The seats are up, the ville is transformed and Paris is as ready as she’ll ever be for the Olympic games, starting on Friday 26th July. The city motto is Fluctuat nec mergitur (tossed by the waves but never sunk) which seems appropriate for the opening ceremony that will parade down the Seine at a stately pace, with animations happening on bridges timed…
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