Hello! So after days of planning a trip to Paris, I have a rough draft of an itinerary. Please review and critique my itinerary: do I need more time for something, can I fit in something else in another day, is the transportation wrong, am I missing a main attraction, etc. Also, I am also looking for cafés, brasseries, bakeries, and restaurant recommendations for lunch and dinner! So if you have any suggestions that would be very helpful!

My main form of transportation is the metro, and sometimes the RER (Versailles and Eiffel Tower). I arrive on August 10th, and leave on August 17th. I am staying right next to the Gare de Lyon Station, which is why I chose the stations Gare de Lyon and Gare d'Austerlitz for train lines. It worked out!

Thanks for the help ^^

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Thursday, August 10th

-Arrive at CDG at 10:40 A.M.
-Check-in at 2:00 P.M.
<Line 10 from Gare d’Austerlitz to Cardinal Lemoine>
-Panthéon
-Jardin du Luxembourg
-Catacombs
-Tour Montparnasse
<Line 4 from Gare Montparnasse to Chatelet then Line 1 to Gare de Lyon>

Friday, August 11th

<Line 1 to Concorde>
-Musée de l’Orangerie
-Jardin des Tuileries
-Musée du Louvre
<Line 1 to Gare de Lyon>

Saturday, August 12th

-Giverny (all-day)

Sunday, August 13th

<RER C to Gare de Versailles Château Rive Gauche>
-Versailles
<RER C to Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame>
-Latin Quarter
<Line 10 from Cluny - La Sorbonne to Gare d’Austerlitz>

Monday, August 14th

<Line 1 to Concorde then Line 12 to Abbesses>
-Funiculare - Gare Basse to Funiculare - Gare Haute (cable car - metro pass)
-Sacré-Cœur
<Line 12 to Concorde>
-Ave. Champs-Élysées
-Arc de Triomphe
<Line 1 from George V to Gare de Lyon>

Tuesday, August 15th (Son's 15th birthday!)

<RER C to Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel>
-Tour Eiffel
-Trocadéro
-Seine River Cruise (lunch?)
-Les Invalides
-Musée Rodin
-Tour Eiffel
<RER C to Gare d’Austerlitz>

Wednesday, August 16th

<Line 1 to Chatelet>
-Pont Neuf
-Sainte Chapelle
-Cathédrale Notre-Dame
-Musée d’Orsay
-St-Germain-des-Prés
<Line 1 from Tuileries to Gare de Lyon>

Thursday, August 17th

-Leave CDG at 1:40 P.M.

Have you been to Paris before?

I would pick out 3 -4 places that are on your 'must see' list.
And then I would just walk and wander. Enjoy the day, watch people,
Sit in parks, restaurants, etc.

Sunday the 13th will likely leave you exhausted if you go to Versailles all day.
I don't think you'll have time to appreciate the Cluny museum, so would move it to another day.
The 10th would probably be the easiest day to go.
There is some important renovation work involving the Cluny's chapel, just so you know.