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Actual plans...
Here is where we will stay.
Open item checklist
Make sure Credit card/ATM card are recognized for European transactions
Hotel at CDG for last night
Phones - make sure at least one will work in Paris
Arrange catsitter visits DONE
Arrange for towncar to/from SeaTac DONE
Arrange for transportation from CDG to apartment DONE (Taxi or train)
Make sure we have contact info for host DONE (although should write it on paper :) )
Chargers for electronic gadgets DONE
Packing List
Stuff for Lily to do on plane trip :)
reading material
3-4 changes of clothes each?
Here is the VISA ATM near Les Halles Metro
SOCIETE GENERALE 16 RUE DU PONT NEUF PARIS, 75001
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Airport to door shuttle - 55 euro
paris metro pricing - looks like 5 day visitor pass [Paris Visite] for Tues-Sat (~34 Euro [$45] adults and 17 [$22] for Noelle - Lily = free)
In comparison 10 ticket packs cost 13.3 Euro/6.65 - so equivalent of 30 trips.
There is also a "weekly" pass - 3 zone = ~30 Euro, 5 zone = ~39 Euro - need a photo for the card.
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/r_61595/finding-your-way-in-paris/
Other people's links
paris-is-a-playground-for-kids-of-all-ages
/ten-great-things-to-do-with-kids
paris-with-kids-family-friendly
things-for-kids-to-do-in-paris-for-rainy-days
things-for-kids-to-do-in-paris-anytime-activities
Looks like we want this - http://en.parismuseumpass.com/ 6 days = 69 Euro [~$95] - only adults need
Museums covered by Paris Museum Pass
Ile de la Cité et Ile Saint-Louis
Conciergerie - revolutionary prison
Crypte archéologique - archeaological exhibit
Notre-Dame towers - climb the towers for views (rest of Notre Dame is free)
Sainte-Chapelle - church attached to Conciergerie
Beaubourg - Les Halles
Centre Pompidou - Modern Art Museum
Musée des Arts et Métiers - museum of technological innovation
Palais-Royal [Tuileries]
Musée du Louvre - the Louvre
Espaces Mode et Textile - textile museum
Musée national de l’Orangerie - art museum
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Musée d'Orsay - Impressionist art
Invalides - Champs de Mars
Musée de l’Armée - Tombeau de Napoléon - Military History Museum
Musée des Plans-reliefs - Collection of French city models commisioned by Napoleon
Musée Rodin - The Rodin museum
Invalides - Near Eiffel Tower
Musée du quai Branly - African/Asian/Oceania/American art
Chaillot (by Eiffel Tower)
Musée national des Arts asiatiques - Asian art museum
Musée national de la Marine - 300 years of Maritime history
Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine - French architecture/monuments
Les Champs-Élysées
Arc de Triomphe - trip to the top
Quartier Latin
Musée Cluny - medieval collections and garden
Montparnasse
L'Adresse Musée de la Poste - Post Office museum
Paris region | East
Paris region | West
Other Museums of Possible Interest
Les Champs-Élysées
The Petite Palace - free fine art museum
Grand Palais - across from petit palais? May cost?
A possibility - 2 day bus tour + river tour 2 adult + 1 kid = 92 euro (2.5 hour bus tour - hop on and off, 1 hr river tour)
Paris to Versailles - http://parisbytrain.com/paris-to-chateau-versailles-by-train/ RER C line
Paris to CDG (airport) - http://parisbytrain.com/charles-de-gaulle-airport-cdg-to-paris-by-train/ - RER B from Paris Gare Du Nord station [35 minute trip, 23 for Express]
Current exchange rate roughly $1.40 per Euro.
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Books to buy…. (Not necessarily at Amazon though)
www.amazon.com/City-Walks-Kids-Paris-Adventures/dp/0811861708/
www.amazon.com/Family-Guide-Paris-Eyewitness-Travel/dp/0756689562/. Bought
www.amazon.com/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Paris/dp/1465400508/. Bought
www.amazon.com/Eyewitness-Travel-London-DK-Guide/dp/1405368713/
Possible accomodations…
AirBnB - nice maps of the regions (note - airbnb fee added - might be worthwhile for guarantee)
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1250253 - NOT available - $1257 email sent - Strasbourg-St Denis - nearest Metro stop
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/460255 - $1300 total - email sent
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/233110 - elevator
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1083545 - $1100 -
http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/3378?from_date=2014-04-07&to_date=2014-04-14 [or maybe not – 3rd floor, no elevator]
http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/13472?from_date=2014-04-07&to_date=2014-04-14
VRBO ----
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/europe/france/ile-de-france/paris
http://www.vrbo.com/481603 email sent - looks like Saint-Lazare & Opera are nearest big Metro stops 999 Euro/7 days
http://www.vrbo.com/471775 email sent - only 6 days available (not 14th) - a bit North - Piagalle Metro $1232
http://www.vrbo.com/164587 email sent - St Georges and Le Peletier - nearest Metro stops - too expensive
http://www.vrbo.com/99602. Not available
Need to get Paris Metro map and possible destinations to make sure we choose good metro station location (although
probably anything in central Paris will work.)
Last night we should probably stay by the airport [but maybe not required - flight is at 2:00 PM]
http://www.booking.com/airport/fr/cdg.en.html
Looks like the Eurostar from London to Paris is not cheap.
140 pounds/adult, 98 pounds per child – one way. [Possibly as low as 112 and 75 depending on travel times]
Travel time a little over 3 hours [London St Pancras Int'l to Paris Gare Du Nord]
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