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Oliver Schick
@Philbythesea
It feels fairly normal here this morning, which is in itself rather sad I guess. There was a 'suspect package' at Gare de Lyon, so metros and RER were a bit messed up, but in many ways the we've never really come down from the alert after the January shootings, hence extra security guards checking bags going into commercial centres and 3-strong armed soldier teams on the streets and in the big stations is no different today than it was last week.
Saturday was understandably quiet, pretty much every public park and square was closed, no street markets, most bars and restaurants near us were either closed, or at least didn't put the tables and chairs outdoors. By Sunday, though, half the parks were open again, and most of the bars and restaurants too. From the rolling news coverage you'd think everyone's either hiding indoors or wandering the streets in complete shock, while the reality is a bit more mundane.
EDIT: January shootings, not bombings, sorry.