best evening walk-around neighborhoods? other recommended activity? I don%26#39;t envision these two sitting for hours in a cafe for dinner people watching!
easy enough to find a movie theater to catch a film (english or french with english subtitles? are movie listings in the pariscope?
thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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You can catch an evening boat cruise along the Seine.
Have a look at www.vedettesdupontneuf.com, as you can either prebook for 5 euro savings, or print out a 2 euro off coupon.
I think Fat Tire Bike Tours also offers an evening bike tour (never tried it personally). If you search here, I think there are many postings about it.
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Don%26#39;t forget going to either the Champs du Mars or Trocadero on the hour to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle. My daughter and I just got back and found that we ate dinner around 9 every night so that a short walk was all that was needed before it was time for bed. Our apartment was int he Marais which is a great neighborhod to walk around in.
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Trick is you exhaust your kids during day. so that they are happy to flop on bed in hotel and read or watch CNN. LOL
I have taken a 12 yr old and a 14 yr old ( seperate trips) and we would be very busy all day,, go back to hotel in late afternoon( 5 ish) for a rest and clean up,,, and then out for a later dinner ( later then kids were used to ) around 8 or so.. eat for at least an hour,, maybe wander around Latin Quarter or Seine, then back at hotel by 9 or 10 at latest.. there were exceptions.. two night trips to Eiffel Tower, and one night boat cruise.
I have done the FT night bike tour, and loved it, but my opinion is that it is not really right for a 9 yr old. You don%26#39;t finish till quite late, after 11, and while driving in Paris traffic is done fairly safely,, I think a kid should be closer to 11 or 12 for my comfort level .
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All of the young people, and the young at heart, go out onto the Pont des Art at night, at either 7:45 or 8:45. It is a pedestrian bridge just one over from the Pont Neuf, and people sit on the benches or on blankets and play guiters and even set up picnics. They are all waiting for the Eiffel Tower, the top of which is just visible, to begin to twinkle on the hour. While you wait for this you can watch the various Seine boat cruises pass underneath you, and you have a great view of the Pont Neuf and Notre Dame.
I think you and the kids would be just as much interested in seeing the peole on the bridge as any of the views visible from it. We always take out a small bottle of champagne just to get into the swing of things. One of these for the young at heart and something for the kids would be OK.
Pjk
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If you are going in the summer, it is light until about 10PM or so. You can go to the Arc de Triomphe or Eiffel Tower, both are open late. Many of the museums also have a night they are open late. However, I would try to get them used to spending a long time at dinner, I think it generally took us about 2 hours without sitting and people watching, just to get the food. My daughter is 11, and she%26#39;s not used to it, but got better at it while we were there. She also seems to be less impatient at meals at home now. Also, you really have trouble eating dinner before 7:30 PM as many of the restaurants are closed.
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