update part 2 - Nuit Blanche

One of the great things about Paris are its festivals and events. For example, Nuit Blanche. It is an evening of artistic installations throughout the city. The installations run right until 6am and they are all over the city and all different. This year I managed to visit at least a few of the exhibits. One of my favourites was the giant disco ball that was hung from a crane in the middle of Luxembourg gardens. It took quite awhile to actually get into the middle of the park but it was worth it. Especailly since it was such a nice night out. We spent a good hour or so just sitting in the middle of the gardens looking up at the disco ball. It was fun to meet all the other people experiencing the fesitivities too. We saw a few other installations such as: there was a video that was playing in the middle of the street showing different people doing activities that when they were by themselves looked as though they were having intercourse but then each image was shown with what they were truly doing such as painting a white wall, or drinking from a water jug, etc. It was quite interesting. Then we saw a few more videos throughout the city, and an exhibit that had wooden cut outs that rotated around with a light shining on them projecting them onto a screen. They were kindof mystical shaped creatures. We also went to St. Severin church where they had speakers set up and choral music playing, it was like hearing choir in surround sound. It was simply beautiful and just breath taking. We finished our evening with St. Eusacthe church where they were showing a video that simply a camera aimed at the arrival gate of International arrivals and filmed as people exited. It was simple but seemed really calming because of where it was, and the fact that it was 6am. :) We weren't the only ones in tehre either, however, we were two of the few that weren't sleeping on the floor of the church. It was a great evening and I really enjoyed exploring the artistic aspects of Paris. It didn't hurt that we had a bottle of wine or two with us!! Nuit Blanche a great part of Parisien life. Can't wait for the next city event :)