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"PARIS
YOU COULD stick the Eiffel Tower in Redditch and kids would still clamour to go there, but Paris?s appeal to children is about a whole lot more than the 1,058ft icon. What makes the French capital such a great place to go with children is that it?s a city that lives on its streets: flea markets occupy the squares, skateboarders and street performers mass about the monuments ? even a croissant and café au lait is an opportunity to sit out and soak up the joie de vivre.
Morning: Paris?s attractions are spread out, so public transport is a must if mutinies are to be avoided. The Métro is cheap and good, but by far the best way to get around with children is by open-top bus (www.paris-opentour.com). At £17.25 per adult, £8.25 per child (ages 4-11), it?s no snip, but you can hop on and off at the best sights and buy tickets (valid all day) on the buses themselves, which are never more than 15 minutes apart. Best of all, kids love them.
Start with the Eiffel Tower (9am-12.45am daily) ? it?ll save the inevitable nagging ? but make sure you go to the ticket booths on the Champ de Mars side of the tower, which nearly always have the shortest queues. The tower has three levels: you can go all the way to the top if you must (£7.60 adults, £4.15 ages 3-12), but I wouldn?t ? it?s cramped, the views are really no better than Level 2, and the wait in the extra lift queue halfway up will sap your will to live. Better by far to get to Level 2 and enjoy it (lift £5.30 adults, £2.30 ages 3-11; stairs £2.60 over-25s, £2 under-25s), and pre-empt the grumbles with a glace at the snack bar.
Once down, you could watch the skateboarders and street artists outside Palais de Chaillot or even head to the excellent playground at the southern end of Champ de Mars, with pony rides and go-karts. Then it?s straight back onto the bus, next stop Les Invalides.
Lunch: just opposite Les Invalides, on Rue de Varenne, the garden cafe at the Musée Rodin (www.musee-rodin.fr) is my all-time favourite place to eat with kids in Paris. Shaded by a canopy of leafy plane trees, it is a serene retreat surrounded by some of the best of Rodin?s works, so while you?re polishing off your pud, the kids can go in search of The Thinker. Access to the seven-acre garden (9.30am- 6.45pm) costs 70p.
Afternoon: back on the bus, you could stop off at the Louvre (£5.80; 9am-6pm daily, except Tuesdays) if only to tick off the Mona Lisa, but I suggest staying on board until Ile de la Cité, where even the sulkiest brat will be blown away by Notre Dame (free; 8am-6.45pm daily). The 387-step tower is a worthwhile climb for close-up views of the gargoyles, while the pigeons in Place du Parvis, in front of the cathedral, are a handy distraction for little ones ? remember to bring any leftovers from lunch. From Notre Dame, the bus heads back west along the south bank of the Seine. More spacious and child-friendly than the Louvre, the Musée d?Orsay (£5.20 adults, under-18s free; 9.30am-6pm daily, except Mondays) is a possible stop for a quick impressionists blitz, though you may need to dip into your box of bribes. If so, get off at the next stop, Place de la Concorde, and walk through the Jardins des Tuileries to the funfair opposite the Louvre, running until August 30. Entrance is free, but rides cost about £2.50. Pièce de résistance is the Ferris wheel (£4.50 adults, £3 children), with fabulous views from the top.
Best bribes: in-line skates (£6.25 half-day) and bikes (£6.90 half-day) can be rented 300yd from the Eiffel Tower at Roulez Champions (5 Rue Humblot; 00 33 1 40 58 12 22, www.roulezchampions.com). Alternatively, and for the price of a Métro ticket (£1 adults, under-11s 50p, under-4s free), the funicular up to Sacré Coeur is always a winner
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