QUOTE(stephinika @ Mar 19 2008, 10:00 PM)

It's illegal? really? I was there 2 years ago and we were able to take pictures...
It's not illegal to take pictures, it's illegal to publish them without permission (Can you imagine? Taking pictures and some French guy in a uniform waves his hands frantically and tells you to stop, haha). He's just bitter because people bashed him on his Eiffel Tower pictures thread.

Take in the sights, I guess. Two weeks might seem like a long time, but if you're spending those two weeks in Europe, it won't be enough time. England, France and Italy are steeped in history and when you look around, they're also surrounded by beautiful things. You can do without a cell phone for two weeks, in fact, I would encourage it.