“it feels good to see people”

This Saturday, February 6 marks the start of school holidays in zone A. In this period of curfew and vaccination, the first holidaymakers are expressing their “want to see the world”

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There was frequentation at Dijon train station this Saturday morning, February 6, the first day of the February holiday departures for Zone A (Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers), despite the current health context.

A departure on vacation expected by travelers

Among the announcements made by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday February 4, the absence of travel restrictions between departments for the school vacation period. A relief for people wishing to travel and which relieves the pressure of the curfew and current sanitary measures.

“I want to forget this stress”

Travelers departing from Dijon, when asked about their state of mind when joining relatives or family is the same: a desire for freedom and to recharge their batteries!

A high school student declares : “I’m happy to leave, there is no confinement, so much the better!”

Another high school student leaves for the mountains, with his board under his arm: “Can’t wait to be on vacation, I’m going snowboarding!”

A young mother, leaving for Montbéliard, says with a smile: “I’m going to take the little one to the grandparents, we will be able to breathe. We are all a little stressed at the moment, it will be good. I am happy to leave”

A student sums up her state of mind, leaving for Metz: “Despite the preparation for the exams, I can’t wait to recharge my batteries, to see other people. You really have to drop out of school, work, study, you no longer have a social life. “

Another student goes to Strasbourg, to find friends: “It’s good to disconnect from this kind of horrible context. I want to take advantage of my friends.”

For an employee, leaving for the Vosges: “I want to enjoy the countryside, get out of town and get a change of scenery. I want to forget about this stress.”

At the SNCF, an increase in online reservations has been recorded since the announcements of Jean Castex, of around 36%.

The report by Corentin Fouchard and Lilia Khelfaoui