Although the summer tourist season may have been delayed this year, it’s now in full swing. In a symbolic gesture yesterday the city “opened” the main pedestrian shopping street by opening hundreds of colorful umbrellas and unfurling equally bright sails above the main driving thoroughfare. Half of the millions of visitors that come here annually to marvel at Europe’s largest walled fortress live in Spain. While France will fully reopen its borders to international tourists tomorrow, our neighbor just to the south will probably wait until the end of the month. That will give restaurants, bars, hotels, and shops just enough time to get used to masks, distancing, and other procedures put in place to keep everyone healthy. In the meantime, here’s a preview of what will be awaiting them.
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Pretty and colourful!
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Thank you so much for these photos. Seeing the streets and the park bring back such happy memories, especially decked out in their summer finery.
Honey
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You’ll have to come back and make more memories!
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Hello Bob and Bill too!
WOW, that sure must be alot of work for the town officials to coordinate. Nice to be able to live in such a place.
And yes, I hear you on needing time (restaurants and other businesses) to get used to wearing masks and other such measures…
Happy sunday to you.
With friendly greetings from Bavaria,
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Yes, we are indeed very grateful to be living in such a beautiful place…and Bavaria is not so bad either 🙂
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How wonderful. I miss your lovely city! Thanks for the cheering photos. I’m sure you’re enjoying it all.
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