The Paris Traveler

Wondering what to do with the kids while it seems all of Paris is asleep? Okay, not asleep, but gone off for the summer holidays….then the Fête des Tuileries is just the place to go!
This carnival atmosphere that has taken place every summer for more than twenty years at the Jardin des Tuileries will continue until the 26th of August.  There are rides and other attractions in a family friendly enviroment to entertain one and all, including the Grande Roue de Paris.
A pass for 28 € gives you access to all eighteen rides and attractions, which might seem a little steep, but when …read more

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….and now you do again! It’s like a magical ferris wheel doing a disappearing and reappearing act these past few years! The big wheel as many call it was built for the millennium celebrations in 1999 and was suppose to stay at the Place de la Concorde for only a year. That one year turned into two and was cause for much controversy when the owner Marcel Campion refused a judge’s order to have the wheel taken down.
When the wheel was finally dismantled, many celebrated and many were disappointed. No surprise, Parisians have done this with almost all its famous …read more

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