladurée: is a French luxury bakery and sweets maker house created in 1862. It is one of the top premier sellers of the double-‐decker macaron, fifteen thousand of which are sold every day. They are still one of the best known makers of macarons in the world. 7. Café de Flore: The Café de Flore, at the corner of Boulevard Saint-‐Germain and Rue St. Benoit, in the 6th arrondissement, is one of the oldest and the most prestigious coffeehouses in Paris, celebrated for its famous clientele. 8. Rue Mouffetard: Situated in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, Rue Mouffetard is one of Paris's oldest and liveliest neighbourhoods. These days the area has many restaurants, shops, and cafés, and a regular open market. 9. Saint Germain des Prés: If you had to choose the most classically Parisian neighborhood in Paris, this would be St-‐Germain-‐des-‐Prés. 10. Le Grenier à Pain: You’re on a pilgrimage to find the holy grail of croissants.
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Top 15 monuments visited in London 1. Big Ben 2. St. Paul’s Cathedral 3. Tower of London 4. Tower Bridge 5. London Eye 6. The Palace of Westminster or House of Parliament 7. Buckingham Palace 8. Covent Garden Piazza 9. Kensington Palace 10. Piccadilly Circus 11. British Museum 12. West Minister Abbey 13. National Gallery 14. Tate Modern 15. The Shard
Did you know? The clock inside the tower was the world's largest when it was installed in the middle of the nineteenth century. The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock's hour bell, the largest of the clock's five bells. The other four are used as quarter bells.
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Top 15 monuments in Paris
1. Notre Dame Cathedral 2. Eiffel Tower 3. The Louvre 4. Arc de Triomphe 5. The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter 6. Pantheon 7. Pere Lachaise Cemetery 8. La Sainte-‐Chapelle 9. Opera Garnier 10. Hotel de Cluny and Roman Baths 11. Sacre-‐Coeur 12. Les Invalides 13. Centre Pomoidou 14. Palais de Luxembourg 15. Musee d’Orsay
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May 2015 in London Shaun in the City Find unique Shaun the Sheep statues across London. 28 Mar-‐25 May European Rugby Finals See the cream of European professional club rugby. 1-‐2 May London Wonderground A festival of cabaret, music, circus and oddities. 7 May-‐27 Sep Vaisakhi in London Join Vaisakhi celebrations for Sikh New Year in London. 11 Apr Museums at Night Explore museums across London after dark. 13-‐16 May Vitality World Triathlon Individuals of all fitness levels can take part. 30 -‐31 May Udderbelly Festival Find family fun with a season of quirky live acts. 9 Apr-‐19 Jul Grand Designs Live Home building heaven from Grand Designs team. 2-‐10 May Covent Garden May Fayre Traditional British entertainment in Covent Garden. 10 May Chelsea Flower Show Book now to see the world's greatest flower show. 19-‐23 May FA Cup Final Watch the 2015 FA Cup Final in London. 30 May
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May 2015 in Paris Fete du Travail May 1, Labor Day in Paris also, no work! Paris Video Games Show May 1, 2, 3, 2015. Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. Victory Day in Paris on May 8. There is a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe. Stars 80 Paris concert May 9. Stade de France. Fête du Pain is a feast in Paris, a bread fair in May on the Parvis of Notre-‐Dame Cathedral. Jazz Festival in Versailles May 10 to 17, 2015. Nuit des Musees in Paris free museums night on May 16, 2015. Free entrance to the Paris Museums. They stay open late at night. OuiShare Fest 15 May 20 to 22, 2015. Cabaret Sauvage. London to Paris Bike Ride bike ride May 20 to 24, 2015. Bike 4 Cancer. French Open Tennis Championship Paris tennis tournament in Roland Garros, May 24 to June 7, 2015. Metro Porte d'Auteuil. Bike Feast Paris May to June. Fete du Velo in Luxembourg Garden. Naturally Paris 2015 May 29 to June 1, 2015. Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Maroon 5 in Paris May 24.
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Top 5 retailers in Paris 1. Galeries Lafayette: The store has been undergoing a massive renovation programme of late, with the opening in 2008 of Espace Luxe on the first floor, featuring luxury prêt-‐à-‐porter and accessories and nine avant-‐garde designers, and the unveiling of a vast new shoe department in the basement featuring some 150 brands. The men's fashion space on the third floor, Lafayette Homme, has natty designer corners and a 'Club' area with internet access. On the first floor, Lafayette Gourmet has exotic foods galore, and a vast wine cellar. 2. Printemps: The magnificently appointed Printemps you'll find everything you didn't even know you wanted and English-‐ speaking assistants to help you find it. But fashion is where it really excels; an entire floor is devoted to shoes, and the beauty department stocks more than 200 brands. In all, there are six floors of men's and women's fashion. In Printemps de la Mode, French designers sit alongside all the big international designers. 3. Le Bon Marché: The city's oldest department store, opened in 1848, is also its most swish and user-‐friendly, thanks to an extensive redesign by LVMH. Luxury boutiques, Dior and Chanel among them, take pride of place on the ground floor; escalators designed by Andrée Putman take you up to the fashion floor, which has an excellent selection of global designer labels, from Lanvin to Claudie Pierlot. 4. BHV (Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville): Homeware heaven: there's even a Bricolage Café with internet access. Upper floors have a good range of men's outdoor wear, upmarket bed linen, toys, books, household appliances -‐ and a large space devoted to every type of storage utility. 5. Marks & Spencer: People queuing in the rain for Marks and Spencer’s? Has the world gone mad? Or is George Clooney giving away free luxury hampers? As odd as it may seem to Brits (for whom M&S is as about as exotic as its signature multi-‐packs of pants) queuing outside is business as usual since the chain opened its new flagship Paris store in November 2011
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Top 5 Retailers in Paris 1. Debenhams Recently treated to a £25m makeover, Debenhams' Oxford Street flagship stocks affordable ranges from a number of British designers, including Jasper Conran and H! by Henry Holland. The seven-‐floor store has a gorgeous beauty hall, a hip homeware department and a stylish menswear floor. 2. Fenwick of Bond Street Established in 1891 as a hair accessories boutique, Fenwick is now home to five floors of luxury retail on one of London's chicest streets. Choose from designer clothing, homewares, bags, shoes, fashion, jewellery and more. The cosmetic department is an oasis of exclusive products and Carluccio's café is the ideal place to relax. 3. Fortnum & Mason The quintessential English store, Fortnum & Mason has been selling food, luggage, homewares and clothes to London's finest since 1707. The official grocer to The Queen, the beautiful store has four restaurants and sells the most indulgent foodstuffs. If you want specialist teas or exquisite hampers, this is the place to go. 4. Harrods Established in 1849 as a humble grocery store, today Harrods offers everything from food to fashion, furniture to sportswear plus 20 restaurants and specialist services including dog coat fitting and piano tuning. Sights include the Egyptian Hall and the Pet Department. At night, the store is illuminated by 11,500 light bulbs. 5. Harvey Nichols A must for any fashionista, Harvey Nichols brings together an impressive range of designers from around the world and supplies an elite clientele with fine clothes, accessories, cosmetics, food and shoes. D&G, John Galliano, Space NK, Burberry and Jimmy Choo are just a few of the high-‐end labels you can find here.
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What I can’t miss in London!
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What I can’t miss in Paris!
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Conclusion: Eurofab is a magazine that is informational for a quick trip to Paris & London! Enjoy!
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