Added 2 more days for a relaxed trip. Senior Citizen couple, both 65+. First time to Paris. Suggestions and Comments welcome.
Friday, October 11, 2024:
Land in CDG at 9:25 AM, reach Hotel around 12:00 noon. In the evening walk around Saint Germain area. Dinner and rest.
Saturday, October 12, 2024:
Anticipating jetlag. Late start around noon from the hotel. Short day. Take metro or a bus to to Hotel des Invalides. Then to Grand Palace/Petit Palace via the Alexander Bridge. Take a metro or bus to Arc de Triomphe. (I don't think we will climb up the stairs :-))
Sunday, October 13, 2024:
Take a metro/bus to Palais Garnier and then walk over to Galeries Lafayette. (No shopping, only to look around and see Paris from rooftop) Take a taxi or bus to spend the afternoon in Montrmartre district (Place du Tertre). Sunset at Sacre-Coeur.
Monday, October 14, 2024:
All day dedicated to Eiffel Tower area, depending on Eiffel Tower tickets. Visit Rodin Museum in the morning. Later metro to Trocadero Place to Champ de Mars and Bir-Hakim bridge viewpoints. Seine River Cruise.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024:
All-day Versailles trip
Wednesday, October 16, 2024:
Spend about 4 hours at the Orsay Museum in the morning. After lunch spend the rest of the day in Latin Quarter-Pantheon, Rue Mouffetard, Luxembourg Gardens etc.
Thursday, October 17, 2024:
Le Marias.
Friday, October 18, 2024:
Spend about 4 hours at the Louvre in the morning. After lunch walk over to Tuileries Gardens and spend an hour at the Orangerie Museum. Then take a metro from Place de la Concorde to Palais Royale.
Saturday, October 19, 2024:
Visit Cluny Museum in the morning. Then Notre Dame, Saint-Chappelle, Pont Neuf, Pont des Arts etc. Pack bags for return flight Sunday 11:30 am.