Around 4,400 Parisians descended on the French capital’s Champs-Élysées on Sunday for a giant picnic on a 216 meter red-and-white checkered blanket, in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe.
Needless to say, it wasn’t spontaneous. Le Grand Pique-Nique de Champs was organized by a committee of businesses aiming to get locals back to the area, which has become primarily a destination for tourists over the past few decades.
