Bus driver for the Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), Marie-Charlotte poses in her bus during a photo session in Paris, on March 14, 2024. From the stage of the Moulin Rouge to the tarmac of Charles-de-Gaulle airport and the Chateau de Versailles, AFP photographers went to meet the French people who will be welcoming the millions of visitors to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. They are police officers, bus drivers, museum attendants or waiters, and this summer they will be in contact with the more than 15 million tourists expected in the capital. Rarely in the limelight, these men and women embody the diversity of people and professions that make up the Parisian postcard.
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