Americans at Paris Olympics dumbfounded over no alcohol at sporting events
PARIS — It’s golden hour at the Eiffel Tower, crowds are starting to arrive for the evening’s beach volleyball games at the Paris Olympics, and Dan Lowther is ready to sit on the grass and enjoy a cold beer.
PARIS — It’s golden hour at the Eiffel Tower, crowds are starting to arrive for the evening’s beach volleyball games at the Paris Olympics, and Dan Lowther is ready to sit on the grass and enjoy a cold beer.
Except he can’t.
Dan and Melissa Lowther, both 57, of Albuquerque, N.M.Alex Smith / NBC NewsNot here, not at any of the other Olympic venues dotted around the center of Paris. They are all dry, a conscious decision by Paris 2024 to only offer soft drinks or nonalcoholic beers for regular ticket-holders. The only place you can score a drink: the VIP lounge.
“We’re in Paris, and there’s not even any wine?” said a good-natured but incredulous Lowther, 57, a UPS sales manager from Albuquerque, New Mexico. “We’ve been walking up and down each side saying, ‘Well maybe there are a few tents up there that might sell something.’ But no.”
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