A glam flash mob of 5,000 clad all in white invaded Paris’ Place de la Concorde last week for a surprise sit-down dinner on the street in one of the city’s most picturesque locations.
Within minutes of arriving at the square at the bottom end of the Champs Elysees, the crowd dressed head to toe in white had set up tables, chairs and china plates for a meal washed down with wine and champagne.
“We do this for a laugh every year in June, and always on a Thursday,” said Nicolas Godard, adding that the location was texted to participants at the last moment.
“It’s an elegant rendezvous aimed at enjoying French art de vivre,” said another diner named Helene.
The organization, she added, “is very military. We come with rubbish-bags, clean up at midnight and leave everything spotless, as if we’d never been here.”
Last year’s event took place on the Champs Elysees and the 2007 dinner party at the landmark Arc de Triomphe.(AFP)
上週，五千名盛裝打扮的白衣快閃族出奇不意地湧入協和廣場，在街道上享用正式晚餐。協和廣場是巴黎最美的景點之一。
這群全身白衣的快閃客來到協和廣場（位在香榭麗舍大道盡頭處）不到幾分鐘，就已架好就已架好餐桌椅，準備一邊品味紅酒、香檳，一邊大啖佳餚。
尼可拉斯•高達說：「我們每年六月都會舉行這項活動，時間多選在週四，就開個玩笑嘛。」他還說，地點都是在最後一刻才傳簡訊通知參加者。
另一名參與晚餐的快閃族海倫說：「這是場旨在享受法國生活藝術的優雅聚會。」
她還說，這個組織「非常軍事化，我們帶著垃圾袋前來，午夜時進行清理，不留下一絲痕跡，彷彿我們從未到過這裡。」
去年的晚宴地點在香榭麗舍大道，前年則是在地標凱旋門。
（法新社�翻譯：林倩如）
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