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Originally Posted by hambone
Seems like many would rather see Eastern Europe, but I think my personal preference would be Western, despite all the points made above, simply cause I have never been to Europe and would like to see Paris and Rome if possible.  |
Yes, that's what most first-time visitors like to do, in my experience. In my case, I enjoyed seeing all that the first time, and then my traveling partners for subsequent trips were all first-timers... so basically, I revisited everything again. Due to that fact, I tend to favor exploring Eastern Europe (not least because it's SOOOO much cheaper than Western). But I can understand your reasons.
You can't really go wrong with Paris, though you'll be stuck in some long museum/monument lines in the summer. Rome's monuments are very impressive, but the city itself is quite dirty and crowded, traffic is bad, and everything is VERY badly organized (but that kind of goes for any place in Italy, other than the Cinque Terre) . If you don't mind that, you'll be fine.
And surprisingly, I actually really love London... have always really enjoyed that city. Maybe because I grew up in Seattle, I never notice the weather, really.