After reading about the Fête des lumières in textbooks, I was so excited to finally have a chance to see it live. You can’t really experience this sort of event by reading about it or watching a video, since it’s a combination of different types of light venues throughout the city. Once it’s dark, you really have to make your plan to see the things that are interesting to you.
Nate immediately had his heart set on playing Pac Man against a building, which was a distance from the city center but we did go. Some other highlights were the film shown in a square against the four surrounding buildings, the Parc de la tête d’or telling the myth that bears the same name (in illuminated sculptures, of course), and the countless streets lit in a variety of themes.
The number of people that hit the streets to observe the lumières is impressive. Seriously, if you have a health condition or a stroller this event would be out of the question.
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