Window shopping

Well, it is the season, innit... The Christmas market opens next Wednesday, with hordes of tourists... 3.3 millions last year.... Chaos. It's been snowing since yesterday.

More b&w right...here.
 

This tree

Seen last Tuesday near my cardiologist's office. Straight out of Tolkien... No, the tree did not walk away!
 

Have some olives!

 

When in Rome...

Do some sightseeing! And have an espresso!
 

The reader

 

Electric drink

At the Tiburtina railway station in Rome.
 

Maria Novella

The world's oldest pharmacy in Florence/Firenze, Italy. Open since 1221.

 

Great egret

A rarely seen bird around here.

More b&w here.
 

Miscellaneous

 

Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan's place

The Prince-archbishop de Rohan's palace, built in 1732. Just next to the cathedral. And to the free public toilet. More about it here.
 

The old stables

In the Rohan palace, home of former prince-archbishops.
 

A Monday mural

Barcelona ages ago. Author unknown.

More Monday murals here.
 

Should I stay or should I go?

 

To the top

As long as I remember, and I've spent half of my life here, there have always been ongoing works on the cathedral. Pollution and bird poo destroy everything, making the pink sandstone turn black. You can go up to a platform, 66 metres up, through a very narrow staircase, 330 steps. Therefore, a lift for the workers.
 

Cello

Music of the other type.
 

A few weeks ago

More b&w here.

 

It started

 

Emilie

A new coffee place in town
 

Closed

 

A little sunshine

At the cathedral.
 

DANGER!

 

November City Daily Photo theme day: cooking

I love cooking! But I've had to go wayyyyy back (2011...) to find an appropriate photo for this theme. Barcelona, Fiera de Abril, a señor cooking what looks like huevos rancheros.

More cooking posts right... here.

 

Ottoman

A mosque in Istanbul, with this wonderful ottoman architecture. More b&w right... here

L'Aubette

A small shopping mall in a 18th century building. 18th century: relatively new building... LOL

 

Looking ahead

Time for a break at the British Museum.
 

Sweets or icons?

Tough choice...

 

Autumn

 

To paraphrase Queen...

"I want to ride my... wood and cardboard bicycle".
 

Weekend in black and white

 An entrance, I don't remember where... Greece, maybe. Or Sicily.

More b&w here.

Just passing through

Tramway reflections
 

Petite France

Part of the 17th century fortifications.
 

Christmas?

Putting up the big Christmas tree. Why so early? Well, it will take a few weeks to decorate it, in time for the Christmas market, opening November 27th.
 

Number 13

 

Andrea and Andreas were here.

 

Cathedral of the Assumption

In Victoria, on the wonderful Maltese island of Gozo.
 

Dwarf deflation...

Only 4 left...

More b&w right...here.

 

Blue girl

 

Autumn

 

I want to ride my bicycle...

...through the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
 

4 sides...

 ...of a trash can in Strasbourg. More Monday murals here.

Best coffee in town

 

No comment

 

Rila

Rila monastery, Bulgaria
 

The Warburg spiral bench

Bench by Bert Theis, artist from Luxemburg, on the place de la République in Strasbourg.
 

A stroll through London

Russell Square, London. More b&w... here

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The Stables

The old Stables, at Camden Market
 

A Monday mural

More Monday murals here.