No Swimming

Alluring as the Seine River is, it's hardly fit for a swim — there's a reason why the man-made Paris Plage (Paris Beach) is a purely cosmetic shore. But for those of you who demand a dip in central Paris, you can swim on the river. The Piscine Josephine Baker is a glass-walled swimming pool built on a barge that is permanently moored just below the Bastille. We didn't get to see that ship but it sounds amazing! I'm sure it would have been closed for the season even if we did go to see it. It's much to chilly for swimming in Paris right now!Read more