So not last weekend but the weekend before (sign I'm getting behind?) was the Festival of Lights for you ignorant English speakers or Fête des Lumières for those of us who don't flinch at the though of eating escargots (amazing by the way but more on that later). It's only held in Lyon for a reason that involves the Virgin Mary and floods, not too clear on the details, and goes for four nights. Basically, there are a lot of lights. Put it this way, if I was in any way cynical I'd probably make a global warming comment. The 'a lot' deserves captial letters. A few exclamation marks wouldn't be over doing it either.
All those colours: lights.
Information guys on bicyles: ingenious or the highest form of stupidity?
I'm sorry Suzie, but I couldn't resist.On the last night of the festival, 8 December, 'everyone' puts candles on their balconies. Again, Mary, Floods, not sure. It's become quite touristy so everyone is more like those with little kids/Australians (not synonymous thank you), which I find a little sad, the whole idea is very cute.
Those rows of lights are the candles on other people's balconies.
So they had a light show on one of the buildings and if your mind is even briefly flickering to that laser show they used to have at Darling Harbour, not even close. I'm out of adjectives so am going to have to say amazing and hope that the video is adequate. It really isn't but hey. Keep in mind: all done with lights.Some sort of ethnic group I think...doing something. I'm not entirely sure what was going on but hey it was loud and looked like fun, so why not film!
And just for fun they decided to stick a huge ferris wheel in the middle of the city. Though this stays for two months, but trust me, with the amount of lights on it, it might as well be for the festival.
The view of it from my window. Jealous?
Proof it's the view from my window. More jealous?
And apparently, they put it up just for me. Seriously, how jealous are you?
4 comments:
the lights look amazing! the effects are really cool! gah i love reading this haha. do they say ooh la la a lot? HAHAHAHA "RAD" on the ferris weel good one!! xoxo missing you! loooks amazing!
as promised here is your comment.
hahaha i didnt realise people said oh la la so much!! arianne is soo cute haha!!
la fete des lumieres etait tres beau!! and i want to go on that ferris wheel sooo badly!! she should go 2moz, the auslanders above lyon haha
love your blogs and so excited for the next one. but so sad only 3 days left of school this term!! no more susie, donya and dom for me next term
love ya
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what can i say rad, ur witty style of writing has left me smiling and sometimes i admit chuckling to myself! i love the photo of suz! and am jealous of ur view - and ur last comment about the ferris wheel was very amusing - i didnt even think of it that way and i pass it every day! ahaha
Xxxxxxx
yes i'm reading your blog!!
It's great....u english nerd...i think i might steal it for a souvenir!! Love the info guys!! lol
and u lied, you so haven't stopped taking pictures of everything!!!!
xx
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