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maykenalanna.bsky.social
So today it's far-too-early-o'clock, the "go" was given, and I'm off in the rain (go figure), hoping to glimpse some #Triathlon action.
#Paris2024 #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
maykenalanna.bsky.social Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · Jul 30
Not getting off here at far-too-early-o'clock this morning: the triathlon has been postponed as the Seine hasn't met the required standards this morning. (I pity the people who have to collect the measurements at 4am.)
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition #Olympics #Paris2024
Station name sign inside the métro station in Olympic pink indicating the station Invalides and the 3 Games sites: Invalides, Grand Palais, and Pont Alexandre III
July 31, 2024 at 4:47 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Got a D-1 mail for my #Paris2024 event tomorrow that includes advice, do's and don'ts'. About water bottles (allowed up to 750ml, no glass) they say there'll be taste tests at the entrance.
I have questions.
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
August 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Just another day of #LifeInParis #GamesEdition.
I see volunteers almost every morning or evening. Reminds me that #Paris2024 is right here in my town.
A volunteer of the Paris 2024 Olympics in his volunteer uniform in a nondescript side street of Paris
August 1, 2024 at 11:53 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
France TV has so many channels showing #Paris2024 that even the journalists get lost: "I think we're on France 2 right now and we're handing over to France 3."
They were on France 5 and handed over to France 2.
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
July 28, 2024 at 10:22 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
In good Parisian tradition, I'm leaving town for (part of) August, so #LifeInParis #GamesEdition is taking a break.
More about #Paris in August on my blog #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives (hear me interviewed!):
www.maykenbruenings.com/paris-closed...
Paris: closed in August
In August, Paris is full of tourists. But why are so many businesses closed? Find out why Parisians go away in August.
www.maykenbruenings.com
August 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
DH and I went out for a ride and a walk in town tonight. There's a new light in the sky over #Paris.
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
The Seine river at nightfall, on the other bank part of the Louvre and the Olympic cauldron in the shape of a hot-air balloon in the night sky above the Tuileries Gardens
July 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
On the roads, highways etc. serving #Paris2024 sites, there are lanes reserved for accredited vehicles (left). I recently discovered there are also bike lines (right).
I'll stick to the métro this week. #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
Left lane of a French highway with "Paris 2024" written on the asphalt, a sign indicates in French "Paris 2024 accredited vehicles". Bike lane on a Paris street, on the asphalt are a bike symbol and a pink square with "Paris 2024" written in white at its center
July 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
I'm back with #LifeInParis #GamesEdition because #GameIsNotOver - we're getting ready for the "return match".
Reserved lanes were reactivated and métro stations closed again as of today.
6 days to go!
August 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
And which way to the office?
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition #SomePeopleHaveToGoToWork
Two pink signs in a Paris métro station indicating which métro and train lines to take for various Games sites (lines J, L, 9, 14)
July 24, 2024 at 6:29 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers' balloon flew over the Tuileries in Paris. For #Paris2024 the #OlympicFlame 🔥 does the same every night. Enjoy.
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
A tethered hot-air balloon in the night sky, below a faint dark silhouette of trees and buildings. A flame burns in the flat basket below the round balloon, so that the basket and the underside of the balloon are yellow
July 29, 2024 at 11:36 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
The Paris Games start in 4 days. In the middle of the city.
I'll be here for the next 2 weeks, trying to live my regular life. I'll share my observations here.
Monday morning: lots of station closures on the métro already.
Screen indicating the state of local rail and subway lines for Paris. Several lines are marked orange/amber due to station closures for the Games
July 22, 2024 at 6:06 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Dear tourists. Sorry, you can't visit the Champs Élysées today. Today, the avenue belongs to the French and their champions. #Paris2024 #LifeInParis #GamesEdition 🇨🇵🥇🥈🥉🇨🇵
Spectators along the Champs Elysees with French flags French Olympic and Paralympic champions on a catwalk on the Champs Elysées with Paris 2024 staff dressed in their blue uniforms on the sides, lots of French flags
September 14, 2024 at 4:57 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Remember the #Paris2024 cauldron/balloon? It's still there, waiting to be relit next week for the "return game", as Tony Estanguet called it at the Closing Ceremony. Don't forget: #GameIsNotOver!
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
The Paris 2024 balloon on the ground in the Tuileries Gardens
August 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Anyone in need of a leftover fridge from the Opening Ceremony? Saw these as I was strolling along the Louvre last night.
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
A row of narrow (empty) Coca Cola fridges lined up on the curb along the Louvre at night-time
July 29, 2024 at 12:34 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
I had to search for a bit on the ofgicial resale site but since I needed only 1 ticket (DH wasn't interested), I ended up finding one. I'll probably need binoculars to see the athletes, but I'm going for the atmosphere. 2/4
#Paris2024 #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
July 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
#GameIsNotOver
You might wonder why these signs in thr métro seem to be redundant but in fact it's brilliant: everything in pink is for #Paris2024. So much easier to spot!
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
2 signs for the same Paris public transport lines side by side but one of them is pink 2 signs for the same Paris public transport lines side by side but one of them is pink
August 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Not getting off here at far-too-early-o'clock this morning: the triathlon has been postponed as the Seine hasn't met the required standards this morning. (I pity the people who have to collect the measurements at 4am.)
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition #Olympics #Paris2024
Station name sign inside the métro station in Olympic pink indicating the station Invalides and the 3 Games sites: Invalides, Grand Palais, and Pont Alexandre III
July 30, 2024 at 6:11 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
I think I just ran into some Egyptians, one of them an athlete. As you do on the métro. #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
#Paris2024 #GameIsNotOver
On a métro escalator going up, several men seen from behind, one of them wearing a red jacket marked "Egypt" over sportswear.
September 6, 2024 at 1:49 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
#LifeInParis #GamesEdition
This sign in the métro is for us, not for the visitors, which is why it isn't pink.
#GameIsNotOvet#LifeInParis #GamesEdotion
This sign in the métro is for us, not for the visitors, which is why it isn't pink.
#GameIsNotOver
Sign on a wall of the Paris métro indicating the peak hours during Olympic and Paralympic Games.
August 24, 2024 at 12:53 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
And now off to work.
#LifeinParis #GamesEdition
July 31, 2024 at 6:55 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Women's triathlon cycling!
#Paris2024 #Triathlon #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
A barrier with 2 security people, behind them on the road several female triathlon cyclists, behind a blue barrier, a crowd of spectators, in the background a building at Invalides
July 31, 2024 at 6:54 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
They are swimming in the Seine!
#Paris2024 #Triathlon #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
Triathlon swimmers in the Seine, 2 kayaks and a boat acvompanying them, two big yellow buoys marking the turning point of the second lap
July 31, 2024 at 6:50 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Five minutes to go! #Paris2024 #Triathlon #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
View of Invalides bridge and stands full of spectators, Grand Palais in the background
July 31, 2024 at 5:58 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Good sign-posting at La Tour-Maubourg métro station!
#Paris2024 #Triathlon #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
Large pink sign indicating the direction of Invalides Olympic site outside a métro station
July 31, 2024 at 5:56 AM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Today I got a D-3 mail. Not that I need to be told how to get there: it's where the #CowFair (SIA) takes place in February. Just checked which stations are closed.
To be continued but 4/4 for now.
#Paris2024 #LifeInParis #GamesEdition
July 30, 2024 at 3:42 PM