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| La Piscine Josephine Baker with the roof down. |
Some people have a dream car, or a dream house. But the more I get into swimming, the more I have dream pools. Places I'd like to swim, or wish I could swim every day.
Earlier this year, I had a day to kill in Paris in route to Fes, Morocco. I had planned to go for a swim (even used the great website Swimmers Guide to find a pool), but between the snow and cold, my jet lag, and some nasal congestion, I abandoned the plan for fear I'd drown!
However, if I ever find myself with some time to kill in Paris again, I vow to get that swim in. Because now I know about La Piscine Josephine Baker.
Floating on the Seine River, it is a glass-walled modular barge with--get this--a retractable roof that can open when the weather's nice and close to protect from inclement weather. It's located just below the Bastille, and from what I understand, i takes water from the river, treats it and eventually recycles it back into the river. (Sounds a bit like the NYC project +Pool).
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| La Piscine Josephine Baker with the roof up! |
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