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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Popping in and out the Louvre to say hi to Mona Lisa alone will take an hour. I think your itinerary is much too ambitious.

Like the previous poster said, Sacre Coeur is very out of your way. I would skip montmartre for your short itinerary, unless you schedule Christmas mass there. (Did you by chance mean the conciergerie or sainte-chapelle instead of sacre-coeur?) If I had to, it would be tulleries, then bus to NotreDame, then subway to montmartre. The walk from tulleries to ND is totally doable by adults on a nice fall day, but difficult with other conditions added on like children or cold weather.

If your kids are 4 and 7, there is a little tower called tour saint-jacques just north of the river from notre dame with a little playground. If it isn't too chilly, I guarantee your children will remember this little detour and enjoy it more than another museum. Saunter down to the hotel de ville then there are plenty of buses/subway down rue de Rivoli back to the Louvre area, down south to the Latin quarter, or up north to the Marais.

I love that you are including musee des arts forains. Maybe consider ice skating at grand palais? The Gallerie Lafayette decorations are beautiful too. Whatever you end up doing, you will have a magical time! Enjoy![/quote]

Thank you! I definitely meant sainte-chapelle.  I think we will skip montmartre; there's just not a good time to add it in.  We might end up just take the bus from the tuileries to Notre-dame if the weather is not great.  It looks like about 12 minute walk from the Louvre to Sainte-Chapelle but add in the tuileries and you are up to 20 min.  My kids are good walkers, especially my 7 year old (4 year old often rides on my husband's shoulders but he's super petite so it's not bad). Last time I went to the Louvre, we waited in line about 15-20 min before opening and then (I had to nurse my older son who was 12 months old) so I quickly did that and then we walked to the mona lisa and wandered around for a while.  I think we were there no more than about 1.5-2 hours but it's been over 6 years now so perhaps things have changed.

Thank you for pointing out the playground!! They will love the playground! [/quote]

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