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I would not do a big city like London or Paris, just like America it's harder with kids. Too many people, traffic, the busy subways are hard, etc. The big city is just not as relaxing for the parents imo than smaller places. I would also not do a city with a lot of stairs like Rome, Anywhere in Greece, etc. Flat for a stroller is much easier.

Given that, the mid size and small towns in Europe are fantastic with kids.

Beer gardens are absolutely fantastic with kids. Especially in the burbs and small towns many have grassy areas and even small playgrounds just for kids to play while the parents socialize.

Generally speaking it's still easier to use a rental car than the subway with kids. Strollers are harder going up the stairs and what not. If you just have one kid you could get a backpack carrier? Something like an above ground train or bus are great with kids though.

This is really helpful advice! We've traveled a lot, but doing it with kids is a whole other deal.

We do only have the one kiddo, so a carrier isn't an issue, but I think we will plan on some lightweight stroller, to the extent we can use it.

This post was edited on 9/22/17 at 8:34 am

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Posted by baldona

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Posted on 9/22/17 at 12:13 pm to o0 ecdysis 0o

Our favorite thing to do with the kids easily, was the Pubs and beer gardens in small towns or the country. The ones in the parks in the bigger cities are solid also. So many of them have areas for the kids to be kids. We'd hit them nightly, heck twice a day if available. My wife would sit at a table and talk with locals or enjoy some peace, and our kids would almost always make friends with someone else's.

I'll never forget, my youngest had a runny nose and the Brit parent came and let me know our daughter had candles.

I would say without a doubt overall European cities are probably more kid friendly than the US. Euros are used to living with kids in confined and smaller spaces, so they are more used to supplying kids with activities when in public.

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