Taking 15 year old girl to Europe for first time
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Anonymous
That tour is so good! |
Anonymous
Where is the history? Where is the culture? |
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People on this thread are so weird.
A lot of kids get bored with historical sites and museums. I love both as an adult and would have been bored with both as a teen. It's also normal for a 15 yr old to love "shopping" but also most of us understand that doesn't necessarily mean just buying stuff. I bet a 15 yr old girl who loves fashion would love Paris and London -- stuff like the Repetto store or visiting the big department stores, even if you only buy a few smaller things. Also, even kids who don't love long tours of the historical stuff or museums generally can find sites and museums to enjoy in these cities. I wouldn't take her to the Victoria & Albert but I would take her to Tate Modern. The Dior museum in Paris, which is entirely clothes and accessories, is also an obvious choice. And sites like the Eiffel Tower, the London Eye, etc., are cool even if you don't go in for the historical stuff like Tower of London. Kids also tend to enjoy experiencing a bit of European culture. My kid loves traveling by train and using local transportation favorites (bikes in Amsterdam, the metro in Paris, the Tube in London). Also trying some of the food (who is going to turn down Parisian pastries?). All of these are totally valid tourist preferences in Europe and there are plenty of adults who would choose them over visiting a million museums or going on historical tours of Medieval churches or WWII sites. |
Anonymous
It’s very unlikely to be park weather at that time of year in London, although you could be lucky. |
Anonymous
| Don’t book the London Eye more than a day or two in advance unless you can see that the weather really will be clear |
Anonymous
Great suggestions. Love the cooking class idea! |
Anonymous
| My teenage daughter's London favorites were Borough Market, a scone making class and tea at Sketch. |
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My 14 year old is also not super into art of history but does like the castles and palaces.
She also has liked some food experiences like tea in London (we went to the royal palace theater tea) and it’s also fun to go to a west end tour in London. She’s okay with history in little bits but if you ask her if she wants a history tour you’ll get a resounding no. |
Anonymous
I’m sure you’re a prize. |
Anonymous
I was about to recommend tea at Sketch. It is SUCH a cool place. |
Anonymous
| When in Paris we did a fashion tour, bakery tour and macaroon cooking class. My 11 and 14 year olds loved it! |
Anonymous
She’s not wrong tho. |
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Go see Evita in the West End with Rachel Zegler if she’s still performing there.
The most fashionable 16 yo girl I know went to Paris with her family last spring and loved the thrift shops there - came home with some great stuff. |
Anonymous
Oh stop I love museums. But the trip they are planning can be very appealing. Just getting kids to realize that the world can be very different than the place they grew up is a good start. |
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"I wouldn't take her to the Victoria & Albert..."
Disagree and you've obviously not gone through the V&A very thoroughly: "Spanning five centuries, our Fashion collection is the largest and most comprehensive collection of dress in the world. Key items in the collection include rare 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture." AND "The V&A has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of jewellery in the world. Over 3,000 jewels tell the story of jewellery in Europe from ancient times to the present day." If there is ONE museum in Europe I would recommend for OP & daughter it would be the V&A. |