Festivals – Page 2 – Blue Moment

Day 100 – Gone like a Smoke

June 29, 2017July 4, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Everyday objects, Festivals, Getting started1 Comment

100 days… I’m quite proud of myself!

On one hand, it has been easier to continue taking (and posting) photos than I expected. I have never yet felt like giving up. (Although, I’m not very good at sticking to a routine.) On another hand, I never could have imagined how hard it is to come up with a different photo every day. I have never realised how rarely there is anything photogenic happening in my life – especially as I am trying to avoid alienating all my friends by having the camera on their faces every time we meet…

100 down, 265 to go. My imagination will need to get in a better shape.

Day 95 – Mid-Winter

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Africa, Family, Festivals, Johannesburg, StuartLeave a comment

Saturday was Midsummer in Finland. It is one of the biggest celebrations of the year in the north, and always makes me a little homesick. To celebrate, we had a little mid-winter fire and some good food with friends. And ironically, the weather was better in Joburg than what is was in Finland…

Day 61 – A party to remember

May 20, 2017May 24, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Europe, Festivals, France, Friends, TravellingLeave a comment

This weekend was my 5-year Insead (MBA) reunion. It was amazing to see all the people – many for the first time since graduation. To add to the memories, the evening party was hosted in the Fontainebleau castle. A visual masterpiece, and a phenomenal party!

Day 48 – Standing ovation

May 7, 2017May 13, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Festivals, Johannesburg, Stuart2 Comments

To continue celebrating Stuart’s birthday, we went to watch ‘Pricilla – the Queen of the Desert’ – the Musical. The show was crazier and more fun I could’ve wished for. At the end, the entire audience was at their feet. So great!

Day 40 – The night market

April 28, 2017April 29, 2017Posted in 365 Project, Festivals, Friends, Johannesburg, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Live music, drinks, friends and bales of hay. What else could you need for a nice night out?

Warning: may contain nuts

October 13, 2013March 24, 2017Posted in Festivals, LuxembourgLeave a comment

Another fabulous Luxembourg festival: Vianden Nut Festival. The whole day dedicated to walnuts.

Just take everyhting you can imagine that can be made of walnuts – and multiply it by two.Only thing you can’t find anywhere is a nutcracker. We have found our market space for next year.

The highight for many in this festival is the nut liquer. And the traditional ways is to smuggle in some small cups and drink it on the streets.

It’s all quite nuts, really.

Calendars are marked for next year.

10,000 rubber ducks

May 5, 2013July 21, 2013Posted in Festivals, Luxembourg, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Small country need small festivals. Few are more bizarre than the Duck Race.

Concept is simple: take 10,000 rubber ducks, sell them to people for charity, dump them to the river and see which duck comes to the finishing line first. The lucky owner of that one wins a car.

All ducks are the same. No tuning allowed.

Half of Luxembourg showed up.