Month: January 2013
Europa Rad at Place Bellecour, Lyon
A Ferris wheel was set up in Place Bellecour during the Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières) in Lyon – the Europa Rad. We waited until dusk before getting on the wheel because we wanted to catch a bit of natural light along with the decorative lights. Here’s a short clip of the views from the top to the…
Fête des Lumières 2012: Théâtre des Célestins, Lyon
During the four days of Festival of Lights in Lyon, there were 62 listed shows or exhibits scattered around the city. We spent the weekend of December 8-9 in Lyon (see earlier post here). Many of the buildings were lit up, some had projected static images, and a few played moving video clips. Théâtre des Célestins…
2012: A year of “local” trips
In addition to making trips “abroad” in 2012, I(Chris) did a bit of travel within Switzerland as well. In March, I visited Winterthur (near Zurich) and attended the Electron festival in Geneva. Click the links to see the corresponding blog post. Winterthur’s photo museum (not yet posted on the blog) Geneva’s MAMCO (Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporaine) during the…
2012: A year of “foreign” travels
As the end of 2012 is drawing close, we look back to some of the places we visited this year. Let’s start with those that were outside of Switzerland. We will follow up with a second post of the trips we made in 2012 within Switzerland. Click to jump to the posts – there are…