Elizabeth Lepine, Totntow
Charles and I are proof that you can never run out of things to do or places to go in this child-friendly city (we spend roughly 3 months out of the year in the city of light). From culinary delights to cultural sights, the city always seems to welcome us back to all our old haunts and to offer us new ones.

Charles and I took in the city's spring energy with our favorite pastimes: Biking in the Bois de Bologne; riding ponies and carousels in our favorite amusement park, the Jardin d'Acclimatation; sailing boats in the pond at the Jardin des Tuileries; and watching the marionette theater in the Jardin du Luxemburg.  (These parks seem take you far away from the city's clamor and envelop you in a flowered botanical haven and kid paradise.)

The highlight of this particular trip to Paris, though, was our excursion to France Miniature, located 30-minutes outside of the city. Charles wore himself out running after the electric trains that traveled to and from the miniature cities, towns and villages.  All of France is recreated at a scale of 1/30th the size of the originals at this remarkable park.  In a single day, we got to visit all of France's famous monuments and landscapes at this 12-acre miniature theme park!  We were surprised to find out that there were also carnival-like rides and large slides to keep us even more entertained.