The sunken treasures of a Paris canal
by Angelique Chrisafis from on (#ZV1W)
The French capital's Canal Saint-Martin is being dredged for the first time in 15 years - and the mysterious objects emerging from the sludge unmask the area's secret life
Curious crowds had gathered on the arched footbridges that criss-cross Paris's favourite hipster hang-out, the Canal Saint-Martin, craning to get a look at the oddities poking out of the mysterious brown sludge below.
"Bloody hell, it's a giant dustbin," said Marie, a local office-worker, taking photos of the mountains of old wine-bottles, scores of office chairs, bikes, rolled-up carpets, wheelie suitcases and street signs stranded in the muddy pit.
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