People enjoy a sun bath or a walk on the banks of the river Seine, on July 21, 2008 in Paris on the first day of "Paris Plages", the ephemeral beach set up on the banks of the Seine river winding through the French capital. The eight edition of "Paris Plage" is due to start on July 20 til August 20 this year with a slight change in esthetics and new furniture. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

People enjoy a sun bath or a walk on the banks of the river Seine, on July 21, 2008 in Paris on the first day of "Paris Plages", the ephemeral beach set up on the banks of the Seine river winding through the French capital. The eight edition of "Paris Plage" is due to start on July 20 til August 20 this year with a slight change in esthetics and new furniture.

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