Centre Aquatique des Portes de l’Essonne

Je fréquente régulièrement cette piscine et n’ai jamais eu de mauvaise surprise. Les horaires sont pratiques (nocturne 2 fois par semaine et ouverture même le dimanche toute la journée), les tarifs raisonnables et les infrastructures vraiment plaisantes: 3 bassins pour 3 usages avec le gros avantage de pouvoir nager sans devoir zigzaguer entre les enfants qui jouent au ballon.
De plus, sur les plages horaires sans cours de natation, des aquabikes et autres appareils de fitness sont mis gratuitement à la disposition des usagers. Une super opportunité de faire du sport pas cher ;)

Occasionally there’s a price to pay. And you grit your teeth and pay the price because you want what it’ll get you. The price for this pool… Wearing the «I have no self respect so I’m showing off my junk to the whole world, Man panties.»
I thought there would be a way to wiggle out of it. I’m an American, there’s always a work-​around but after I hear about this stupid rule we show up and there are signs all over warning swimmers of the evils of «Bermudas». I roll my eyes and not so quietly curse the French.
So first I confirm that neither my wife nor my sister-​in-​law have a camera then I swallow my pride and wriggle into a borrowed set of Man panties.
Once you’re in the pool it’s pretty cool, especially for kids. It’s got one area where jets push you through a curvy path a little like you’re the log on a log ride. Another area is set up kind of like a huge jacuzzi with seats and individual waterfalls falling on your shoulders. One feature I’d never seen before was a shallow, tiled area with a contoured section to fit your butt. You sit down, your feet dangle into the deeper end of the pool and it’s tilted so that when you lay down your chest is nearly covered in water but your head is high enough that it’s comfortably outside the water. Pretty cool.
My main complaint, besides all the inappropriate swimwear, was that the water was just a few degrees too cold. It was nice but a couple degrees hotter would have been sooo much nicer.
I would have included a few photos of the pool put as soon as I pulled out the camera an attendant hustled up and said, «It is not permitted.» Well hang on there Pierre, I can’t take a photo… of a pool… where everyone’s got their clothes on but anyone can wander over to the restrooms and stand outside the floor to ceiling glass doors and watch guys pee? Is that how this works?
‘Fraid so.
We change and get ready to go and I make an astounding discovery. In the corner, before you get to the changing area is a vending machine that sells… yep…Man panties. Just in case you forgot yours! A creative solution to a problem that didn’t exist.