Originally Posted by
CGNC
Thanks everyone, this is super helpful. Yeah, we're not the type that want to hit all the tourist spots--my wife just likes to take a trip somewhere around Christmas time to get in the spirit and so we thought Paris could be a good spot to do so. Will keep an eye on things and hope we can steer clear. If not, to Strasbourg we go!
You can't go wrong with Strabourg: and the TVG train takes you directly from CDG airport to Strasbourg.