6 nights in Paris, Itinerary check!

Since you've been to Paris several times I hesitate to second-guess your choices. Maybe some of them are driven by info about museum hours. But I wonder why you have the Musee de l'Armee and the Rodin on separate days when they're across the street from each other. Seems like you could move l'Armee to day 5, either before or after Rodin, which otherwise doesn't look very busy.

While day 3 looks pretty tiring (Louvre vast and Montmartre hilly), day 6 looks very light. Maybe that's the day you head to Normandy by train from Gare St-Lazare? (But, if so, you'd have only 5 nights in Paris instead of 6.)

You may know that the Carnavalet Museum has reopened and seems to be getting good reviews. It was one of my favorites even when it was a maze. I'm not sure when the Cluny is supposed to reopen, but it would be a highlight of a day that included the nearby Pantheon and Luxembourg Gardens. Finally, your husband, as a Paris newcomer, might enjoy a Seine cruise that ties the city together, doesn't take long, and soothes tired feet. But not a dinner cruise, you don't want to be looking at a plate instead of the monuments. Have a good time.

I agree with Dick about the same points but you may have a reason for your days that’s not apparent. To me Day 4 would be exhausting but Luxembourg Gardens and Pantheon would be easy to cut.

I only know this because I’ve been following closely but the Cluny is supposed to reopen May 12 per their recently updated website.

“Carnavalet Museum has reopened and seems to be getting good reviews. It was one of my favorites even when it was a maze”

I laughed when I read that. It’s still a maze. I went in October and I couldn’t figure out what they’d really done for 2 years although they added nice toilets downstairs and have you enter another way. A friend went and got so turned around a staff member had to walk her to the exit! It IS a good museum in spite of it’s shortcomings.

Thanks for your input. It is much appreciated. Cheers!

My personal thoughts ... I wouldn’t want my last day (or any of them) to be of the Champs Elysees, with its high-end shops but not much else. Some alternatives: From the ADT, you’re not far from Parc Monceau, my favorite park. Depending what day it is, you could visit a street market to have lunch/a picnic. Pick a neighborhood and just stroll it, without a map. Walk along the Seine, crisscrossing at the bridges. If you’re into architecture, take a walk to see Art Nouveau buildings in the 7th, or the covered passages in the 2nd and ... 9th?

Hello from Wisconsin,
I agree with Shelly. The last day, actually any day, walking past high end shops with car traffic noise drowning out conversation? No, no, this is Paris. Find a park and have a picnic, or as the French would say, Picque Nique. Something to drink, a nice baguette sandwich from a boulangerie, and maybe a dessert. Napkins and a bottle of water to rinse your hands...oh, oh my OCD is showing. Sit on a bench or the ground at Luxembourg Gardens and marvel at being in the city of love.

A nice park is near the Musee Marmottan Monet. The museum is small place filled with art treasures, mostly off the beaten path. And the park nearby is green, wooded, and has children laughing most days. Hard to go wrong.

Two museums in one day is our limit, with a nice lunch separating the visits.

Enjoy,
wayne iNWI

Hi there..all looks fanrastique! However..IMHO..delete the Champs! Agree with all other posters..it is not what it used to be. Have a lovely lively trip!

All, thank you for your input. I appreciate it. I will take many of your thoughts forward. Cheers!