While our primary purpose for visiting Paris back at the end of August was to go to Disneyland, we couldn't pass up an opportunity to spend a few extra days exploring the sights of the city. This was our third family trip to Paris and my fourth trip in a 26 month span so clearly we love Paris and jump on any opportunity to visit. You can read about our prior trip reports here:
View from our hotel balcony
Our first stop was the Musee du Louvre. On our previous visits to Paris, we've only seen the Louvre from the outside. This time around, we decided it was time for us to finally get inside to see some of the famous art - small children and all.
The Louvre is quite an impressive place. It's massive; you could spend days exploring all that's in there. I was also unprepared for how beautiful it was inside. The museum was originally built as a palace and the grandness of it throughout reflect that.
Not so interested in the art, but very interested in hugging each other :)
Here is her reaction to a stunning room one of the French kings used to reside in.
Glad we're raising lovers of fine art....
Glad we're raising lovers of fine art....
The most famous (and photographed!) piece of art in the museum
After leaving the museum, our next stop was the Luxembourg Gardens. We had a great visit here our first trip to Paris so it required a return stop in.
When in Paris, eat crepes!
The highlight of the gardens is the massive playground they have there. We spent hours there on our first visit and did a repeat this time too.
Our last activity was the day was getting to the Eiffel Tower to watch it light up. We had hopes of going up to the top to see views of the city by night but when we got there and saw the massive ticket lines and looked at our tired girls (with tired equally parents), that got scratched pretty quickly. Instead we stuck around to see it twinkle close up as it does for a few minutes at the top of every hour.
On our final day in Paris, we returned back to the Eiffel Tower. We really wanted to take the girls up it this trip since they were only two and 3 months the last time we did. Furthermore, we had yet to go all the way to the top as we had previously only made it to the first stopping point, about one-third of the way up the Tower. The long queues from the night before had not dissipated and we ended up spending quite a bit of time waiting with crowds of people in the hot sun.
Cashing in on the waiting line bribe to visit a nearby playground when we finished with the Tower
View from our hotel by night. Bonjour, Paris!
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