PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 22: A general view of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The seven-year odyssey of the Paris Olympics should reach shore after a spectacular but hopefully serene opening cruise down the Seine on Friday at the end of a voyage that has survived rocky political moments.
After the horse-trading to win the Games came the French infighting over how to host them.
Paris was not…