<p>Second the idea of an apartment rental. I’ve been to Paris 3 times in the last 5 years and apartments are the way to go. There is a small agency called “Paris Vacation Apartments” which I use each time if they have availability. They will meet you when you arrive at the apartment and show you how everything works. The apartments are clean and perfect. We worked with a guy named Alex.</p>
<p>Here are a few of my favorite activities:</p>
<p>-Tour of the Paris Opera house (the Palais Garnier). Do that for one half of the day, have lunch in the area, and spend some time shopping in either Printemps or Galleries Lafayette which are both close by. </p>
<p>-Day trip to Reims. This is where many of the Champagne houses are located – Pommery, Veuve Cliquot, Mumms, etc. There is a high speed train from Gare de l’est you can take in the morning, tour a champagne house and have a taste, eat a nice lunch, visit the incredible cathedral, visit the Museum of Surrender (where Eisenhower accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945, visit the war room), and take the train back in the afternoon. Great Day Trip!</p>
<p>-Visit Mus</p>