Paris
France
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This is where you tell people why Paris, specifically. What surprised you. What you’d tell a friend who’s nervous about bringing kids to a big European city. A paragraph or two in your own voice does more here than anything polished — this is the part that makes the site feel like you, not a brochure.
Getting there and getting around
Charles de Gaulle (CDG) is the main international gateway, about 45 minutes from the city center by train or car. The Métro is fast, cheap, and genuinely manageable with kids once you’ve done it once — stroller-friendly it is not, so a carrier or a lightweight umbrella stroller works better than a full-size one.
A sample rhythm, not a rigid itinerary
Days 1–2 — Right Bank classics. The Eiffel Tower at a distance (the lines to go up are long; the view from Trocadéro is nearly as good and free), a slow morning at the Louvre focused on two or three rooms, and an afternoon in the Tuileries letting the kids run.
Days 3–4 — Left Bank and neighborhoods. The Latin Quarter, Luxembourg Gardens (there’s a playground and a pond for toy sailboats — kids can occupy themselves for an hour), and the Marais for falafel and wandering.
Day 5 — A day trip. Giverny for Monet’s gardens, or Versailles if your kids have the stamina for it.
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Family notes
Paris rewards a slower pace more than most cities. Fewer stops, longer at each one, and a standing rule of one “big” activity per day tends to keep everyone happier than trying to see it all.
