Carla Butting, 22, a student in Marseille, has only been thinking about this for several days.
What to do on this famous May 19?
Two options were available to her: stay in the South to enjoy the sun or go back to Niort, in Deux-Sèvres, and find her parents.
The second option wins hands down as the lack of family ties during this year at a distance has been difficult for him.
She is going to join them with a nice surprise in her luggage.
"I managed to make a reservation at the Trattoria, an Italian restaurant in the city, for lunch on Wednesday noon", rejoices Carla, excited at the idea of sharing a friendly moment with her boyfriend, her family and a couple. friends.
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A small victory because even if the young woman was far-sighted by starting her research a few days ago, most restaurants could not meet her request: "They were all full or otherwise with terraces too small to open before the June 9… ”There will therefore be six at the table on Wednesday, respecting the rules, and Carla already knows the dish she will taste: pesto pasta accompanied by a cold beer!
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For Antoine, 28, project manager for Malakoff (Hauts-de-Seine), this May 19 will be doubly moving. Right a year ago, he met his future companion… behind a computer screen. In full confinement, stranded in the countryside, he finds himself teleworking with, from a distance, a colleague he barely knows. Little by little, work discussions turn into intimate exchanges, late at night on social networks. They tell each other everything, without ever seeing each other. They are now in love and, to celebrate this anniversary, the two lovebirds have reserved a table in the restaurant downstairs from their home, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
“We have an appointment at 7:30 pm to make the most of the moment before the 9pm curfew”, rejoices Antoine.
The place is symbolic: they were there this summer for dinner, on a small separate table in the form of a souvenir from before, when the dining room was open.
“It will also be a way of supporting the boss that we have come to know well in recent months.
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"I will first have breakfast in my usual café"
Beatrice, in her forties, does not want to miss "this day".
"We planned with my husband and our two children to go out," says the one who works in insurance.
It's a way to reconnect with real life.
To show that the country is starting again, that we are participating in the recovery, that we are capable of going through crises.
“For the moment, only problem, the inhabitant of Hauts-de-Seine has still not found a base: everything is complete ...
Gabriel will rush to a terrace, where his friend Penelope will join him after his cinema session.
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At 18, almost 19, Pénélope and Gabriel have just finished a grueling first year of medicine, without lecture halls and almost 100% from a distance. It will therefore be on the terrace that the two Parisian “friends of university” will spend their May 19 to celebrate the end of the courses and the competitive examinations, completed at the beginning of May. "I'll go have breakfast first in my usual café downstairs in the 17th century," Gabriel predicts. The objective, if the weather permits, is then to find a good terrace from 3 p.m. and not to leave until 9 p.m.! "
Penelope, who hopes to have a morning session at the cinema, around 10 or 11 am “if there are places left”, will join him in the middle of the afternoon.
“The terrace is our pleasure.
We chat and above all we judge and we stupidly criticize people who pass by!
A guilty pleasure which the two students have been deprived of for many months!
"Go directly to the nearest cinema hall"
Maxime will spin without hesitation in the dark room near his work.
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No table on the terrace for Maxime Masson, 22 years old. This director of a production company domiciled in Savigny-sur-Orge (Essonne) will spin directly after his job ... make a web. Obvious for the young man fan of the 7th art who admits "no longer in power of this daily life" under restrictions. "I wanted to do everything on May 19, but I will finally have a coffee after work before going straight to the nearest room." For weeks, he has dreamed of going to see “Envole-moi”, Christophe Barratier's film, and to savor this moment alone.
“The cinema is the only place where I completely escape.
I am cut off from the world, without a phone, and when I come out all my problems disappear.
The young man intends to continue his cinematographic momentum.
During the various confinements, he has seen all the great classics on the small screen but admits to being sorely lacking in novelties.
“It's going to be the race, I want to do it all in 24 hours!
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Lola plans to leave the Vendée, direction Rennes, to visit the museums.
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Wednesday promises to be hectic for Lola, 26, a language license student. “It's going to be the race, I want to do it all in 24 hours! »Confides the young woman back, the time of confinement, in the family home of La Tranche-sur-Mer in Vendée, abandoning her small apartment which has become too expensive. The program is full: breakfast in her favorite café at the Hôtel du Center, where she works every summer. The afternoon will be 100% terrace. "I'm going to have a real martini, in a real glass with the little olive on the side!" "
In the evening, head to the restaurant to end the day.
She did try to reserve a seat in a movie theater, but all the screenings were taken by storm.
"I would have gone to see any film, just for fun and to support the community," exclaims Lola, who also intends to make the most of the days that will follow.
She wants to go to Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) to stock up on museums.
She already has a list of all the exhibitions.
“The brigade is ready and eager to get started!
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Aurélien Cadot, chef of Burlingue, and his team are preparing for the reopening on May 19.
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Aurélien Cadot, 47, chef of Burlingue, a brand new brasserie which has just opened its doors in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine), will perform its May 19 behind the stove. “The day will be special, since it will be the first time that we will serve our dishes on a plate and no longer just take out as we have been doing since opening two weeks ago. So there is a little pressure, it's the start of a great adventure, but the brigade is ready and impatient to get started! "
A la carte, to seduce the clientele that he hopes will be numerous if, luckily, the weather is fine, shredded beef burgers, but also and above all bánh baos, Asian donuts made with flour from rice and wheat stuffed with vegetables or meat. "It is a dish that we will be the only ones to offer, apart from a few specialized restaurants in the 13th arrondissement, in a traditional brasserie", explains Aurélien Cadot proudly. The chef knows that he is expected around the corner: around fifty clients have already reserved their places for lunch or dinner.
