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Greetings from Paris, the place you possibly can swim within the Seine for the primary time in a century
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Greetings from Paris, the place you possibly can swim within the Seine for the primary time in a century

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By Tycoon Herald 3 Min Read Published August 13, 2025
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Eleanor Beardsley, Jackie Lay/NPR

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly collection by which NPR’s worldwide correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work all over the world.

This summer season, for the primary time because the Nineteen Twenties, the Seine River is open for swimming!

There are designated public swimming locations and docks have been constructed at a number of, like this one close to the Eiffel Tower. Even on cloudy days, Parisians and vacationers are flocking to them.

You’ll be able to sunbathe or swim laps towards the river’s gentle present in a roped-off space. All of the whereas, the barge and pleasure boat visitors continues — giving the expertise a sort of surreal picturesqueness. Once I stopped by right here final month, two lifeguards instructed me there’s much more to look out for right here than at an everyday pool.

For years the town’s mayors have been promising to scrub up the polluted river for swimming. It lastly occurred with final summer season’s Olympic Video games, the place large overflow tanks have been constructed to include sewage throughout heavy rains.

Opening the river to bathers could not have come at a greater time, with Paris affected by successive warmth waves. So identical to in Impressionist work and outdated sepia photographs, Parisians can as soon as once more cool off of their river.

See extra photographs from all over the world:

  • Greetings from Gujarat, India, the place a banyan tree is a spot for relaxation, prayers and play
  • Greetings from Khartoum, Sudan, the place these with the least provide their company probably the most
  • Greetings from Moscow, Russia, the place Lenin’s tomb attracts a brand new surge of holiday makers
  • Greetings from New Delhi, India, the place performing monkeys spark delight — and ambivalence
  • Greetings from Damascus, Syria, the place a crowded bar welcomed post-Assad revelers
  • Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose purple cypress forests provide timeless magnificence
  • Greetings from Odesa, Ukraine, the place a Black Sea seaside affords respite from warfare
  • Greetings from Shenyang, China, the place employees kind AI knowledge in ‘Severance’-like methods
  • Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand lodge named for a warrior queen
  • Greetings from Mexico Metropolis, the place these canine journey a bus to and from college
  • Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, the place the blue-footed booby exhibits its colours
  • Greetings from Afrin, Syria, the place Kurds danced their hearts out to have fun spring
  • Greetings from Dharamshala, India, the place these Tibetan youngsters have been having the perfect time

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