Paris 2026

Sat21Nov DeparturesEasy

Planned

1:35 PM

Anna's flight

SEA → LHR, AA 6909, overnight, arriving 7:10 AM the next day.

1:08 PM

Mandy & Millie's flight

OMA → LHR, UA 920, overnight, arriving 7:55 AM the next day.

Sun22Nov Arrive LondonEasy

Planned

7:10 AM

Arrive Heathrow

Landing time for the overnight flight from Seattle.

TBD

Hotel check-in

Address to follow once the London hotel is booked.

Suggested

Stroll Covent Garden 📍 Covent Garden, London WC2 Street performers, market stalls, and covered arcades — an easy first afternoon after an overnight flight.

Stroll South Bank 📍 South Bank, London SE1 The river path past the London Eye and Tate Modern, with benches whenever a break sounds good.

Mon23Nov London — Full DayModerate

Suggested

See National Gallery 📍 Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN One of the world's great collections of European painting, right on Trafalgar Square.

Free entry

Shop Borough Market 📍 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL A covered food market by London Bridge — good for a browse or an early lunch.

Stroll Along the Thames South Bank toward Westminster, with Big Ben and the London Eye across the water.

Tue24Nov Eurostar to Paris · ArriveEasy

Planned

12:31 PM

Eurostar to Paris

📍 London St Pancras International

Train 9024, ~2.5 hrs to Gare du Nord, arriving 3:59 PM. Anna, Mandy, and Millie travel together.

12:35 PM

Karyn & Marlene arrive

Flying direct from Dublin to Paris, EI 0524, landing at CDG.

3:00 PM

Apartment check-in

📍 Rue Croix des Petits Champs, 75001

Suggested

Stroll Palais Royal Gardens 📍 Pl. du Palais Royal, 75001 Colonnaded arcades and manicured gardens right outside the apartment — free and quiet.

Dine Café Kitsuné 📍 51 Galerie de Montpensier, 75001 A coffee spot tucked into the Palais Royal arcades — a good first stop after the flight.

Stroll Toward the Seine No fixed route — the river is a short walk from the apartment in either direction.

Wed25Nov The Louvre · Montmartre EveningModerate

Planned

9:00 AM

The Louvre

📍 Rue de Rivoli, 75001

Timed entry — allow 2.5–3 hrs.

5:15 PM

Montmartre Food Tour

📍 82 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018

Full meal included, meet near the Moulin Rouge.

Suggested

Dine Café break 📍 Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 A chair by the fountain between the Louvre and Concorde, mid-morning.

See Sacré-Cœur 📍 Montmartre, 75018 The view over Paris from the steps, timed for dusk before the food tour.

See Place du Tertre 📍 Pl. du Tertre, 75018 The artist square just behind Sacré-Cœur, painters and portraits included.

Thu26Nov Musée d'Orsay · Eiffel TowerModerate

Planned

9:30 AM

Musée d'Orsay

📍 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007

Timed entry — allow 2.5 hrs.

Dusk

Eiffel Tower

📍 Champ de Mars, 75007

Elevator to the summit.

Suggested

Dine Orsay café Inside the museum, with Seine views — an easy lunch between galleries.

Stroll Tuileries Garden 📍 113 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 The formal garden between the Louvre and Concorde, on the way back from the Seine.

See Eiffel Tower light show Sparkling lights on the hour after dusk, visible from the tower or a distance.

Fri27Nov Château de VersaillesModerate

Planned

Morning

Château de Versailles

📍 Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles

Full day via RER C — Hall of Mirrors, Apartments, Gardens, Trianon Estate.

Sat28Nov Open DayEasy

Suggested

See Sainte-Chapelle 📍 8 Bd du Palais, 75001 Stained glass on Île de la Cité, covered by the Museum Pass.

Timed entry required

Sun29Nov Strasbourg Day TripEasy

Planned

Morning

Strasbourg Day Trip

📍 Gare de l'Est, 75010 Paris

TGV, ~1h45m each way, all five travelers going.

Suggested

Stroll Petite France 📍 Petite France, Strasbourg Half-timbered houses along the canals, in the old tanners' district.

Shop Christmas Market 📍 Place Kléber / Place Broglie, Strasbourg One of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe, spread across several squares.

Dine Choucroute or flammekueche Traditional Alsatian lunch at a winstub — choucroute is the sauerkraut-and-meat platter, flammekueche the thin flatbread with crème fraîche and onions.

Mon30Nov Latin Quarter · Le MaraisModerate

Planned

11:30 AM

Anna's flight departs

CDG → LHR → SEA, AA 7220 / AA 6908, arriving Seattle 4:55 PM.

5–6 PM

Pack & wind down

Checkout is 11 AM tomorrow.

Suggested

Shop Shakespeare & Company 📍 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 The well-known English-language bookshop across the river from Notre-Dame.

See Notre-Dame 📍 6 Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004 Reopened in December 2024 after restoration.

Free entry, timed reservation 2–3 days ahead

Stroll Place des Vosges 📍 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 The oldest planned square in Paris, in the heart of Le Marais.

Dine Falafel 📍 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 A Marais tradition — several stands along the street, eaten standing up.

See Catacombs 📍 1 Av du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 The underground ossuary beneath the 14th arrondissement.

Confirmed — exact day still being finalized

Tue1Dec DepartureEasy

Planned

11:00 AM

Apartment checkout

📍 Rue Croix des Petits Champs, 75001

11:55 AM

Karyn & Marlene depart

CDG → ORD → CID, UA 0986 / UA 4588.

Suggested

Dine Télescope 📍 5 Rue Villedo, 75001 A serious, quiet coffee shop a few streets from the apartment — a good last stop before the airport.