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In February and March days are still short in Northern Europe, and most Museums, churches and such are poorly lit, so you'll need to take fast film, at least ISO 400. Since you're just starting out you should use film/developers which offer the best performance with the greatest lattitude for inexact handeling. I'd shoot Ilford HP5+ film and process it in 1+1 Kodak D-76 (or Ilford ID-11 which is the same thing). Carrying a tripod is a drag, but a little pocket tripod can be worth it's weight in gold. After shooting two or three rolls you should have your next roll processed in London, to make sure that everything is working all right. I always take enough film for one roll per day plus one roll per week plus a roll in the camera, and a little more if it's a short trip. If you're taking pictures of people try and shoot at at least 1/100 sec. Forget filters. Be sure to take a magic marker which writes on plastic to mark your film as you load the camera. And don't forget to look BOTH WAYS before crossing a street.

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