Bois de Boulogne is one of the 2 massive parks that are remnants of the old oak forests surrounding Paris (the other being Bois de Vincenne). It's about 2.5 times the size of central park in New York, so we weren't going to hike all over this thing. We only ended up going to Jardin d'Acclimation portion, where there are lots of kiddie attractions.
To get into the park, we took a petit train from Porte Maillot metro stop into the heart of the action. Don't come here if you plan to save money. There is an amusement park, attractions like remote control boats, trampolines, carnival style games, etc. Each ticket or "attraction" takes 1 ticket that works out to be 2-3 Euros. There are a lot of tame rides for young kids. Of course, there are lots of free amusements too, like playgrounds, zoos, and albino peacocks, peahens, and peachicks roaming freely about. I saw some signs for yoga and some sort of dance workout for adults.
We ate at Angelina's, which was famous for its hot chocolate. Of course, I only found that out the next day after we left. I missed out on the cup of hot melted chocolate. Grrr.
This park was worth a day trip out. The kids had great fun.
