Bemused to watch Parisians flocking to the banks of the Seine River as though it is a refreshing mountain stream or a sandy Mediterranean beach.
Although the mayor of Paris promises Parisans that the Seine River will be clean enough to swim in by 2020, none of these sunbathers will be taking a swim today.
One person who did get to the bottom of the dirty river and live to tell about it was The Idiot in 1976.
The Idiot’s dive to the bottom of the Seine was the cover photo of an issue of “The Paris Metro” in 1976.
“Our Man In The Seine: Gets To The Bottom Of The Diry River And Comes Back Alive!”
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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