Last Saturday we went to La Fête des Lumières in Lyon.
It's an amazing light festival that takes place over a few days every December.
It was a cold cold cold clear night.
There were zillions of people.
There were zillions of people.
Frozen fingers + crowds + darkness does not = great photos.
But I tried!
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| "Printemps" department store & bird lights in the trees |
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| I loved the over-sized desk lamps. And look at all those people! |
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| Teepees on the banks of the Rhône River with the Hôtel Dieu in the background. |
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| Lights from Fourviere Cathedral beaming out over the city. Not a bad view to look at while sipping some vin chaud! |
A fellow blogger from this area of France
posted some (much better) photos over on Le Franco Phoney.
And here's a video of the festival preparations featured on the French news:
Now just add temperatures well below zero,
a Starbucks' chai tea latte in the festive red cup
& about six zillion other people... voila!
It's almost like you were there with me!
(Minus the frostbite...)
What lovely lights! I really like the bird lights and the lights from the cathedral.
ReplyDeleteOh your photos are lovely too! We stopped twice so I could get a hot chocolate, but my friends chose bars both times that did not serve hot drinks. It was far too cold for a cold drink!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are great Em, you really are showcasing some beautiful French festive displays.
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