We arrived in Paris Sunday night and have relished every minute of our time here in the city. For many tourists, coming to Paris means strolling down along the Seine late at night, spending hours getting lost in museums, and sipping a cafe au lait while reading a novel in a street-side cafe. While these things usually go by the wayside when traveling with youngsters, Paris with children can still be just as delightful. Paris is a dreamland for children, filled with amazing parks, children playspaces, engrossing public art, and lively public plazas.
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| Jardin des Tuileries |
Joined by my two-year-old nephew and sister-in-law who are here with us from Zurich, we spent the morning yesterday at the Jardin des Tuileries, one of world's oldest public parks. The park is filled with child-oriented attractions, including a pond where kids push boats around, a carousel, built-in trampolines, public art that kids can touch and climb on, and a see-saw with other play equipment.
In the afternoon, while my nephew napped back at our apartment with my sister-in-law, the rest of us fit in a visit to the Louvre, although within an hour my kids reached their threshold for "viewing art without being able to touch it or run around." Our favorite part of the day was the time we spent in the evening hanging out at the Stravinksy Fountain plaza. The kids loved running in and out of the moving water spray from one of the fountains (in the shape of red lips), we all loved watching the public street performers and people passing through, and the kids even fit in some time kicking around their ball with a Parisian boy until the ball ended up in the fountain.
I have been taking lots of photos of Paris playspaces for children. Will post them in a set tonight (after we finish our last day here). Onto Texas tomorrow.
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| Jardin des Tuileries |
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| In front of the Louvre |
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| Stravinksy Fountain. Delightful! |
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| Michael Jackson impersonator at Stravinksy Plaza |
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