I'm a 選び出す／独身 mum and I took my boys to Paris for the day because it cost £100 いっそう少なく than Legoland Windsor
- Stefanie Curran, 40,?from Torquay, 設立する Paris cheaper than Legoland, UK!
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A 選び出す／独身 mother flew to Paris for just 11 hours to celebrate her birthday with her two children - and （人命などを）奪う，主張するs it was cheaper than taking them to a 主題 park in the UK.
Stefanie Curran, 40, from Torquay, Devon took her two sons Brody, 11, and Romeo, seven, to フラン?for the day because she didn't have enough money for a week-long escape.
She only spent £55 each on return flights, and the family spent the day sightseeing, eating pastries and shopping.
The 選び出す／独身 parent 見積（る）s she saved £100 in comparison to a day trip to a British 主題 park, such as a £500 夜通し trip to Legoland, but 収容する／認めるs she could have 削減（する） costs even その上の.
Stefanie, a director for a social 企業 said: 'I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do something for my birthday but didn't have enough for a 十分な-blown holiday.
Brody, 11, (権利) and Romeo, 7, (left) are all smiles in Paris to celebrate their mother's big 40th birthday?
Brody's goal for the trip was to have a croissant and he enjoyed tuckng into the 軽食?
Brody, 11, pictured at the Eiffel Tower. His mother? spent £55 each on return flights and the family enjoyed a day of sightseeing
'So I just started looking around for ideas and realised we could go to Paris and 支援する in a day.
'We didn't do it as cheap as we could have, but it was definitely cheaper than taking the kids to a waterpark or some of the attractions in the UK which are extortionate. So I think we did pretty 井戸／弁護士席 for the price'.
Stefanie flew from Bristol Airport at 7.15am and arrived in Paris at 9.30am, before taking a taxi straight to the Eiffel Tower - costing her ?73.
The family travelled across the city 経由で the sightseeing bus Tootbus for the 連合させるd price of ?83.
She said: 'The bus saved our 脚s from getting tired and meant we could see 負担s of the main sights.
'You can get on and off wherever you want, which worked really 井戸／弁護士席 for us.
'My eldest's only goal for the trip was having a croissant and he 手配中の，お尋ね者 the most expensive croissant in Paris, so we were able to stop off on our way and do that'.?
The Tootbus also 許すd Stefanie to visit her favourite shop Le Creuset 同様に as see the Champs-Elysees.
Stefanie Curran, 40, took her two sons Brody, 11, and Romeo, seven, to フラン after not having enough money for a week-long escape
Stefanie flew from Bristol Airport at 7.15am in April and arrived in Paris at 9.30am, before taking a taxi straight to the Eiffel Tower - costing her ?73
The family feasted on avocado and sundried tomatoes on toast before finishing 支援する at the Eiffel Tower
The Tootbus also 許すd Stefanie to visit her favourite shop, French 高級な kitchenware 蓄える／店 Le Creuset 同様に as see the Champs-Elysees
The two boys looked cheery as they were snapped next to an ice cream 反対／詐欺 with a chocolate 扱う／治療する?
They enjoyed avocado and sundried tomatoes on toast before finishing 支援する at the Eiffel Tower.
Stefanie and her boys took a ?57 taxi 支援する to the airport for their 8.10pm flight, arriving 支援する in the UK at 8.25pm.
Stefanie says that the trip was a cost-効果的な 代用品，人 to a day out at home - even 含むing the 付加 shopping and travel costs.
She said: 'Even our 地元の water park costs £95 for the day with parking 含むd. It costs £500 for Legoland with an 夜通し stay'.
Stefanie felt lucky the day all went to 計画（する） - with no 延期するs.
The 選び出す／独身 mother said: 'I had to do a lot of 警告 my kids that this could be a 完全にする 災害 because if you get a couple hours 延期する, you've 行方不明になるd half your day.
'My eldest is autistic and my youngest would have got bored if there had been any 延期するs, so I brought a whole 捕らえる、獲得する of fidget toys which broke everything up a bit.
'It's a whistle-stop 小旅行する so we had to decide not to go into any of the attractions because of the 列ing time, but it was a really good way of 実験ing with travelling with the kids.
Stefanie Curran, 40, and her two sons, Brody, 11, and Romeo, 7, in Paris
Romeo, 7, enjoying 見解（をとる）s of Paris from an open 最高の，を越す bus. The family travelled across the city 経由で the sightseeing bus Tootbus for the 連合させるd price of ?83
'I felt really good because I'd 生き残るd taking my kids to another country in one day ? it was a proud 選び出す／独身 parent moment'.
Stefanie says anyone planning a 類似の trip should wear comfortable footwear, and pack as much as you can 'without making your 捕らえる、獲得する too 激しい'.
She said: 'It was a really fun adventure. We're hoping to do another one in the summer, ideally to Alicante'.?
The total cost of the trip 含むing expenses was an 概算の £400.
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