fête des lumières

Went back to Lyon last weekend for the annual Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights). Other than being a religious festival to thank Mother Mary for protecting Lyon from the plague, it also marks the first day of winter.

Not in the most ideal mood for blogging now, and there is nothing much to describe anyway. My stay was short and rather uneventful. In fact, I'd rather not remember it, except for the wonderful night spent walking around Lyon's incandescent streets and viewing the illuminated installations.

To read more about the Fête des Lumières, go here; Leaving you with some photos on Saturday night. Enjoy! =)

Louis XIV in a giant ball

the lyon eye

Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

the streets were overflowing with people on saturday

more lights

view of fourvière from the bottom

from the top

bulbous pendulums

floating balls

traboules

random but i thought that the train-church pairing was quite nice

façade of the aforementioned train station with animated window displays

psychedelic