My wife, my self and our child that will be 8 months old will be arriving in Paris on April 30 (7:00am) and staying through May 4th.
Here is my 1st draft, any help/suggetions will be greatly appriciated.
Day 1
Since our hotel is in the Rue Cler, I thought we could walk around the Rue Cler area after checking in our hotel
Eiffel Tower
Napoleans Tomb
Day 2
Nortre Dame
Sante Chapelle
Place St. Michel
Patheon
Luxembourg Gardens
Catacombs
Day 3
Versalles
Eiffel Tower at night
Day 4
Louve - half day
Arc de triomphe
Champs-Elysees
Plce de la Concorde
Day 5
Travel
I would like to find time to fit in the following, if we have time:
Sacre Coeur Basillica
Conciergerie
Orsay
Seine River Cruise
Thanks,
KLL
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It sounds like a good itinerary. You%26#39;ve done your research! A few comments. You%26#39;re arriving fairly early on the first day and you will be suffering from jet lag, but I think your first day looks a little low key. I wouldn%26#39;t try to get any higher than the 2nd level at the Eiffel. The line to the 3rd level will be too long. I would suggest taking a nap after you%26#39;ve finished with Hotel Invalides and if you%26#39;re feeling up to it, go for a night cruise on a bateau mouche down the Seine. The last ride leaves fairly late.
Day 2 sounds fine, but may be little ambitious for others. Day 4, I would do Place de La Concorde after the Louvre since they%26#39;re right next to each other.
The ticket for St. Chapelle will get you into the Conciergerie, so you should try to fit that in with Day 2 if possible. You may have to leave out the Catacombs (I%26#39;m not sure it%26#39;s a great environment for a baby anyway). Either the D%26#39;Orsay or the Sacre Couer could fit in after a trip to Versailles. You might be able to fit the D%26#39;Orsay on Day 4, but that%26#39;s two museums in one day. At any rate, I hope you get to see both!
Have a fabulous time!
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We toook our kids to the Pantheon and there was not alot to see. I would suggest thel%26#39;Orangerie (my favorite museum of our last visit) or the kids favorite (Rodin). We liked those much better. Also, by all means go to the d%26#39;Orsay. It is spectacular. Our daughter was in an art class in college at the time so we saw the Gates of Hell a the Orsay and then also at the Rodin. She loved it.
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Hi,
As the first post suggested I would leave out the catacombs, I don%26#39;t think it is really a good visit with baby - lots (really lots) of stairs to go down and then up when you come out, and it is very damp down there and in places quite dark, also once you are in you are really forced to go the whole way round even if you decide it%26#39;s not such a good idea. I would swap that for the Musee D%26#39;Orsay or the L%26#39;Orangerie - if you can fit in both as they are really worth the visit.
Hope you enjoy the trip
Alison
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The catacombs, Patheon (with or without a child) and the Conciergerie would not be on my first time list. The Rodin and Orsay would be. Place do la Concorde is basically a traffic circle (though a most elegant one) but you can view it on your way to the Orangerie. I think you are going to have to be flexible as the weather may not cooperate and I would do inside activities on bad days. You also have an 8 mo old. At that age IMO they are much easier than a 2 year old but still will have off days. I cant imagine half day in the Louve with a screaming fussy babe so again flexibility. Sunday is a wonderful day to go to the Luxembourg asyou will join many French families with children if the weather is good.
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Just my two cents, but I%26#39;d skip the Parthenon, Conciergerie and the Catacombs. I did not think there was much to see at any of them unless you%26#39;re entranced by Marie Antoinette (Conciergerie).
However, I think it would be a mistake not to visit the Orsay. Other than that, I don%26#39;t see any problems w/ the itinerary.
Bon Voyage!
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good baby back pack
I would bag the concierge, Pantheon (except to look at the outside as you stroll by),catacombs -- and maybe Napoleon%26#39;s tomb unless that is very important to you
the Champs, Place du Concorde etc is drive by stuff -- not worth a lot of town
while Sacre Coeur is sort of evocative in the distance -- it is very ugly up close and the interior is hideous -- there are lots of more interesting and beautiful churches in Paris -- and while the view from the steps is nice -- there are other viewpoints if you don%26#39;t make it to Montmartre
in fact -- Paris is one of those towns where less is more -- and just enjoying what you choose is important -- you will miss many marvelous things -- all the more reason to come back when the munchkins is 8
the D%26#39;Orsay (and this is the right locution I think -- it is named after a guy named D%26#39;Orsay -- so the %26#39;D%26#39; is not in place of %26#39;the%26#39; -- I am sure someone will correct this if I am wrong) is really quite wonderful -- both the salon art on the first couple of floors and the impressionists for those who love impressionist art -- I do that in place of some of the things I mentioned to take a pass on
you can grab a Seine cruise any time it seems like the right moment -- they are readily available at both ends of the center of the city
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