Paris in Winter

Traveled with 2 tweens, 2 late teens, 1- 23 and me as the only adult. The trip was very kid funny. FYI- I love to walk, most days we were walking 5-7 miles. If you are not a big walker, the metro and bus system in Paris is very easy to use. But the more you walk the more you can eat!!!

This was our AIRBNB https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23675456?source_impression_id=p3_1617486141_u%2FazG627x7UMXo4h

In the Opera Area in the 9th Arr. It was walking distance to almost everything. Great for eating more food

Day 1- Saturday

Landed in Paris around 1 pm. Got to Airbnd, dropped luggage and hit the road

• Walk to Gallery Lafayette- lunch at Big Fernand, it was just okay. The top floor is a must for amazing views of Paris -The Terrace. Also on the same floor (7th) as the terrace is the food court and it's the amazng. 
• Walk to the Opera - Palais Garnier. Go to the side door for the small gift shop- super cute. 
• take boat ride along the river and see sight of Paris - we didn't do this. It was cold in Feb, so we walked down main road to the Tuileries Gardens. Along the way we stopped for hot chocolate at a cafe, got cookies from La Cure Gourmande (the best almond cookies ever) and found Komikku- a Japanese Manga shop- the teenagers were all super excited.
• Dinner local to Airbnb- lots of great place to eat within walking distance

Day 2- Sunday  

• take train or cab to Season - go early. Food is great, service great and decor interesting. 
• Walk to Rue Crémieux - pretty houses great pics 
• Saargale Concept Store (African stuff)- I got silk scarf from Ivory Coast which I framed as art,because it was too lovely to wrap around my neck. One of the teenagers brought an amazing jacket- also the decor is amazing
• Walked to Le Marais Area 
• Picasso museum shop
• Walk along river to Notre Dome 
• Dinner locally- we were tired

Day 3- Monday 

• Pics in front of Moulin Rouge
• Breakfast at Le Grenier a Pain
• Jehan Rictus garden square the love wall
• walk up to Sacre Coeur 
• Hang out in Area- had lunch at pizza place
• Went to the Champs-Elysees for some window shopping. Visit the Paris Football team stores- lots to buy. At the end- the biggest and best Addidas store ever!!! 
• Dinner at Bouillon Pigalle- A MUST!!! Always a line to this place, but because we were a big party was seated in 15 mins. A small but brillant menu, everything was delicious. We went back on last day for lunch, it was that good        

Day 4- Tuesday

• Had breakfast at Les Gourmandises de Saint Lazare- we had breakfast here a few times- so good. All pastries fresh that day. 
• Museum D’Orsay- It's great in winter because pretty empty and you can actually enjoy the museum. After Sacre Cooeur, my favorite place in Paris
• Museum Rodin - The Kiss is everything. A nice courtyard area for kids and teenagers to move around and take lots of pics
• 2 of the young ladies with me were dancer, so I got tickets to the ballet at Opera Bastille- the ballet was brillant and the area is great at night. 

Day 5- Wednesday 

• Brunch at Treize Bakery - A MUST!! Owner or Chef from South Carolina, so a mix of french and south food. The kids love it. Also the decor is super interesting. Next door was a cool bookstore that we browsed for a while
• Luxembourg Gardens which is another MUST!! There are really no words. Even in the dead of winter it's gorgeous. 
• Le Bon Marche - window shopping. A cool department store for gifts and tea. 
• Dinner at Pink Mamma - WOW!!! Again- great food, amazing service, creative drinks. Everything about this place is perfect. Go early- almost alway a line. We stopped on way to drop off bags at apartment, put our names on the list and was back in 45 mins.

Day 6- Thursday 

• Shopping for gifts and stuff in local Opera area. 
• Lunch at Bouillion 
• Leave for airport at 3 pm