Every year at the end of Fêtes de Genève (a two week long festival in Geneva), there is an incredible hour long fireworks display, set to music with a theme. I went the last two years, and this year we decided to go again!
There is an option to buy tickets for a seated zone that offer the best views of the fireworks, and I am glad we decided to try this out for this year. It was amazing, completely spectacular. The fireworks are set off from the lake from 40 different firing stations over an area of 27 000 square meters. Apparently, according to the website, the fireworks are synchronized to within 1/10th of a second! It really was impressive - the whole show is set to music and I have never seen such huge fireworks or such unusual ones! I don't know what it is about fireworks, but there is something magical about them and a few times we caught ourselves laughing and smiling with delight!
It is always a crazy day, with more than 600 000 people in Geneva that night to watch the fireworks! If you don't have a ticket for a reserved seat, you definitely need to get to Geneva in the afternoon and stake out a spot by the lake. This year, as we had our seats, we enjoyed the festival in the afternoon (a few drinks, ice-cream, a peddle boat on the lake) and then made our way to the zone to wait in line to be let in. There is always such a festive atmosphere, and after the show it is the great exodus as thousands of people make their way to the train station to cram into the trains!
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| View of Geneva from the peddle boat |
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| The giant Evian water fridge |
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| Geneva at dusk |
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| Our spot for the fireworks |
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