Hi everyone- my trip quickly approaches (without passports, but that%26#39;s another post). I am traveling with my husband and my three kids , 7, 9, and 11. We are staying at Henri IV Rive Gauche in the Latin Quarter
I need some help trying to figure out what order to do the things we want to see, and how long it really takes to get from place to place. We really have only 1.5 days in Paris because we are taking the kids to Disney on the second day.
We arrive via eurostar at 2 PM on a Tuesday. I thought we could take the kids to a park (not sure which one) and Notre Dame then to the catacombs ( my husbands idea) then eat somewhere and take the Pont Neuf cruise in the evening.
The next day is Disney (a surprise!).
The third day (my 40th birthday!) is open except for 12:30 reservations at Altitude 95 for lunch. We want to see:
Louvre (short trip, just the highlights)
Arch de Triomphe (maybe in the evening?0
Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur ( we must have a portrait done of my youngest, she is the only one who doesn%26#39;t have one)
National History museum
We would like to eat dinner somewhere low key with a view of the Eiffel tower if possible.
I realize that we are trying to fit alot into a little time but we have all day and into the evening . The kids are troopers and if they are having fun, will go all day.
Any and all suggestions are appreciated. The only thing we can%26#39;t change is our lunch reservations on Thursday.
Thank you!
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Hi Gibby
IMO, while the Luxembourg Gardens are great, the best park in Paris for kids (or others) is the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th as it is huge and hilly and full of locals and their dogs - just magical.
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Forget the catacombes. Gruesome and dark - not sure that the kids will appreciate it. Visit Notre Dame, walk around the Isles, have icecream, drink coffee and take the boat tour - and dinner somewhere along the way.
On your birthday (WHAT a way to celebrate!!) make sure you%26#39;re at the Louvre , 99 rue de Rivoli entrance (not the regular entrance throught the pyramid) at 8.45 am and you%26#39;ll get in quickly.....you can spend a couple of hours viewing the major pieces...
then walk along through the gardens, Place du Concorde, etc, up the Champs to the Arch de Triomphe, (metro Charles de Gaule Etoile - Line 6 in the direction of %26#39;Nation%26#39; ) to Eiffel tower (metro Bir-hakeim - exit champ du mars, Tour Eiffel) for lunch. You%26#39;ll be hungry, have sore feet and tired legs and will doubly enjoy your lunch.
Afternoon - train back to the hotel for a snooze or rest, the up to Montmartre for the obligatory portrait, dinner and a visit to Sacre Coeur...gasp at the view of Paris in the night, walk down those steps to the street where you will find every tourist trinket imaginable, back down to Bvd Clichey, walk up past Moulin Rouge (kids eyes are averted) and train back to the hotel.
What a wonderful day and a half!
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Absolutely agree with Faux -- Buttes Chaumont is a wonder and great for kids!
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Thank you all! I appreciate your thoughts! I am afraid I am stuck with the catacombs (it was either that or the sewers. Guess which one I picked!).
Any other ideas?
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