To avoid population mixing and therefore the spread of the Covid, the Prefect of Occitanie had banned gatherings in the center of the Place du Capitole in Toulouse for this New Year. Despite a fence installed around the center of the place, several hundred of Onlookers gathered on its surroundings to celebrate the transition to the new year.
“It’s a little frustrating, we would have liked our New Year to be more festive” assures Sandrine, who came with her friends to Toulouse for New Years Eve. “We are restrained, but we stay there all the same all together” still recognizes this tourist, who has revised his program. Instead of enjoying the New Year in bars until the end of the night, head home and go to bed earlier.
“We can’t even party”
Manon and Sarah are also disappointed. “We had planned to go to a bar, at least have a drink” explains the first, from Paris. “But Place Saint-Pierre, everything was closed, regret the second. We wanted to party outside but we can’t even. We will do it at home, but it will be less crowded “ Sarah laughs.
Despite these inconveniences, these disappointed revelers remained happy, with their loved ones to celebrate this New Year. For Yannick, “The important thing is to spend time with friends and relatives. That was the case tonight and it was enough.”