Accommodations
🇮🇹 Rome · Jul 17–20
Hotel Artemide
Address: Via Nazionale 22, 00184 Roma
Check-in: July 17 · 3:00 PM
Check-out: July 20 · 12:00 PM
Nights: 3
⭐ 4-Star · Near Termini Station
📶 Free WiFi · 🅿️ Luggage storage available
🇮🇹 Milan · Jul 20–22
Hotel Berna Milano
Address: Via Napo Torriani 18, 20124 Milano
Check-in: July 20 · 2:00 PM
Check-out: July 22 · 11:00 AM
Nights: 2
⭐ 4-Star · 5 min walk from Centrale
📶 Free WiFi · 🍳 Breakfast included
🇫🇷 Paris · Jul 22–24
Hôtel du Continent
Address: 30 Rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris
Check-in: July 22 · 3:00 PM
Check-out: July 24 · 12:00 PM
Nights: 2
⭐ 4-Star · 1st Arrondissement · Near Louvre
📶 Free WiFi · 🥐 Breakfast available
🇬🇧 London · Jul 24–26
The Montague on the Gardens
Address: 15 Montague St, London WC1B 5BJ
Check-in: July 24 · 3:00 PM
Check-out: July 26 · 11:00 AM
Nights: 2
⭐ 4-Star · Bloomsbury · Next to British Museum
📶 Free WiFi · 🍵 Afternoon tea on-site
Getting Around
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US → Rome (FCO)
July 16 · Individual flights — see My Trip tab
Flight
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Rome → Milan
July 20 · Trenitalia Frecciarossa · ~3 hrs
Train
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Milan (MXP) → Paris (CDG)
July 22 · ~1.5 hrs · Individual tickets — see My Trip
Flight
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Paris → London
July 24 · Eurostar · Gare du Nord → St Pancras · ~2.5 hrs
Eurostar
City Transport Tips
🇮🇹 Rome
Metro lines A & B cover main sights. Get a 48hr or 72hr pass. Taxis from official stands only — agree on price first!
🇮🇹 Milan
Excellent metro system — 4 lines. 24hr pass ~€7. Most sights walkable from city center.
🇫🇷 Paris
Buy a Navigo Easy card — works on Metro, RER & bus. Tap in AND out on RER. Keep your ticket until you exit!
🇬🇧 London
Use contactless card or Apple/Google Pay directly on Tube & buses — easiest option! No need for an Oyster card.
Renée's Hidden Gems 💎
"Skip the tourist traps — here's what locals actually love."
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Sant'Eustachio il Caffè
Historic café
💎 Hidden Gem
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Pizzarium Bonci
Roman pizza al taglio
💎 Hidden Gem
🌅
Gianicolo Hill
Best city panorama
💎 Hidden Gem
🛒
Campo de' Fiori
Morning market
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Fatamorgana
Artisan gelato
💎 Hidden Gem
🏘️
Pigneto District
Local neighborhood bar scene
💎 Hidden Gem
Practical Spots
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Luggage Storage — Termini
Stazione Termini, Ground Floor · Open 6AM–11PM · ~€6/bag/day
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24hr Pharmacy
Farmacia della Stazione, Via Cavour 2 · Always open
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ATM / Currency
Use your bank card at ATMs — avoid currency exchange booths
Renée's Hidden Gems 💎
"Milan is more than fashion — here's the real city."
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Navigli District
Canal aperitivo scene
💎 Hidden Gem
🎨
Pinacoteca di Brera
World-class art gallery
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Porta Nuova District
Modern Milan architecture
💎 Hidden Gem
🌿
Bosco Verticale
Vertical forest towers
💎 Hidden Gem
🛍️
Brera Neighborhood
Artsy boutiques & cafés
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Spontini
Milan's iconic pizza slice
💎 Hidden Gem
Practical Spots
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Luggage Storage — Centrale
Milano Centrale, Level -1 · Open 6AM–11PM · ~€6/bag
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Metro Pass
24hr pass €7 · Buy at any metro station or tabacchi
Renée's Hidden Gems 💎
"Paris beyond the postcard."
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Shakespeare & Co.
Legendary bookshop
💎 Hidden Gem
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Promenade Plantée
Elevated garden walkway
💎 Hidden Gem
🥐
Du Pain et des Idées
Best croissant in Paris
💎 Hidden Gem
🎨
Musée d'Orsay
Impressionist masterpieces
🌃
Le Marais
Trendy historic district
💎 Hidden Gem
🛒
Marché d'Aligre
Best local market
💎 Hidden Gem
Practical Spots
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Luggage Storage — Gare du Nord
Main hall near Eurostar terminal · Open 5:15AM–11:15PM
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Navigo Easy Card
Buy at any metro station · Works on Metro, RER & Bus
Renée's Hidden Gems 💎
"London's best kept secrets."
📚
Daunt Books
Most beautiful bookshop
💎 Hidden Gem
🌿
Columbia Road Market
Sunday flower market
💎 Hidden Gem
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Pub est. 1667
💎 Hidden Gem
🎨
Tate Modern
Free contemporary art
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Borough Market
London's best food market
💎 Hidden Gem
🏘️
Notting Hill
Portobello Road & cafés
Practical Spots
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Luggage Storage — St Pancras
Ground floor near Eurostar arrival · Open daily
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Contactless on the Tube
Tap your bank card or phone — no Oyster needed!
✈️
Heathrow Express
Paddington → Heathrow in 15 min · £25 · Book online cheaper