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 11 pm from 9 pm The streets surrounding Opera Garnier went from pin-drop silent to bustling, with locals eager for the first “cafes 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 am
It was the first sign that Paris was gradually waking up from months of …
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