#TousEnTerrasse or "everyone on terraces" was the French motto on Wednesday as cafés and restaurants reopened their outdoor spaces for the first time in almost seven months, to the delight of coffee-drinkers and bistro-goers.
"Happiness!" tweeted Murielle Pinard, a financial analyst in Meudon, as she sat for her first non-home cooked meal in months with a friend.
The French government has opted for a cautious, step-by-step reopening to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 while giving the country back some of its signature "joie de vivre."
As part of the plan's first stage, the 7 pm nightly curfew was pushed back to 9 pm. Museums, theatres, cinemas and non-essential businesses reopened along with bistro terraces.