{"id":85,"date":"2013-05-26T23:31:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T23:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T22:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T22:32:54","slug":"families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris is one of my favourite cities in the world. I fell in love with it in my early 20’s and\u00a0I’ve\u00a0returned many times since. Every visit I discover something new but I never tire of great Parisian food, beautiful buildings, rich history and the amazing museums. For Expedia\u2019s Kiwi \u00a0travellers, it\u2019s a must-visit on a European adventure and we\u2019re heading there in droves.\u00a0It can get busy in peak summer months, so most people try and book 3 months in advance.<\/p>\n

Yes this is the city of love, and yes Paris is sophisticated and charming, but it still has a lot to offer for kids.<\/p>\n

Getting Around<\/h2>\n

I love exploring Paris on foot. Detour down cobblestone laneways into pockets of Paris not listed in your guidebook. Don\u2019t be afraid to get out of the tourist hotspots. You\u2019ll find plenty of character in the 5th<\/sup>\u00a0arrondissement, it\u2019s home to the Latin Quarter and a slew of 3 star hotels that are gaining popularity with Australians.\u00a0Expedia\u2019s\u00a0Paris Holidays<\/a>\u00a0are great for first timers.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re travelling with tired little legs, almost every building in Paris is within 500m of a Metro. The Metro Map looks like tangled coloured spaghetti but it\u2019s very simple once you get the hang of it and makes getting to attractions really easy.<\/p>\n

A trip on a Bateau Mouche is a great way to get orientated with the city and its major landmarks. These boats take you on a tour of the River Seine with great commentary on sites and their historical significance. The tours generally last about an hour. Children under four are free.<\/p>\n

Eating Out with Kids<\/h2>\n

Cafes:\u00a0if you see a kids menu, expect kid-sized portions of adult meals (e.g. escargot not chicken nuggets!). There\u2019s plenty that children will enjoy, even if all they eat is a Croque-Monsieur (toasted ham and cheese sandwich).<\/p>\n

Picnics:\u00a0with an abundance of beautiful parks and small supermarkets, Paris is perfect for picnics. Buy fresh baguettes, ham and cheese, sit on the grass and let the kids play while you eat.<\/p>\n

Cr\u00eaperies: you\u2019ll find streetside cr\u00eaperies all over Paris, selling sweet and savoury options such as Nutella or ham, cheese and egg. What child would say no to \u201cpancakes\u201d for lunch?<\/p>\n

P\u00e2tisseries: perfect for a treat (or bribe) for the whole family. No one will say no to a fresh Pain au Chocolat or \u00c9clair. Take your little ones into\u00a0Ladur\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0on the \u00c9lys\u00e9es, where the brightly coloured macarons look too good to eat. Get takeaway and munch while you tackle this long avenue.<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paris is one of my favourite cities in the world. I fell in love with it in my early 20’s and\u00a0I’ve\u00a0returned many times since. Every visit I discover something new but I never tire of great Parisian food, beautiful buildings, rich history and the amazing museums. For Expedia\u2019s Kiwi \u00a0travellers, it\u2019s a must-visit on a… Continue reading Families in France: taking the kids to Paris<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,24,2,4,30],"tags":[59,82,8,83],"authors":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-destination","category-europe","category-experiences","category-explore","category-food","tag-family","tag-france","tag-kids","tag-paris","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFamilies in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paris is one of my favourite cities in the world. I fell in love with it in my early 20’s and\u00a0I’ve\u00a0returned many times since. Every visit I discover something new but I never tire of great Parisian food, beautiful buildings, rich history and the amazing museums. For Expedia\u2019s Kiwi \u00a0travellers, it\u2019s a must-visit on a… Continue reading Families in France: taking the kids to Paris\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expedia NZ Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-05-26T23:31:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-20T22:32:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Perkins\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brian Perkins\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/\",\"name\":\"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-26T23:31:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-20T22:32:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/a063f80eea569cd04299829959eb3200\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":960},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Explore\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Experiences\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/experiences\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Adventure\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/experiences\/adventure\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Expedia NZ Stories\",\"description\":\"Just another WordPress site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/a063f80eea569cd04299829959eb3200\",\"name\":\"Brian Perkins\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bed760c1f2d186fcaff54b90eb387abb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bed760c1f2d186fcaff54b90eb387abb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Perkins\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.waveinteractive.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/author\/brian-perkins\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia","og_description":"Paris is one of my favourite cities in the world. I fell in love with it in my early 20’s and\u00a0I’ve\u00a0returned many times since. Every visit I discover something new but I never tire of great Parisian food, beautiful buildings, rich history and the amazing museums. For Expedia\u2019s Kiwi \u00a0travellers, it\u2019s a must-visit on a… Continue reading Families in France: taking the kids to Paris","og_url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/","og_site_name":"Expedia NZ Stories","article_published_time":"2013-05-26T23:31:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-04-20T22:32:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Brian Perkins","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brian Perkins","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/","name":"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris | Expedia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg","datePublished":"2013-05-26T23:31:54+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-20T22:32:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/a063f80eea569cd04299829959eb3200"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1725_40_SS_114368716_1280x960.jpg","width":1280,"height":960},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/families-in-france-taking-the-kids-to-paris\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Explore","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Experiences","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/experiences\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Adventure","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/experiences\/adventure\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Families in France: taking the kids to Paris"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/","name":"Expedia NZ Stories","description":"Just another WordPress site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/a063f80eea569cd04299829959eb3200","name":"Brian Perkins","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bed760c1f2d186fcaff54b90eb387abb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bed760c1f2d186fcaff54b90eb387abb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Brian Perkins"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.waveinteractive.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/author\/brian-perkins\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"authors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/authors?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}