I took this along the Seine in the fall of 2019. I always thought it would be neat to live in a houseboat in Paris (and not just because of the Highlander TV series).
Seine River events are scrapped again, renewing doubts over Paris Olympics plan.
High levels of water pollution in the Seine River caused two swimming events to be cancelled over the weekend, after two others successfully went ahead on Thursday and Friday. A year ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, organisers say there is no Plan B for swimming events set to be held in the river.
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
“With a year to go to the #Olympics, #Paris is in the final phase of a historic clean-up which will soon see swimmers and divers back in the River #Seine.”
“Banned for a century because of the filthy water, city swimming is set to be one of the major legacies of the Games thanks to a €1.4bn (£1.2bn; $1.6bn) regeneration project universally hailed as a success.”