Travel for Kids: Paris, France: Paris Day Trips



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		Paris Day Trips


			Chateau de Versailles

			Air and Space Museum (Le Bourget) – At the end of his solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airport. The Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget (Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace) has a particularly good collection of hot air balloons, early planes in aviation history including the Bleriot XI, as well as planes from World War II and a prototype of the Concorde. Tip: Free with the Paris Museum Pass

			Parc Asterix (Plailly) – If your kids read the Asterix comic books, this theme park is a must. Plenty of water fun, exciting rides, shows and Asterix characters. The park is open April to September.

Asterix and the Golden Sickle
Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix and Obelix (carrying a menhir as a present for his cousin Metallurgix) journey to Lutetia (Paris), to find new golden sickle for the old druid. Bandits, snarling wolves in the Bois de Boulogne, conniving Romans, are child's play for the invincible pair. (Picture book)

The Glorious Flight
Alice and Martin Provensen

Before you visit the Air and Space Museum, discover family life with Louis Bleriot, who flew across the English Channel in 1909. His first flying machine, Bleriot I, flaps like a chicken, Papa Bleriot flies Bleriot V in circles, Bleriot VI ends in a slight crash, but Bleriot XI soars across the water. A sparkling story, beautifully illustrated. (Picture book)

Hot Air
Marjorie Priceman

It's September, 1783, and everyone's gathered at Versailles to see Montgolfiers' new hot-air balloon with three passengers on board – a duck, a sheep, and a rooster. Hilarious and unexpected adventures of the animals on their flight over the French countryside. Exuberant illustrations, a delight for little ones. (Picture book)

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