Wednesday 31 October 2018

St Peter the young

The central nave of this most beautiful church in town. In my opinion anyway.

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Sunrise? What sunrise?

Pretty dramatic, no? Lasted all but 3 minutes, before fading to grey.
 Good news: it's finally raining. And snowing on thhe hills nearby. Not a lot, but even a little is welcome

Monday 29 October 2018

Rosae, rosae, rosas...

Do you see the inscription just underneath the statues?
A Monday Mural, spotted somewhere in the Pyrenees mountains.
More monday murals, right... HERE!

Sunday 28 October 2018

Petite France

Photo from sunnier days... Here, today: winter is coming with a vengeance, as they say in Game of Thrones

Saturday 27 October 2018

Friday 26 October 2018

Glendalough

A wonderfully misty and frosty afternoon near Glendalough, Wiklow mountains, Ireland. Eire. This weekend, Ireland (the republic) elects its next president. And also, they will have to decide if blasphemy is still a crime in Ireland...
More weekend in b&w here.

Éirinn go Brách!

Thursday 25 October 2018

Indian summer

Summer is over, and so is indian summer. We're back to normal temperatures, but still no rain... Major drought in France, many rivers are dry. And I mean totally dry, not a drop of water anymore. I've never seen the Rhine river that low.

Wednesday 24 October 2018

World's best!!!

Right, it is not Christmas yet. The reason why I'm posting this photo, is a CNN article, listing 17 of the world's best Christmas markets.Guess who is number 1... The article is here.

Tuesday 23 October 2018

The not that young Saint Peter

 churches bear the name St Peter "something". This is one is the protestant Young St Peter's church. Young, because it is the youngest of the 3. Young being pretty relatives, as parts of the crypt date back to St Colomban, a small 7th century chapel. As I said, "young" is relative, not only for churches.

Monday 22 October 2018

В понеделник стенопис

A monday mural, in bulgarian. Seen in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2 years ago.
More monday murals here

Sunday 21 October 2018

Smoking hot!

Yesterday, I went to the mid-sized town of Offenburg, 25 km away, in Germany. They had a "hamburger fish market". The hamburgers were citizens of Hamburg, far up north, no meat anywhere around... lol
Smoked mackerel and potato salad... Heavenly.

Saturday 20 October 2018

Friday 19 October 2018

Weekend in black and white

Should you so lucky to travel to Sofia, Bulgaria, you might see this, just before landing, the orthodox Alexander Nevski cathedral.
More b&w here.

Thursday 18 October 2018

Lonicera japonica

Aka Japanese honeysuckle. So pretty, I wish there would be more of them here

Wednesday 17 October 2018

Reflection

Sunday morning, no wind, no boats, no water birds (still sleeping?), perfect reflection.

Sunday 14 October 2018

Indian summer

While storm Leslie ravages Portugal and parts of Spain, we enjoy a warm summer day. In October.  While 2/3 of France is fast turning into a desert, no rain for many months...

Saturday 13 October 2018

Friday 12 October 2018

Thursday 11 October 2018

Wednesday 10 October 2018

A national treasure

Roger Siffer, singer (in French, Alsatian and German)., radio guy, humorist, activist, owner of an old sauerkraut factory, now a theater/cabaret/restaurant. Former neighbor. One of the most famous Alsatians worldwide, after Tomi Ungerer. Here, his first LP, Follig (folks) Song, 1972.

Monday 8 October 2018

A Monday Mural

The completed (?) mural I watched Dan23 creating 2 weeks ago. It says: free your heart, free yourself from your fears.
More here.

Sunday 7 October 2018

Quai des Bateliers

Very unusual decoration... I couldn't any information about it. Anyone knows?

Saturday 6 October 2018

Friday 5 October 2018

Wedding photo shoot in black and white

Ciao! Last Tuesday, during my customary visit to the Duomo in Milan, I came upon this couple, surrounded by a small army of people armed with professional looking photo gear. Some celebs? I don't know But I'm wishing them a happy life! And no, this is not Captain Picard of the USS Enterprise!
More b&w here, as usual.

Thursday 4 October 2018

Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

While strolling aimlessly through the streets of Milan, I came upon this absolute gem. I'll show you more...later

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Tuesday 2 October 2018

A Monday Mural, on Tuesday, for a change

Ciao from Milano, Italia. A delayed Monday mural, as I was travelling the whole day yesterday.
An antifascist mural near Milano Lambrate train station, as Italy is turning very unfortunately into a fascist regime, in my opinion. Until there is a change in government, as usual in Italy... 61 governments since 1945...
More Monday Murals here.