What did your kids love in Paris?

[Anonymous]

I have been to Paris many times without kids and will take my 12 and 10 year for Easter. I feel my favs wont be kids favorites and need to upgrade my list. 5 nights. What did your kids love? My kids are into museums (to a limit), adventurous eaters and do not mind walking.

[Anonymous]

My teen loved a food tour

[Anonymous]

Do they ride bikes? Rent some in Versailles and bike around the canal, take a picnic for when you reach the far end, half way around.

[Anonymous]

Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

[Anonymous]

we did a boat ride through the canals and locks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

Why not? Biking the canal is a great activity and if you’re a tourist, a nice break from the city.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

My sister was living with her middle school aged kids in Madrid and traveled around Europe while living there (skiing alps, Greece islands, London, etc) . To this day (kids are in college) their best memory was biking and a picnic around Versailles.

[Anonymous]

Catacombs - just make sure to get tickets well ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

My sister was living with her middle school aged kids in Madrid and traveled around Europe while living there (skiing alps, Greece islands, London, etc) . To this day (kids are in college) their best memory was biking and a picnic around Versailles.

Guess they didn’t do much else if that was so memorable for them. It’s just a bike ride, sheesh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

My sister was living with her middle school aged kids in Madrid and traveled around Europe while living there (skiing alps, Greece islands, London, etc) . To this day (kids are in college) their best memory was biking and a picnic around Versailles.

Guess they didn’t do much else if that was so memorable for them. It’s just a bike ride, sheesh.

Just hand your kids their ipads and stay home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please show your kids some real history and culture rather than endless food tours, bike rides, escape rooms, cooking classes, and the other ridiculous activities that people try to pass off as “travel” these days. Dear God.

I'm the PP who suggested the bike ride around the canal. FWIW, growing up in Versailles, this was a regular weekend activity at our house. We would make a picnic, and bike over there, ride around, stop for a picnic, and bike home. But rant away.

OK, but honestly for Americans visiting France in a short term basis, there is a better use of time, just like I wouldn’t tell a French person visiting DC to ride to Harper’s Ferry.

My sister was living with her middle school aged kids in Madrid and traveled around Europe while living there (skiing alps, Greece islands, London, etc) . To this day (kids are in college) their best memory was biking and a picnic around Versailles.

Guess they didn’t do much else if that was so memorable for them. It’s just a bike ride, sheesh.

Just hand your kids their ipads and stay home.

They have been to more than 50 countries already, but yeah, thanks.

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old developed kind of an obsession with Salvador Dali after we visited the small museum in Montmartre. We spent a day there visiting the cathedral, eating crepes and going to the museum. She also enjoyed bargaining with the international sellers selling all the Eiffel Tower merch outside the Eiffel Tower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 10 year old developed kind of an obsession with Salvador Dali after we visited the small museum in Montmartre. We spent a day there visiting the cathedral, eating crepes and going to the museum. She also enjoyed bargaining with the international sellers selling all the Eiffel Tower merch outside the Eiffel Tower.

Next time take her to the museum in Figueres then.