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some appealing museums (see
pp168–9), including the Galerie
de l’Evolution, which has an
impressive collection of stuffed
animals and an interactive centre
for children on the first floor.
Children will also enjoy
exploring the Berges de Seine,
a pedestrianized stretch of the
river with floating gardens, a
climbing wall, children’s bike
rental (summer only) and cafés
with board games.
Entertainment
Children playing in the pedestrianized
Mime, dance and puppet shows, Berges de Seine
The Guignol marionettes with their emphasis on actions
rather than words, are very practise tightrope walking.
pony and camel rides, play- accessible, especially to younger Shows are in the afternoon,
grounds, funfair rides, a mini children. Most films, however, after lunch with the artistes.
railway and boats. will not have English subtitles. The Guignol puppet shows
The Parc Floral in the Bois Several theatres, including are a great French tradition.
de Vincennes (see p249) has the Théâtre Astral in the Parc Guignol himself is a far gentler
some excellent adventure Floral and Abricadabra in a character than the traditional
playgrounds and a treetop rope barge on the Canal de l’Ourcq, English Mr Punch. Most of the
park (open Wed, weekends offer children’s shows with main parks hold Guignol shows
and holidays only). The Bois mime, dance or music. The on Wednesday afternoons, at
also hosts the largest funfair most spectacular cinematic weekends and daily during
in France, open from Palm experience is in La Géode at the holidays.
Sunday through to the end of the Cité des Sciences et de
May, and is the site of the city’s l’Industrie (see p240). The cinema DIRECTORY
main zoo, the Parc Zoologique, Chaplin Saint-Lambert
whose star attraction is its specializes in children’s films Abricadabra
enormous tropical hothouse. and comic strips in French. Péniche Antipode, moored
There’s a smaller zoo in the Une Journée au Cirque offers opposite 55 Quai de la Seine
Jardin des Plantes (see p169), the a day’s entertainment when 75019. Tel 01 42 03 39 07.
beautiful botanical gardens. Also children can meet the animals, ∑ penicheantipode.fr
here are splendid hothouses and put on clown make-up or Babychou Services
Tel 01 43 13 33 23.
∑ babychou.com
Chaplin Saint-Lambert
6 Rue Péclet 75015. Tel 01 42 50
23 32. ∑ lescinemaschaplin.fr
Kidizen
Tel 06 38 10 97 42.
∑ kidizen.fr
Musée en Herbe
21 Rue Hérold, 75001. Tel 01 40 67
97 66. ∑ musee-en-herbe.com
Théâtre Astral
Parc Floral, Route de la Pyramide
75012. Tel 01 43 73 13 93.
THATLou, THATd’Or,
THATRue
∑ thatlou.com
Une Journée au Cirque
115 Blvd Charles de Gaulle,
Villeneuve-la-Garenne 92390.
Tel 01 47 99 40 40.
∑ journee-au-cirque.com
Le Dragon ride in the Jardin d’Acclimatation, in the Bois de Boulogne

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