Paris

Almost 13 years ago, I traveled to London and Paris to visit a friend who was living abroad at the time. With all the time that has gone by, I have kept distinct first impressions of London and Paris in my mind from the first time around. Paris was white, beautiful and immaculate. London was rainy, bitter cold and not at all pretty.

On my recent trip to Paris, what I noticed most was the architecture. I couldn’t help but notice all of the cool doors in Paris. There is just something about the historical feeling, the intricate details, and the varying shapes and colors of the doors that really struck me.

Unlike my other two visits, this trip to Paris was different. We stayed in a much less touristy area surrounded by Parisian locals. The benefit to being in a less touristy area is actually experiencing a city as if you lived there. To be frank, the area was grungier than I expected. But grungy has its perks, like really cool Paris street art.

When I was planning our trip to Europe, my kids had one big request: to visit Disneyland Paris. It was something they were so excited about, and honestly, I was curious to see how it would compare to the Disney parks we’d visited in the U.S. Our adventure began with a train ride from Geneva to Paris, a journey filled with anticipation.

Paris, the City of Light, is a magical destination for families. We chose to do a two-day trip to Paris as an extension of our Alps trip because our kids really wanted to go to Disneyland Paris and had been asking to see the Eiffel Tower. We took a train from Geneva to Paris, which was a seamless and convenient way to travel. European train networks make it easy to move between major cities, offering high-speed rail options that are comfortable and efficient.