Beaching it! During the dog days of summer, the city sponsors at "beach" along the Seine (Ile de France). They bring in tons of sand, palm trees, beach chairs, umbrellas, and games. It was a beautiful day and we were missing the sun and the sand so we enjoyed the afternoon on the Ile de France near the Pont Marie. It was fun watching the street urchins run through the sprinklers and play games. There are all sorts of kiosks set up with sandwiches, glacier (our new favorite treat), wine, etc. We enjoyed ourselves until it rained, and we took refuge under the Pont Marie where Raymes captured the pictures of the kids. He thought the little Japanese boys reminded him of the men in WWII movies he has seen (very funny!). After he took their
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