Nuit Blanche

So half of my family was out and about with our posses for Nuit Blanche and, no surprise, we didn't run into each other. With the press of crowds in some locations we could have been two feet apart and not known it.

Kicked off the evening at the Cocktail Generator Gala. Pick you primary taste, secondary aftertaste and finish and the mixologists will put it together for you - a different drink every time. There were some hits and a few misses.

Wandering up Queen, from Bathurst to City Hall, we passed several installations. Had a nice pit stop at the Yellow Tail tent, where we enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine while being entertained by various circus performers.

Checked out the installations around City Hall, in particular the Ai Weiwei bicycles and observed the phenomenon that was a one hour line-up at Starbucks - I guess these people really had all night!

Ended the evening at Wychwood Barns to check out a flaming musical instrument and the Artscape Glass and Pottery show. Some really great finds at the show.

Saw lots of groups of young teens (my son was somewhere out there with his friends), taking in the opportunity to stay out late and enjoy the city in a new way.

I didn't last all night, but certainly enjoyed the event, and outlasted my son .........