Watery Wednesday

For this week's Watery Wednesday I am posting yesterday's water fountain but without the steel ring sculpture. Keep it wet!

Steel arcs and water fountain

Just opposite yesterday's ruined temple, near the edge of the Liège Nautical Union, you can find this exceedingly arclike sculpture. It's by an artist called Bernar Venet and it was probably installed in 2004. Further out, you can see our water fountain, loosely based on a famous Geneva landmark.

I think the steel arcs can be used to frame the water fountain very effectively, on their own they're a bit bland.

My life in ruins

Hidden near the very tip of the Parc de la Boverie lie the ruins of this ancient greek temple. Well, not exactly. The edifice was built in 1905 for the Liège International Expo. Apparently, it was made out of reinforced concrete. You can only get to it if you know it's there because it lies inside the grounds of the Liège Nautical Club.

The roof balloon

I couldn't resist, I had to post some more photos of the new Guillemins train station. The domed rood is so enormous, it's impossible to fit more than a quarter of it in my lens.

I zoomed in to find out what the dark spot in the middle of the shot was. Turns out it's a helium balloon, trying in vain to reach for the sky...

Inauguration again

Here are a couple more photos from the train station's inauguration ceremony last week. This was the only part of the show that we managed to see, apart from the fireworks. Towards the end of the show, these acrobats bungee jumped off the roof of the building. The photos are a bit shaky but, given the distance from which I was shooting, that's normal. A lot of my friends who went to the ceremony complained about the bad visibility...

Fêtes de Wallonie 2

The Festival of Wallonia parade featured some other interesting participants such as giant artists

giant gardeners taking their leeks out for a walk

and a giant watering can in case the leeks get thirsty!

Fêtes de Wallonie

Another event that took place this weekend was the Festival of Wallonia, which featured yet another parade. This one was composed of Macrales (local witches)

and devils

among other things.