Best Europe Trip With Kids
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Anonymous
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Mildly curious, what makes Vienna particularly child-friendly?
We have been to Vienna and very much enjoy the place, but it never occurred to me that it would be more child-friendly than a bunch of other cities. If anything, Vienna seems very grown up. |
Anonymous
how clueless of you actual children live in paris paris plage ice cream @ berthillon picnics along the seine jardin du luxembourg parc monceau strolling w a crepe in hand tour eiffel bon voyage! |
Anonymous
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The classic: London & Paris
Or if you can manage it: London, Paris, Rome When: Always now. Except for any covid concerns, always now. |
Anonymous
| Keep in mind that there is no chance your 4 year old remembers this trip. We went to London with our then 6 year old and at 12 she barely remembers the trip but remembers her trip to Paris at 9 clearly. |
Anonymous
The best playgrounds I have ever seen, tremendous amount of child specific cultural events like museums just for kids, easy getting around, in summer amazing and accessible places to swim right in town, food that is accessible to children (Hello schnitzel and fries) and its not too big, unlike Paris and London. Even if you dont speak german its a great town. |
Anonymous
I'm pretty sure the PP recognized the mom with her kids as not French but another tourist family. Shouting in English probably does the trick. Living in one place is very different from being a tourist in the same place. Paris can be great. But traveling with young children, regardless of where you go, is never easy. |
Anonymous
+1 Especially with the time change! I have a kid who has always been obsessed with museums, and it’s fine to take her, but I have another one who won’t be ready for a non-kid specific exhibit for a while. |
Anonymous
I am not the PP and she certainly could have been more polite but I think her points was there are plenty of child friendly activities in Paris without dragging them thru the Louvre for hours. |
Anonymous
Who knows how long the family was in the Lourve. Who knows what else they did in Paris. Children are different from teens and adults. There's a reason why the most popular vacation for young children is the week at the beach. Being constantly on the go, constantly on planes and subways and taxes, being in unfamiliar places, not sleeping in your own bed, not eating "normal" food, can all add up quickly for many children. Some are better than others. And I wouldn't say no to a family trip overseas at a younger age, but you generally do end up doing a lot of activities you can easily do at home. Playgrounds, plain food, limited activities, don't require a trip to France. When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, my parents left my sister and me with our grandparents when they went to Europe. It wasn't until late middle school that they started taking us with them. I do remember some resentment that I wasn't going with them but looking back I now understand why. It also made a difference that it was much more expensive to travel due to the high cost of flights. Being 13/14 is when kids really start learning to appreciate the differences in culture and travel If OP really wants to go, that's fine but she should also be a bit realistic about what they can do and where they can go and how much the kids will get out of the trip. |
Anonymous
| In general, I think the question is whether the things you want to do in a place would be amenable to your particular child’s needs. So if I went to Paris, I would be sad not to visit the museums and the nice restaurants which my kids would hate. If I go to Yellowstone or Ireland, my children would enjoy most of the things I want to do. There are so many places to go that it seems easy enough to pick a place that works for everyone. |
Anonymous
| Can’t believe no one has mentioned…Switzerland! My kids loved it! We did swimming/mountains and are wonderful food! It is gorgeous. So much to do. |