The long night of museums

Last week we missed the long night of museums as we had to fetch our son back from his holiday and then there was no time left to visit anything.

Last year we went to Saint-Nicolas-de-Port to the brewery museum and I took this picture from the roof of the building before it was too dark. It was an unusual opportunity to see the basilica from a high point. It is such a big church standing amongst small houses. I imagine it was even more impressing for people living around or for pilgrims in the seventeenth century.

This year I would have liked to go to the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy to be able discover the exhibition in a calmer atmosphere and to enjoy a drink afterwards in one of the Place Stanislas cafés. We will have to wait for next year to do this. Or we could try to look for another museum organizing a special event for this long night to change from the usual visits.

I suppose it is different in Paris but, here in Lorraine, not a lot of people join the event and so it is really pleasant to visit places after dinner, avoiding a crowd and without paying anything. It is free and allows visitors to have a good time in good conditions.