Combining a bit of history, a bit of local color, and a handful of site-specific traveling tips, the latest series from veteran traveler Rick Steves takes viewers on a grand tour of Europe's more popular (London) and less popular (Croatia) destinations. In London and Paris, the first half-hour on London offers a peek at many of the standard tourist attractions, including the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Big Ben (which refers to the bell, not the clock) and the adjacent Houses of Parliament, and St. Paul's Cathedral (with its eerie whispering gallery in the dome), the British Library (home of over 12 million items, including the Magna Carta and 1455 Gutenberg Bible), as well as taking a cruise on the city-dividing Thames. In addition, Steves points out some great off-the-beaten-track places to eat, including the noodle-slurping subterranean eatery Wagamamma's (and I can second that recommendation), Belgo Centraal (where the waiters dress like monks), and the conveyer-belt sushi bar Yo! Sushi. And if you get lost in London, it's no problem, says Steves tongue-in-cheek, since "many of the locals speak English." The second program, Paris, follows the same format, visiting the Eifel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Rue Cler (a wonderful street full of wine, cheese, and bread shops). Although rather formulaic by now, the Rick Steves tapes are still travel video benchmarks, excellent for first time visitors looking for a solid overview. The other titles ($19.95 each) in the series are: South England, Heart of England, Scotland; Rome, Caesar's Rome, Sicily; Bulgaria, Eastern Turkey, Slovenia and Croatia and Travel Skills Special. Definitely recommended. Aud: P. (R. Pitman)
Rick Steves' Europe: London and Paris
(2000) 55 min. VHS or DVD: $19.95. Back Door Productions. Color cover. ISBN: 0-9605568-3-4 (vhs). Volume 16, Issue 6
Rick Steves' Europe: London and Paris
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