We went from zero to sixty practically overnight: since May, cafés and restaurants are filled to covid-capacity, the cinemas are back in business, new or freshly renovated museums have reopened their doors, events are being organised again and, if you can believe it, the government has allowed nightclubs to reopen. I’m still being cautious and respecting other people’s comfort levels but I will say it feels so refreshing (odd, even!) to see tourists sporting maps and asking for directions once again.
Change and revival are on the horizon for me, personally, too. I’ll be leading my first New Paris tour in more than 16 months and have requests for others (wanna talk about it? Email me!), I’ve done several book events this summer with more coming in the fall, and spending time closer to Fontainebleau where my husband and I have….. bought a house! Yes, file us under Covid clichés. We started looking for a place closer to nature and to rock climbing spots and landed on a lovely house in a small town on the edge of Burgundy. It’s stressful, as I’m sure any of you homeowners can confirm, but also an exciting next step for us.
But back to Paris, there are…
