{"id":5033,"date":"2010-03-27T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T14:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2017-03-27T18:26:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T23:26:15","slug":"europe-vacation-family-fun-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/europe-vacation-family-fun-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe vacation: Finding family fun in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Patrick O&#8217;Neil<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over Bastille Day in July, my wife and I took our\u00a0girls &#8212;\u00a0then ages 6 and 8 &#8212; on a 10-day <a title=\"Europe vacation packages on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=europe&amp;cnt=PKH\" target=\"_blank\">Europe vacation<\/a> to Paris. We chose to stay in the 17th arrondissement because it was comfortable and near the food markets on Rue Cler. We found the kids had many more entertainment and play options than expected. We had great times at Champ du Mars, Tuileries, L\u2019Orangerie, and Luxembourg gardens. Here are some photos of our Europe vacation with the kids.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5039\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5039\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5039\" title=\"Paris fireworks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-fireworks-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Europe vacation\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bastille Day fireworks near Champ du Mars<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><!--more--><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5040\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5040\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5040\" title=\"Paris boat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-boat-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Europe vacation\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing with boats in Luxembourg Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5041\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5041\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5041\" title=\"Paris gocarts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-gocarts-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Paris hotel\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedal-powered go-carts at Champ du Mars<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5042\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5042\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5042\" title=\"Paris marionettes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-marionettes-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Paris hotel\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marionette shows available in the Champs du Mars<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5043\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5043\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5043\" title=\"Paris carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-carousel-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Paris hotel\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 100-year-old, hand-cranked carousel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5044\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5044\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5044\" title=\"Paris Seine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Paris-Seine-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Europe vacation\" width=\"500\" height=\"449\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids were surprised when they watched a car drive in to the Seine and become a boat! House boats are in the background. One boat has its own car.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Europe vacation packages on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=europe&amp;cnt=PKH\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Europe vacation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Paris hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Paris-Hotels.d179898.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Paris hotel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Patrick O&#8217;Neil and his wife love creating opportunities for their girls, ages 7 and 9, to enjoy and appreciate the adventure of travel &#8212; whether driving to Boston and New York, or flying to Miami and Paris.<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT0yZGYxYjY5Y2ZhNTIzODNjYjdhMmNmNGY0OTE1NzA4Yw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Bastille Day in July of 2009 my wife and I took the kids (two girls, then ages 6 and 8) on a 10-day Europe vacation to Paris. 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