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[quote=Anonymous]We were in Paris recently and I would say for 12 and 9, the arch de triumph is pretty neat, and at that age, they will be fine to hike the stairs (sort of a long hike); think similar to the statute of liberty.  Will be a very memorable experience.  Very cool view of the city and architecture. Cool pictures, etc..

Eiffel Tower is also cool, and I would think they would like that at night.  We did not go up, and really just sort of did a walk/drive by.

They might like Notre Dame.  Was not that crowded when we were there, but it is not that close to the metro stop as I recall.

Regarding Versailles - I am not sure I would have found it that interesting at 12 or 9, or have appreciated its scale and what it meant.  The lines even when we were there in late October were horrendous, and we did not enter the actual Palace until well into the afternoon.  Instead, we did a guided tour of the still-running vegetable gardens, which I am not sure would be kid friendly.  If you do Versailles, strongly suggest arriving like 1.5 hours before it closes and trying to go in at that time.  Be aware, and this is not meant to be offensive, Chinese tour groups are a thing and they suck and clog up the works.

Depending on time of year, and if your kids like soccer, a PSG home game would be really fun and extremely memorable.  Tickets will be outrageously expensive second hand through a place like viagogo.com, but home premier league level team games are awesome.  Wife and I went to a Bayern Munich game that cost me a fortune, but it was a top 10 sporting event in my life, and I have been to some good ones.

Catacombs might be cool.  If you decide to do that, get the advance tickets, and that too is extremely crowded.  They are very close to metro.

Lastly, regarding metro, if you have not been to Paris before note that is very good.  Similar to London and NYC.  But, if you have not been to Paris in some time, be aware it is far dirtier and un-kept than it was even 10 years ago.

That said, I had no concerns regarding safety while we were there.  My wife, who doesn't travel like I do, loved it.

Good luck![/quote]

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