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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the replies. We are still working on itineraries, but you all have me thinking a shorter stay in Paris might be better.

One friend recommended Puy de Fou, which she did with her kids. It's a theme park in the Loire valley that has no rides, but has all kinds of reenactments of French history. She really raved about it. Has anyone been?

http://www.puydufou.com/

RE: D-Day beaches. I have been to France, but I've never been to them. I'm wondering if the kids will be a little young to take that in. (Though the dune-rolling activity does sound like it would work.) Thoughts?
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Every single French kid I know LOVES Puy du Fou. I think it's nice but then again there are several similarly big attractions for kids across France.. go if you're in the area but don't make a special detour IMO. If you do go, look into the shows beforehand as some of them may be hard to follow if you don't speak French. But yes, overall it's fun.

The D-Day beaches are interesting and the nice thing is you can combine historic visits with an actual beach vacation, which makes it better for the kids (lots of nice rentals on the coast and French beaches are fun).. However, I think I'd recommend Provence over Normandy. Rent a car and explore, it's just so incredibly gorgeous and the atmosphere is unlike any other. The drive from Paris is quite long though, at least 7 hours. The TGV to Avignon is around 2.5 hours but I'm not sure if it makes sense financially to take it and rent a car when you get there? But really both places are fun, I don't think you can go wrong either way![/quote]

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