Still, I was determined to elbow my way into the big sites.
How do you leave a major European city like Paris feeling like youve delivered a teachable moment?
Visit during off-peak hours.
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Museums tend to be quiet upon opening, fill up mid-day, and then thin out toward the evening.
Limit your time indoors to two hours or less.
We wanted to tackle theMusee DOrsayand theLouvre: two of the big guns.
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These are vast entities with thousands of pieces in their collections.
Embrace the unexpected and smaller guys.
A good concierge or local expert will also give places off the typical tourist track that are worth visiting.
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Make it interactive…and save time for the gift shop.
Both Donel and Pirrung suggest adding a scavenger hunt component to make it more playful and dynamic.
