It's a hot day in Paris and kids run in and out of giant sprinklers set up on the banks of the Seine river not far from Notre Dame cathedral at a place called Paris Beach, or Paris Plage. Among the ...

PARIS — Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, whose sumptuous offices are located a short walk from the Seine River, officially opened the eighth “Paris Plage” on July 20. The 1.2 mile of concrete quay is carpeted ...