Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

PARIS - After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride, with vaccinations and economies picking up, countries emerging from lockdowns, and even opening their borders to foreign tourists.

For Maison Nomade, the recent journey under France’s lockdown has been tough. Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Now, this vegetarian restaurant in northern Paris is finally reopening. Staff members idled by the pandemic are scrambling to get things ready. “It’s been pretty hard to be closed for that long, but we’re very excited, a little bit stressed, and we’re really looking forward to opening the restaurant again," said Allison Lamotte, the restaurant’s co-owner.