PARIS MAYOR GOES IN SEINE

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fulfilled her promise to swim in the city’s River Seine on Wednesday in a bid to demonstrate the cleanliness of the river for the Olympics. The 65-year-old Hidalgo had announced that the water would be “depolluted” before the games. Swimming has been illegal for more than 100 years due to pollution levels, and concerns remain over the river’s suitability for swimming events. Tests last week for the first time showed acceptable bacteria levels, according to a statement by the mayor’s office. Mayor Hildalgo said, “It’s very, very cool to be here and it was a dream and now it’s real … after the Games we will have a swimming pool in the river for all the people, for the Parisian people and for the tourists also.”
* Just don’t try to charge tourists money to go in the river. In fact, you might have to pay them.
* She did add that the river water tastes like American wine.
* Yeah, let’s see if she’s fine for the next 72 hours, or if she spends them in the bathroom.
* Next week, she plans on fulfilling her promise to breathe Paris’ polluted air.