In the middle of the afternoon, Paris recorded temperatures exceeding 29°C according to the weather station in the Luxembourg Gardens. In the capital, tourists and residents seek shade in parks or streets that are becoming greener in the urban space. “Down where we live, they've planted a lot of public spaces (...) it's common sense, because we won't have a choice in the years to come,” says a Parisian sitting in the shade in a park. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES