jmm_pics 27 Sep – 02 Nov 2008

The bridge between the Jules Verne Space and the House of Elsewhere.
Patrick Gyger, director of the House of Elsewhere, and JMM on the bridge.
JMM on the bridge.
The bridge ready for the opening.
Balloons will be used to uncover the bridge at the opening.
One side of the bridge with orange balloons viewed from the street (House of Elsewhere on the left, JV Space on the right).
The other side of the bridge with white balloons viewed from the street (House of Elsewhere on the left, JV Space on the right).
The bridge covered by balloons.
Patrick Gyger is satisfied, the opening can start...
2000 people (Yverdon-les-Bains has 20,000 inhabitants) gathered to open the JV Space (accessible only through the bridge).
JMM welcomes his wife, Anna Jean Mayhew...
...and guides her to the best sitting place.
The crowd outside of the entrance of the House of Elsewhere.
The crowd gathered between the Castle (in the back) and the House of Elsewhere (left).
Terry Harpold, JMM and Jean-François Thomas, SF author and President of the Foundation of the House of Elsewhere.
The JV Space, the bridge, the House of Elsewhere and the crowd seen from the entrance of the Castle.
Rémy Jaquier, mayor of Yverdon-les-Bains, is speaking first.
The second speaker is Jean-François Thomas.
JMM comes in third position...
Still speaking...