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I'm Debbie, mother of two delicious kids,
and I write about traveling with little kids. That's
my 6-month old son in Paris on Halloween.
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For families considering a first trip to Europe with kids, Paris is my top recommendation. There are parks and kids activities all over the city (including near the major tourist destinations). Flat streets make it easy to walk with a stroller or a tired child, and there is great public transportation. Before you go, check out our Favorite Books and Resources for Paris.
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Posted on June 29, 2009
The images in my Photo Friday post were from the Institut du Monde Arabe on the Left Bank in Paris. The windows don't just look like camera lenses, they open and close depending upon the amount of sun streaming through, which makes this a very interesting building to sit ...
Posted on May 21, 2009
Does this look like the kind of meal you normally eat in a family restaurant? One of our favorite ways to make jet lag with an infant work for us is to take advantage of the extra long naps on the first few days by eating a multi-course meal.
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Posted on May 7, 2009
The Musée d'Orsay (Orsay Museum) in Paris is surprisingly (and perhaps unwittingly) baby and kid friendly. E especially loved the stage set models from the Opéra Garnier tucked away on the bottom floor. Finally, something smaller than himself!
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Posted on April 30, 2009
When I think of food in Paris, my mind goes to markets filled with fresh fruit or bakeries packed with pastry that is as beautiful as it is delicious. The reality, though, is that most people don't eat the best of Paris every day. Freezer shops, like this one ...
Posted on April 16, 2009
I think E enjoyed visiting the Arc de Triomphe in Paris even more then we did. The historical significance of the monument was lost on him, but the birds and the traffic spinning by made him wish he could walk right off my lap.
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Posted on April 13, 2009
I confess, I have an addiction to international toy stores. There is something rewarding about finding a toy with foreign flair, a toy that no other child will have, and bringing it home for my kids. Before we head out of the country I find out where the best toy ...
Posted on March 19, 2009
The push boats at the Luxembourg Gardens are one of the iconic pictures of Paris. It's relaxing to sit on the park benches and watch as children push their boats around the pond (as we did). Still, I dream of returning with D and E now that they are ...
Posted on March 5, 2009
Normally the idea of shopping with the kids exhausts me. In Paris, though, the shop windows are so engaging that no additional entertainment is needed. Six-month old E loved being up at eye level in the sling as we wandered the streets of Paris.
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When we took the baby E to Paris in 2005, I was bummed that we would ...
Posted on September 18, 2008
When we first visited the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris it felt like every storybook image of children in parks was brought into reality. That's certainly because so many of the park's features, like this carousel, have shown up in classic photos, storybooks and movies. As the children ride ...
Posted on September 5, 2008
When we were in Paris, we visited the Louvre Museum over several days time, mostly with E asleep in his stroller. That seemed like the perfect way to take it all in, and didn't leave us struggling with how to entertain a 6 month old in a huge museum ...
Posted on August 14, 2008
Doesn't this look delicious? When we headed to Paris with 6 month old E, we were ecstatic to be spending a month in Paris, but bummed that we would be missing out on all the high end restaurants. In the end, we did squeeze in a trip to Robuchon ...
Posted on July 23, 2008
This is a picture from E's first international trip. When he was six months old, we spent one month (my huband's paternity leave) in Paris. Being out of our home and our day-to-day routines made it easier for us to connect as a family since we weren't ...
Posted on February 15, 2008
Gudrun, an engineer at kango.com wrote in to ask about dining out in Paris with kids:
You have a nice list of restaurants in Paris, including a couple non-chain, classic French restaurants. I would love to take my kids to a French bistro, but I worry a little about ...
Posted on February 7, 2008
Our very first international trip with baby E was a one month "sabbatical" in Paris. I just couldn't bear to let E's first Halloween slip by without dressing him up, and brought this bumble bee costume from home. It turns out that the French are traditionalists when it ...
Posted on September 23, 2007
The city of Paris has just rolled out free bike rentals in an effort to reduce pollution. Over 20,000 bikes should be available by the end of the year, and there will be 1,450 rental stations. There is a fee to join the network, but short term memberships ...
Posted on November 2, 2005
We visited the Louvre again. This time, we headed for the big pieces, including the Mona Lisa. We're definately finding that we need to visit the museums more than once as it's hard to get a long, uninterrupted stretch of time to see the artwork. Luckily, people with ...
Posted on October 31, 2005
We couldn't bear E missing his first Halloween, so we got him a super cute bee costume and brought it with us. And of course we had to take his picture at the quinticential Paris landmark -- the Eiffel Tower.
It was fun being in Paris for the holiday. Halloween ...
Posted on October 29, 2005
A couple days ago, we moved from the Marais (near the Hotel de Ville in arrondissement #4) to Saint Germaine de Pres (in #6). We love the Marais, but we'd basically seen everything we wanted to see after 2 weeks. Furthermore, we realized that while three people, lots of ...
Posted on October 24, 2005
We've been lazy tourists these past several days. We've spent most of our time exploring the city on foot and taking in simple pleasures... ogling pasteries, marveling at the architecture, churches, and fountains, relaxing at cafes, window shopping, taking E to a park every day, and warming our ...
Posted on October 19, 2005
Tuesday was the start of our 2nd week here. We tried to go to the Orsay Museum (they have a wonderful collection of impressionist art), but the huge crowds sent us to the nearby Rodin Museum. The museum is in a large mansion, which the government lent Rodin in exchange ...
Posted on October 18, 2005
On Monday, we took a train to the Eiffel Tower since it's across town. E was super alert and super curious on the train. It was all so strange for him and he was trying to work out what was going on. So adorable...
The Eiffel Tower... what can ...
Posted on October 16, 2005
On Satuday afternoon, we set out for Jardin (gardens) du Luxenbourg (in Arr #6). We'd read good things, but would have probably skipped it if it wasn't for E -- we really wanted to take him to their marionette puppet show. As luck would have it, E fell asleep ...
Posted on October 15, 2005
We spent Friday and Saturday strolling around town. We explored the Marais some more, walked around Ile St-Louis, then took the subway to the Arc de Triomphe and walked the length of the Champes-Elysees and ended up snacking at the fancy food shops in the Opera quarter. E is becoming ...
Posted on October 11, 2005
Our apartment is kitty corner to the elaborate Hotel de Ville, which isn't a hotel but the city council building. It seems ironic that the square in front was once the site of executions (like Henry IV's assissin who was ripped apart by 4 horses). These days, it ...
Posted on October 10, 2005
We just arrived. It's dark already, so we cooked a simple dinner and are going to bed.
The first leg of the flight, from Seattle to London (9 hours), was a breeze. E slept the entire flight (we count ourselves very lucky that he sleeps on flights) and both ...
Posted on October 3, 2005
It's hard to believe, but we'll be in Paris next Monday! We rented a tiny apartment in the Marais. Here's how Read the rest of this entry »
