Day trip - Saturday 14th June

Hello, we are arriving at Gard du Nord at approx 10.30am and have approx 7 hours in Paris.

Thw sights we would like to see are

Moulin Rouge

Eiffell Tower (would like to go up)

Arc De Triomphe/Champs Elysees

Notre Dame

Louvre

We have two children with us and want to take them to Angelina%26#39;s for a hot chocolate as this is supposed to be very good and somewhere to try frogs legs and snails (they%26#39;ve been learning about Paris at school)

We would be happy to use a hop on-off bus but I dont know where the nearest point is from Gard du Nord and what way round these sights would appear.

Any help would be gratefully received

Thanks

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I took L%26#39;open bus Paris Grand Tour last week. The entire tour takes about 2 hours and covers the following on your list: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysee, Notre Dame and Louvre. You can connect to a different bus that goes to Montmartre to visit Moulin Rouge. FYI, I stood in line for two hours last Monday afternoon to get to the 2nd level of the Eiffel Tower (and that was in freezing rain).

Hope this helps.

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For more information on L%26#39;open bus tours...

www.pariscityrama.com/en/paris_open_tour

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The metro is so easy to navigate and will get you to all of these sights quickly and easily. Buy a carnet of tickets from a ticket machine (10 in a set) which is a cheap and easy way to travel.

My only reservation with children would be the Moulin Rouge - the area is considered the %26quot;red light%26quot; district of Paris and I had to direct my 9 year old child%26#39;s eyes in the opposite directions from the strip clubs which, in Paris, are not as hidden from view as they are in other places. He got an eye-full even with my attempts!

The Eiffel Tower, Arc De Triomphe and Notre Dame will be easy to fit into a day but the Louvre will be tough. It is HUGE - you will have to have a good plan in place to see what you want to see in a couple of hours. You can avoid the line for entrance at the pyramid by entering the Louvre through the metro station underground to the left of the pyramid, just outside the palace grounds. If you can at all get there on Friday night, the Louvre stays open until late allowing you to see the museum when it is less crowded.

Hope this helps! Good luck with your trip and enjoy -

Anita

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