Feedback on 4 days in Paris before Provence?

lillian.hsu
I am just wondering if the shopping you are considering on Sunday will be possible. It is, as you mentioned, Easter Sunday, a major religious holiday in France. Likewise, be sure to check if some of the restaurants will be open. Though a day many families go out to eat, many restaurants close so that their staffs can be with their own families. Ditto, Easter Monday, but perhaps not so much.
Bonne chance!

P.S. How long is the concert at St. Chapelle? If it starts at 6, how do you plan on being at Champs de Mar (or even Notre Dame) at 7? And the Eiffel Tower is not a 15 minute walk from Notre Dame. Your options all sound good, but getting from one place to another, such as from Montmarte to Pont des Arts between 7 and 7:30, will require some speedy movements. Even with the fast metro, getting to your metro station to depart a place, and getting from the metro to your destination does take some time. Please factor in travel time from one place to another in real time in Paris. Also, be sure to secure reservations for Musee d'Orsay and the Louvre. The times you are able to secure may affect your schedule. And do allow time for some leisure at your meals. You may have already considered these things, so I may be out of line here.
Anyway, bon voyage!

It's a minor detail, but Crêperie Gigi is not open for dinner. At dinner, it becomes L'îlot, a seafood place.

Thanks Judy and balso!

I had read that stores normally open on Sundays generally stay open on Easter Sunday and that it’s usually the Monday following when stores tend to be closed. Does that sound right to others? That’s why we planned for the Louvre and Luxembourg Gardens on Monday.

Appreciate the reminders about travel time. Our 6 pm concert at St. Chapelle is just an hour. If we do the Eternelle Notre-Dame experience, I think we could make it there by 7:10, which is the last admit time for this time slot. But it might just be better to avoid the rush and head directly to Champs de Mars. Looks like travel time is half an hour so just want to make sure we have somewhere warm we can duck into if weather is bad before our 9 PM Eiffel Tower summit.

We have booked a 9:30 am time for the Louvre on Monday and a 2:30 pm time for the Musee d’Orsay on Tuesday.

Thanks, balso, for the reminder on Creperie Gigi. We were envisioning a 4 PM super early bite, so we can make it to Sainte Chapelle by 6.

I would definitely do Eternelle Notre Dame ahead of many of these experiences. Certainly ahead of strolling around Champ du Mars. You will be going up the ET, you can walk over to Trocadero afterwards for the best view of the place.

Where is your apartment in Paris?

I agree that Easter Sunday might be a bit touch and go to shop. Monday as well.

It also looks like you have a really tight timeline for your visit. Lots of options, yet a lot planned. Give yourself time to wander on your own.

Canal St. Martin boat tour is pretty cool.

Trocadero is a great spot to watch the hourly sparkles of the Eiffel Tower. There are usually some street performers nearby.

We did this tour the beginning of February and really enjoyed it, yet pricey, https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g187147-d17516269-Vintage_2CV_Adventure_2_Hour_Paris_Secrets_Tour-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

It’s been a few years, but last time I experienced a Sunday in Paris I was surprised by how much was closed. Many shops and cafes will close, and I imagine this being especially true on Easter Sunday. I would rearrange things so that Sunday is kind of your “outdoor explore” day. Assuming the weather cooperates, this would be a great time to wander Luxembourg Gardens, Tuleries Gardens and Place de la Concorde. The Arc de Triomphe is a quick and easy metro ride from there. Using the metro, it can be pretty easy to connect stuff like this. A walk along the Seine is pretty much can’t miss any day of the year, and almost anywhere within the city center.

I think you may be a little let down by Canal St. Martin. Like, it’s neat and the neighborhood is ok, but I would not plan around it as you have. You can get a taste of it if you’re near Place des Vosges.

You’ve got a lot planned, a lot scheduled. That’s very good. But imo if you don’t need a ticket for it, then some of these plans ought to be more guidelines. It feels a tad busy. Give yourselves a little breathing room to explore. Once you’re on the ground you’ll get a sense of what you want to do in a day. That will also allow some room for your daughter to have a voice in the day’s agenda as well (so long as she’s comfortable) which I’m sure she would value. All in all, you’ve got a great trip planned and can be confident in that. Have fun.

lillian.hsu,
Rereading your original post, I get the impression that some shopping is definitely on your radar. Just so you are aware, stores don't stay open as late at night in Paris as they do in the U.S. I doubt if they would be open past 8 on a regular weeknight, if that. It would behoove you to google the stores' (and restaurants') websites that you are interested in, and see what their open hours are, and if they will be closed on certain days. Just a small amount of exploring on the internet has helped me to avoid disappointment. Go to the businesses' own websites rather than trusting a guidebook for this info, as sometimes the book's info is out of date. And with eateries, I am always checking out the menus, if available online, to see if there are things there that I would enjoy and to whet my appetite. Besides, going to the websites gets me even more excited about the trip!

We enjoyed the Paris Charms and Secrets tour with our 12 and 14 year olds. The guide's stories were well delivered and the ebikes made it easy.

Sunday: except food shops and markets in the morning, shops are closed by law on Sundays except a few stores with a few derogations because they are in tourist areas.

Galeries Lafayette: Sunday 11-8:00. It's 8:30 every other day and the food shop is 9:30.

The concert will have encores and clapping. It's not really an hour. You'd have to leave the concert early, to make it to the ND event.

Monday: places that are usually open on Mondays will be open. No concern needed.