I get the romance of this idea--the Seine is the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympics, but Paris is a very old city, and sewage constantly seeps into the river. They spent 1.4 billion euros to clean it up, but really, they needed to update the whole sewer system to get it right. The Seine doesn't smell, and it's lovely to walk along, but to swim in it? Hard pass. I am waaaaaaay too germ-phobic. I am still cynical and worry about the health of the athletes, cola or no. (WTF?)

After years of construction and inconveniences, I am enjoying the upgraded metro, especially the fancy trains on Line 4 (the one I most often take). The disastrous rollout of the Navigo App (transport and bike tickets) has sorted itself out and I love I can tap my Apple watch instead of having tickets or cards.

While we did not have the crush of people stopping up the city that we thought, I also haven't seen an economic pump for local businesses. Many that were planning on profiting from the Olympics have shuttered already for early holidays instead.

Mixed bag, but mostly positive so far.