Day trip to Paris - What would you opt for

[mumtolily]

Please don't include burning a hole in the CC on the Champs Elysees.

I'm also not great at museums and art galleries.

Thanks

have you been before?

Yes but years ago

Bateau mouche for lunch

good housekeeping mag had an article on things to do in Paris - I think last month - will try & find it (but I think it's been recycled) Perhaps another mumsnetter would have this for you.

Thanks

I assume they sell lunch on the BM or should we buy some posh stuff before to eat on boat?

hmm the BMs tkae along time tbh
id walkt he champs elsyses from the arc( you cna go up - access by and undergroudn subway thign) to the gardens at the bottom where id have lunch

then wlak to a bateau bus stop( really easy to find) and do a littel cruise ont her iver gettign out where you want

batobus stops at eiffle tower MUCH ebtetr htan metro

htis is one of the cafe sin the tuileries gardens at eh bototm ofr the chmaps elsyees - th welk will take oyu and hour or so all in all
ro theres loads of street food obv

DONT DO A BATEUA MOUCHE

go and get a map
all will become clear

Come on.

I'm looking for someone to say "we did this and it was wow"

i just did!
look att he batobus website
use that as yourtrnasport
stop off at eiffel tower
notredame
champes elsyeese

where do you arrive?
gare du nord?
what time and whne do you have to retun
ill tell you when i get back fomr shcool

Arrive midday on Eurostar and leave at 7pm

god that isnt long at all
ok well your first issue is getting OUt of gare du nord
get a metor ticket and then go to the metro to the arc de tripmhe

walk down champs elysses

go to tuielrie gardens fro midd afernoon meal

then egt on batobus fomr thestop here
do the whoel route nad you can hop on hop off
go up eiffel tower( if time) tehn taxi bakc fast to gare du nord

disneyland!

if you are just there for a day I would have a long boozy lunch somewhere

then shop

er thats it

oh and walk along Seine from the art gallery that used to be a train station (sorry cant remember name to the eiffel tower admiring all the lovely huge buildings on the way

The Musee D'orsay.

There is a rather good resterant/ cafe in there. Have lunch there.....it is right up at the top behind one of the huge clocks

bateux bus is great.

Kids lived the glass pyramisd

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I'm going to take ds for a day during hte summer hols. WIll be watching this thread.

So that's two of us now looking for tips.

I thought there was loads to do.

Maybe something you did on your nth visit even if not so blatently touristy

Everyone seems to love the River buses. personaly I didn't think it was the best way to spend my time, you are quite low down in the river so not the best veiws of the city and you can't just stop and go for a look at things. Plus DH snored all the way.

If you want to see a few places perhaps go for the hop on hop off bus. Or if you have a good idea where you want to go the metro is great for getting around quickly while still allowing you to mingle with Parisians not just other tourists, you can buy an all day ticket and jump on and off where you want.

Handy site Paris Must Sees

mumtolily hopefully some of these suggestions helped

if you have never been then I would go touristy tbh - eg the eiffel tower

if you dont like museums and art galleries then maybe you wont like Paris very much at all? I have friends that don't like it much.

(i, on the other hand, love it and have an idle fantasy of moving to an ancient appartement and havign a poodle)