What It’s Like to Visit Paris Right Now
International borders have reopened. Here’s a local’s take on what to expect when you get there.
Angelina Rascouet is Bloomberg’s European luxury reporter, based in Paris.
When Parisians woke up on May 19, they found a city reborn. Overnight, the curfew had been pushed back to 9 p.m. from 7 p.m. The streets surrounding Opera Garnier went from pin-drop silent to bustling, with locals eager for the first “cafés en terrasse’’ since October. Not too far away, in the lively Pigalle district, the excitement was such that bistro owners served their first pints before 10 a.m.