And now back to our regular program with a few words about Paris Plage.Paris Plage happens every year from the middle of July to the middle of August, mostly for the benefit of those parisians that for some reason don't leave town on holiday. The whole nedeavor is a little weird, but in a cool way. 
Sections of the Seine's right bank get fitted with cabanas, pools, hammocks, sand, lawnchairs, ice cream stands, little restaurants, and other beach accroutements to simulate a holiday oceanside. Excpet that instead of seagulls and waves, you wave at tourist boats and shoosh away pigeons. But it is highly enjoyable.
There are also magazine stands on bikes, huge water sprayers to cool down, free rock shows, and activities galore like fencing, babyfoot, exercise areas, segway rides, and crocket. On sunny days, the beach seems to be packed by noon.
Sections of the Seine's right bank get fitted with cabanas, pools, hammocks, sand, lawnchairs, ice cream stands, little restaurants, and other beach accroutements to simulate a holiday oceanside. Excpet that instead of seagulls and waves, you wave at tourist boats and shoosh away pigeons. But it is highly enjoyable.
There are also magazine stands on bikes, huge water sprayers to cool down, free rock shows, and activities galore like fencing, babyfoot, exercise areas, segway rides, and crocket. On sunny days, the beach seems to be packed by noon.Don and I went to study there one afternoon, and though we stalked the hammocks and lawnchairs, we finally settled on a wooden platform next to a cafe. (Though I wanted some hammock time badly enough that I almost narc-ed out the teens smoking pot). But it was way too sunny to study so after five minutes I ended up taking a nap and working on the tan.
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