We have the Bugaboo Cameleon and FDR still uses the cot, but decided to travel with the Maxi Cosi car seat + adapters for this trip so we could use the car seat in a (Paris) taxi if necessary.
Note - in London, you can just roll your stroller right into a London black cab and still have room for 2-3 adults, which might be one of the most awesome things ever. Not so anywhere else in the world as far as I'm aware.
London cab
I love the Bugaboo but it's not well suited to travel. It doesn't fold up into a super compact state, and has to be broken down into two parts. Still, it's what we had and was good to have the car seat attachment. FDR didn't seem to mind!
I also think he was too little at two months for an upright umbrella folding stroller.
On this trip, we mainly walked everywhere because the Paris Metro is not at all conducive to those who travel on wheels, and also because we were slightly nervous about installing the car seat in a Parisian taxi. We're over that now - as lovely as walking through Paris can be, the walk from Gare du Nord to the Westin was not!
We did however make sure to take a photo at the Metro stop named for FDR.
If you are planning to take the Metro, prepare for lots of stairs (don't try it alone). Also, don't try to rush onto the train after you've taken an adorable photo. The doors close fast, and hard, and Tom had a bruise to show for it - not a good look when you're carrying a baby. All was not lost though, there was a male model in workout gear there to pull me to safety.
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