It’s summertime in Paris. Parisians are out, enjoying the freedom and the fun. Paris is a summertime kind of city. Markets are brimming with dazzling fruits and vegetables. Fish and fowl are plentiful. Cheese and wine are on the menu. People are soaking up the rays. Kids are playing in the sunshine. And a stroll—or a kiss—by the Seine anytime day or night is sublime.

Tourists of course flock to Paris in the summer. But what are Parisians doing? Here’s a look.

Parisians are getting married (and taking their wedding photos by the Louvre)

Enjoying their putting greens atop their houseboat restaurants serving fresh fish and summer fare

Taking photographs for French magazines atop Tour Montparnasse (and allowing American photographers to “hang” with them)

Lounging by the Louvre like Jean-Paul Belmondo (famous French heartthrob)

Preparing photo shoots near the Eiffel Tower

Doing Tai Chi Qigong in Jardin du Luxembourg

Wining and dining in street cafes morning, noon, and night

Having a cig on a velo (bike) on the Left Bank

Canoodling in the grass anywhere and everywhere

Paris in the summer not only sizzles, it smells, tastes, sounds, and looks like a metropolis turned warm weather playground. If you can visit Paris in the summer, you too can sample the delights of a fine French après-midi d'été (summer afternoon).

Profitez de vos voyages d'été en Paris! (Enjoy your summer travels in Paris!)