MAY 15 ― We are on countdown here in Paris, less than three months to go before the City of Light opens her doors to the Olympics in late July, followed by the Paralympics...
MAY 15 ― We are on countdown here in Paris, less than three months to go before the City of Light opens her doors to the Olympics in late July, followed by the Paralympics Games which run from August 28 to September 8.
What hasn’t changed over the past century, dare I say it, is the River Seine’s questionable water quality where swimming events be held — a quick dip in its cooling waters last summer left my son violently ill with a bacterial infection. .” In other words, they are heading out of the city, away from the perceived chaos that might descend.normally do come August — abandon the sweltering city heat for the cooling beach breezes of the Mediterranean Sea — leaving the City of Light and her 15,000 bars and restaurants to the tourists.
Part of this people-driven theme are the buildings being used for the Olympics: roughly 95 per cent are old ones or temporary structures. There are very few new buildings being constructed — a nod to France’s climate diet initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gasses from concrete and steel manufacturers. Plus, what is being constructed will be reused rather than being a one-use wonder, standing empty, gathering dust long after the athletes have exited its corridors.
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