Special envoy to Lourdes
Cathy is a strong woman, but tears drop from her eyes. Figure of the city of Lourdes, she is the head of a renowned restaurant open all year, Alexandra. An institution where, in a warm atmosphere, Lourdais forever, prelates, tourists and pilgrims rub shoulders. “I run from the kitchen to the room: there were six of us, there are only two of us left. This early July, attendance is worse than in winter! In thirty-five years, I have never seen this. If that does not start again, it will be the key under the door in the fall. ” On the shopping side, "it's even worse, " she says. " Upstairs, there was a three-day jump during the deconfinement, then everything went down again. Let's not talk about it below. ”
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