09 Apr 2023
We had a wonderful full day city tour with Walid. He met us (my wife, I and our 3 sons 11, 7, 5 yrs old) at our hotel and we completed the tour either on foot or by metro (tickets provided). Walid was so knowledgeable and personable. He put us all at ease and paced our walks with the youngest so he would be comfortable. We visited the Opera Garnier, Mont Martre with lunch at a restaurant tailored to what we wanted to eat (My son wanted to try escargots and frogs legs), followed by the Arc de Triomphe (walking up the steps to the top), Quartier latin and the exterior of the Pantheon. He threw in some interesting additional spots like the dome of valerie’s lafayette and its terrace which has lovely views and even an art deco public toilet which was very interesting. My wife had mentioned that she loved the hot chocolate at a particular patisserie which was too crowded and he took us on a small detour through a beautiful garden to get to a branch that was considerably less crowded so she could get one. We are grateful for his expertise which allowed us to see a number of our to do list places relatively efficiently for our short trip and we truly felt like we were being guided by our friend in Paris. Amazing tour and a must for families on shorter trips. Merci Beaucoup Walid!