#The Seine

[yesterdaysprint]

Sitting on the Quay, Seine, Paris, 1949

[wandering-jana]

Views of Paris.

Nov. 2016

[mote-historie]

Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847-1933), Elegant on the banks of the Seine (Elegante sur les quais de Seine). 

Photo: Amber Tree

[pyromaniacbibliophile]

Standing on the Edge (Bricktober day 13, prompt 'Bridge')

(@lesmis-prompts)

A river that has seen many people 

That young cynic with a bottle in hand and blood on his wrists

That tired man who feels he doesn’t deserve the candlesticks in his hand

That girl so hopeless in love, the world has treated her cruelly

That inspector whose worldview has been changed by a thief too good for earth

The cynic finds his Apollo

The man finds his town and his daughter

The girl has her brother

Who does the inspector have?

Some people never get happy endings, no matter how many people they have to love

The cynic dies at a barricade, hand in hand with his Apollo

The man dies in a church and greets the woman whose daughter he raised

The girl dies taking a bullet for the man she loves

The inspector comes to the bridge, late one night

His soul and mind torn by the realisations he has had

Maybe the law isn’t always right

But how can that be

How can this man save his life and give him freedom- this criminal

Does it cleanse his past doings

Does it wipe off his slate

In another world he might be found

Might be pulled out

Might come to terms

Might find love

In a world where the man doesn’t die in a church, but with the inspector at their home

This is not that world

The Seine mourns as she accepts another body to her currents

Oh how she wishes for that world

[sleepydrummer]

Paris, France 9 Octobre 2023

📷 by Sleepydrummer

[capesandshapes]

My whole entire July has been devoted to watching and waiting to see if they're going to force those athletes to swim in the doodoo filled seine and now the moment is pretty much here and I am riveted in a way that I have never been before

[hlh-shortcuts]

[falseandrealultravival]

Dialogue with Gemini (16) The Seine and The Ganges

Bathing in the Ganges

My Question:

The Seine was the venue for the triathlon at the Paris Olympics, and after the event, some people vomited or fell ill and were hospitalized. Someone also asked an Indian woman if she would swim in the Ganges, but she said, "I won't swim in such a dirty river." The Ganges is a river where animal carcasses and excrement flow. Which river is more polluted, the Seine or the Ganges?

パリオリンピックでトライアスロンの会場となったセーヌ川、競技後、嘔吐したり、体調を崩したりして入院する人が出現した。またインド人の女性に、ガンジス川に入るか、と質問した人がいたが彼女は「あんな汚い川には入らない」と言っていた。動物の死体とか排泄物とかが流れるガンジス川。セーヌ川とガンジス川、どっちがより汚染されていると言えるか？

Huggingface’s Answer

Whether the Ganges or the Seine is more polluted requires considering various factors, but it is generally believed that the Ganges is more polluted.

The Ganges is a large river that originates in the Himalayas in India and flows through northern India, with a total length of 2,500 kilometers. The Ganges is a very important river in Indian religion and culture, and many Indians visit the river for bathing and worship. However, the Ganges has suffered from severe pollution for many years. The main causes of river pollution are untreated wastewater from factories and households, industrial waste, and ashes and animal carcasses that are thrown into the river during religious ceremonies. These pollutants may contain E. coli and other pathogens, which pose a serious risk to human and animal health.

On the other hand, the Seine is a 776-kilometer-long river that flows through northern France and is well known for flowing through the city of Paris. The Seine has also been polluted due to urbanization and industrialization, but not as severely as the Ganges. Sources of pollution in the Seine include wastewater from cities, agricultural water, and industrial water. However, the Parisian authorities are actively working to improve the water quality of the Seine, and the water quality is gradually improving.

According to a 2018 report published by the Yale University Environmental Law and Policy Center, an international water quality assessment organization, the Ganges is ranked 10th among the most polluted rivers in the world, indicating the severity of water pollution. On the other hand, the Seine is not in the top 10 in the report.

From the above, it can be said that although both the Ganges and the Seine are polluted, the Ganges faces more serious pollution.

Impression:

It was as expected, but just out of curiosity, I would like to see just how dirty the Ganges is.

[wanliangzhen]

Javert, Inspector of the 1st class. The Post of the Place du Châtelet. June 7th, 1832, about one o’clock in the morning.

Book IV Javert Derailed

[mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora]

A guy playing the piano on Pont des Arts, the oldest (1730) patisserie in Paris, the sunset from the Seine

[skynapple]

The Seine is disgustingly brown dear god 😭 it looks like the damn Hudson

[briefbestiary]

Rumoured to be the origin of gargoyles, the powerful gargouille. When not out causing devastation, the dragon had made its home in the swamps off the left bank of the Seine.

[forgave-me-not]

no, because if you really think about it, the ioc making those athletes compete in the seine was snl levels of tomfoolery

[allofmythoughts10]

Olympics Opening Ceremony

My fave parts:

- Lebron James and Coco Gauff held the flag

- Snoop Dogg ran part of the eternal flame

- Celine Dion singing up in the Eiffel Tower

- All the flags coming up under the Eiffel Tower together

- When France’s boat came down the seine

- The fact that they made the show around the world parade which broke it up and made it less boring

- The fact that it’s all on the Seine except they literally still haven’t cleared the water officially and have no back up for the water sports lmfao

- the Notre Dame bells ringing for the first time in five years

- the light show from the Eiffel Tower

- beheaded Marie Antoinette introducing metal music was not on my BINGO card for this year

[strictlygenteel]

“Along the Seine” Watercolor Painting - 21 x 14 Inches By Joseph Zbukvic   2021