Latest Paris attraction drives tourists into the Seine

PARIS: It looks like a bus that has taken a wrong turning, speeding down a slipway into the River Seine, scattering swans and prompting screams from the passengers. But when the splash subsides, the bus floats serenely along the river.

Welcome to one of the French capital's newest tourist attractions: an amphibious bus that drives along the city streets, and then converts instantly into a river-going pleasure boat. "It was very different from the usual," said Giulia Gallo, a 12-year-old girl from Italy on board the bus this week. "But it was very nice."