Arrive in Paris Charles De Gaule Friday 4th 1.30pm
Settle into Hotel
Kyraid italie Gobelins
5 Rue Veronese
75013
Day 1
September 4th Friday
Louvre is open late...
Walk to Jardine Luxembourg gardens
Walk around hotel to see things %26amp; buy some snacks
Day 2
September 5th Saturday
Walk to Blvd. or Ave. Les Gobelins then walk all the way to Notre Dame.
Saint Chapelle combined Coniergerie you can buy combined ticket, Shakespeare %26amp; Company, Parthenon
Ile St Louis and combine Marais area – Bertillon for gelato and enjoy the sights and Hotel de Ville to admire from the outside and surroundings.
Pont Neuf – the oldest bridge of Paris, Pont Neuf dates from 1578 and still looks the same. From the bridge, the view down or up the river is perhaps the most memorable
Walk to the Louvre- enter on Rue de Rivoli under the red and white vertical banner, which says Carrousel. Take the escalators down and walk past the shops on both sides of you until you enter a large open area. There are ticket machines there. Purchase your ticket to the Louvre, decide which wing you want to enter Egyptian Section, walk through a short security line and enter the Louvre. (Open Wednesday and Friday late)
Walk through the Tullieries Gardens near the end of the exit to the north side of the Tulleries where you will find Angelina’s. Stop for hot chocolate.
Then exit Angelina’s and you will see Place de La Concorde. Head west from Place La Concorde down the Champs-Elysees (the first couple of blocks are park-like before you get to the shops. At the end of the Champs-Elysees is the Arc de Triomphe. You will see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the base. Then go to the top for a fantastic view of Paris and of the Eiffel Tower itself.
Day 3
September 6th Sunday
(Father’s day)
Segway Tour 9.30 is for 4hrs.
Eiffel Tower
L’Orangerie (wonderful small museum with a room specially built to hold Monet’s Water Lily Paintings)
Rodin Museum and gardens
Catacombs
Musee d’Osary (also opened late Thursday night)
Eglise de la Madeline
Opera Garnier
Galleries La Layfette dome is spectacular
Day 4
September 7th Monday
Disneyland with transfers to/from Hotel.
Montparnasse wonderful cafes and restaurants and great shopping street.
Day 5
September 8th Tuesday
St Eustache church
Pompidou Centre to see the external architecture of that building. Totally unique. Outside the plaza large crowds gather to watch street performers. Then walk next door to see the Stravinsky Fountains. They are so wonderful with all their moving parts--really interesting.
Moulin Rouge: to the right of Moulin Rouge is Rue Lepic leads you to the heart of Montmartre.
Place du Tertre around the back of Sacre Coeur, go behind for windy streets, the vineyard, littlehouses and 2 windmills/moulins.
Montmartre and climb the stairs to Sacre Coeur and watch the afternoon fade %26amp; the lights go on over Paris.
dinner at Dans Le Noir. It is a restaurant run by the Blind Society and all customers eat is a totally dark room (you are escorted in and out by a blind waitress). It is really a trip. You can order the %26quot;surprise%26quot; meal or from a menu. The %26quot;surprise%26quot; meal is good and is something a 15 year old would like--so will you. You must have reservations and can do it online in advance.
Day 6
September 9th Wednesday
Disneyland with transfers
Day 7
September 10th Thursday
Versailles golf buggies for hire to the gardens. There is a café down by the lake. View the grand apartments, the hall of mirrors and the Petits Apartments where Louis XV died in 1774 of smallpox. The opera that Gabriel designed for Louis XV in 1748 %26amp; the Royal Chapel that hardouin-Mansart didn’t live to complete. Wander through the Gardens of Versailles to the Grand Trianon where Nixon once slept in the room where Madame de Pompadour died %26amp; the Petit Trianon that Louis XV used for trysts with his mistress Madame du Barry. Take a shortcut from the market square to Versailles gardens and visit the Domaine de Maire Antoinette.
Evening cruise on the Seine for 1 ½ overlooking of Paris time 8.30pm
Day 8
September 11th Friday
Leave Paris and fly to Malta.
thank you for any advice given
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You just can%26#39;t possibly do all the things you have listed for day 3. It%26#39;s just way too much. You won%26#39;t even be done with the Segway Tour until 1:30PM. And then you%26#39;re going to do three museums PLUS the Eiffel Tower and the Madeleine Church and the Catacombs?? I%26#39;m sorry but ou need to cut out MANY things on day 3.
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Day 3 looks too full.
I always like to go to Louvre and D%26#39;orsay during evening hours
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A typical jammed schedule .. I%26#39;d need a vacation after this trip just to relax :)
Though I%26#39;d hate to add, but it is good early to get some orientation to the city on the first day ... one %26quot;fun%26quot; thing are the 2CV tours
http://www.4roues-sous-1parapluie.com/
Definitely scale back day 3.... and plan for some foot massages
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