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    Air and Space Museum (Le Bourget) – At the end of his solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airport. The Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget (Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace) has a particularly good collection of hot air balloons, early planes in aviation history including the Bleriot XI, as well as planes from World War II and a prototype of the Concorde. Tip: Free with the Paris Museum Pass.
    Parc Asterix (Plailly) – If your kids read the Asterix comic books, this theme park is a must. Plenty of water fun, exciting rides, shows and Asterix characters. The park is open April to September.
  Chartres Cathedral (Chartres) – The Cathedrale de Notre Dame at Chartres is a sparkling gem of Gothic architecture. It's something to experience in person. The stained glass windows glow in the rich darkness of the cathedral. Look for the circular labyrinth in the pavement underneath the Rose Window. Climb up the tower for a view and the full effect of the architecture of the cathedral.

Monet's House and Garden (Giverny) – Stand on the Japanese bridge overlooking the waterlily pond and kids can imagine themselves into a Monet painting. Enjoy wandering through the weeping willows around the water garden and among the exuberant flowers in the main garden.

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The Glorious Flight  
The Glorious Flight
Alice and Martin Provensen

Before you visit the Air and Space Museum, discover family life with Louis Bleriot, who flew across the English Channel in 1909. His first flying machine, Bleriot I, flaps like a chicken, Papa Bleriot flies Bleriot V in circles, Bleriot VI ends in a slight crash, but Bleriot XI soars across the water. A sparkling story, beautifully illustrated. (Picture book)

 

     
Asterix and the Golden Sickle
Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix and Obelix (carrying a menhir as a present for his cousin Metallurgix) journey to Lutetia (Paris), to find new golden sickle for the old druid. Bandits, snarling wolves in the Bois de Boulogne, conniving Romans, are child's play for the invincible pair. (Picture book)

 

 
Aasterix and the Golden Sickle
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