Comments on: Taking the kids to Paris without going broke http://www.havekidswilltravel.net/paris-with-kids/ Family vacation activities and advice Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mara http://www.havekidswilltravel.net/paris-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-4259 Mara Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:24:38 +0000 http://www.havekidswilltravel.net/?p=396#comment-4259 These are good tips and I can attest to the validity of all of them, as I spent two weeks in Paris with a 3 and 6 year old in 2008. I also found that renting an apartment and doing some cooking (with food I purchased from the amazing market in the Place Monge) was a great way to save some money. The market was also a great source for picnic lunch food. Our splurge for the trip was to bring an au pair - paid in experiences - so that my husband and I could enjoy dinners out, complete with some wonderful wine. We used the Metro (and our feet) exclusively for transport while in Paris, with two train trips out of the city to see Versailles and Giverny. It was easy, fast, and relatively cheap. These are good tips and I can attest to the validity of all of them, as I spent two weeks in Paris with a 3 and 6 year old in 2008. I also found that renting an apartment and doing some cooking (with food I purchased from the amazing market in the Place Monge) was a great way to save some money. The market was also a great source for picnic lunch food.

Our splurge for the trip was to bring an au pair – paid in experiences – so that my husband and I could enjoy dinners out, complete with some wonderful wine.

We used the Metro (and our feet) exclusively for transport while in Paris, with two train trips out of the city to see Versailles and Giverny. It was easy, fast, and relatively cheap.

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