Locals Escape Summer's Heat With A Dip In A Parisian Canal
"It's nice to float on your back to see the architecture and the urban space around," says French journalist Julie Pacaud. "It's another way to experience the city."
It's a hot summer day, and 8-year-old Zak Ballenger and his 5-year-old sister, Alison, are doing something they've never done in Paris.
They're diving into the cold, murky waters of a city canal.
"I like splashing around," Zak says, "because it's hot outside."
His mom, Celina Ballenger, is a 38-year-old nurse. She says she couldn't afford a vacation this year.
"So we've come here because we can't go
