abhisheks77

Hi,

(This question is England & France, so please feel free to move if there is other more appropriate forum)
We will be flying from Los Angeles to Bangalore (India) on mid October. We have sufficient time, so we are wishing to take 3 or 4 days stopover at Paris or London. We are confused, which one should we choose ?
Our interest - Usually we are not much into city life or architectures, but definitely would like to see iconic ones. We are more of nature lover, scenic places and roads. I never visited any of European country, but I did many long road trips in US (8-10 hours a day).
Would somebody like to comment and help us to decide on one of place ?
Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

ajGoes

You might want your thread moved, as neither London (UK) nor Zurich (Switzerland) is in France.

abhisheks77

Sorry, my bad. I meant Paris instead of Zurich. I have corrected it in my original post.

Tamino

If you have never been to either location, London or Paris would both offer a great deal. If you do decide on Paris, mid October is still high season for hotels so I would arrange for accommodations quickly if Paris is your choice.

abhisheks77

Yes, this would be out first time.
As I mentioned earlier, we are more of nature and scenic lover, we will look more out of London or Paris. May be extend our days and make it 4-5 days to see places around.

Koby

In that case, forget about London or Paris. Fly into Paris CDG and take the first TGV train to the south of France. Rent a car there and drive around for 4 days.

keisari

Both Paris and London have great iconic sites.
I prefer Paris but that is a personal choice/taste.
If you like nature and outdoors then neither are good for you. Apart from a few parks none will provide you the "nature" experience.

I agree with the south of France. I would take a train to Lyon and rent a car to drive around Provence and the French Riviera.
You could also head towards the north and enjoy parts of Belgium

If you want something closer to nature then maybe fly to Zurich/Geneve and visit Switzerland. You could also try Munich and enjoy the south of Germany. Flying to Vienna and visiting Austria and Slovenia may be nice.

On the other hand if you have never been to Europe, how about just staying in Paris and take a day trip to Versailles (beautiful gardens and forests around it), visit Giverny (Monet's place) and maybe even a day trip to the region of champagne. Paris is a great place to make your first stop in Europe.

abhisheks77

It seems like, I should visit Paris for famous sites and then take train for Switzerland to get maximum from my limited time. That will give me most scenic places. Am I thinking correctly ?

kpernek

I would recommand you to have a stop in Paris, take a TGV to Nice; You have many possibilities, such as "Gorges du Verdon" in the "Parc du Verdon", the "Camargue", or the "Vallée de la Roya" in the "Parc du Mercantour" (the last one is my favorite).

If they are all located in the south, one of them is enough for three or four days. You will have to rent a car to go there easily.

abhisheks77

Thanks much. I will look to this possibility

abhisheks77

As suggested, I read about lot of places in South France. I will be travelling in October month. If I have to compare amazing sceneries and stunning beauty, is it a fair comparison between South France and Switzerland ?
While in South France, if I get a bit of Geneva, will it be good enough ?
Or there is nothing comparable to Lucerne/Interlaken and surrounding areas ?

PhotoJim

We were just in both London and Paris (eight days each); we'd been to London once before for ten days.

If I had to choose between these two cities I'd pick London without hesitation, but it is a very subjective thing. You could easily prefer either one.