Monday 29 June 2020

I miss Venice

I normally go there 2-4 times a year, but I haven't in months... Hopefully soon.

Thursday 25 June 2020

Fête de la COVID

The yearly Fête de la musique was.... Special. Oh ok, it was joyous and entertaining, misicians on boats, bicycles, jazz, rock...
What was extremely disturbing  was the big groups, hundreds of people, no social distancing, no masks in sight. Fête de la musique, or fête de la COVID?

Wednesday 24 June 2020

RIP, Wolf musique

The oldest music shop in town, killed by COVID and by the lack of help of the french goverment.
1827- June 13th, 2020

Saturday 20 June 2020

Friday 19 June 2020

Weekend in black and white

I have absolutely no idea what this bird is: black beak, black legs, yellow feet.
More b&w here.
UPDATE: it's an egret, aigrette in French, Reiher in German.

Tuesday 16 June 2020

Monday 15 June 2020

Not a spaceship!

The main tramway station in town, in the place de l'homme de Fer, iron man square. 2 origins for the name, depending who you ask: either the first train in the 19th century, or the statue of a soldier in armor, above a pharmacy. Absolutely nothing to do with Robert Downey Jr, or Stan Lee!

Sunday 14 June 2020

Saturday 13 June 2020

A weekend reflection

I'm dreaming about taking one of the boats in Budapest, and going all the way to the Black Sea...
More weekend reflections here.

Friday 12 June 2020

Weekend in black and white

The Vosges mountain range is about 25 km from here, all along the Rhine river, from Germany to the Swiss border.
Well, this the place des Vosges, Vosges square, in Paris, nowhere near the actual Vosges. More about the most beautiful square I know of here.
And more b&w here

Thursday 11 June 2020

Lunchtime at the clinic

Inside the Orangerie park, there is clinic for injured storks. Storks are the "national" emblem of Alsace

Tuesday 9 June 2020

Un parco


A few days, the City Daily Photo family had it's monthly theme day, about parks. Here is another one, near the Biennale area in Venice

Monday 8 June 2020

Gloomy

On a very gloomy spring day a while back, somewhere in Switzerland.

Friday 5 June 2020

Merci, Robert N

A thank you note to Robert Nicolaescu. Multumesc prietene.
More b&w for your weekend right....HERE.

Thursday 4 June 2020

Underneath the old tree

In more normal times there would people enjoying a drink. Restaurants and cafés have reopen, after summer-like confinement months, but it is raining today, with thunderstorms... Karma.
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Tuesday 2 June 2020

A little south

There is a good side on global warming: an olive tree in Strasbourg, some oleander nearby. Gosh, I miss Greece!!!

Monday 1 June 2020

June theme day on CDP: park

Feeding time in the Orangerie park. The stork is tame, he is often seen begging for food.:-)
More theme day photos here

Sunday 31 May 2020

Sunday morning

I love going for a walk on Sunday mornings, nobody around!
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Saturday 30 May 2020

Wednesday 27 May 2020

The Holy Sepulchre

Yep, it's the other one, the one in Strasbourg! Restaurant, with a laaaarge choice of wines. I don't remember having wine at the other place, the one in Jerusalem.
Anyway, it's closed until further notice. We'll know more tomorrow.

Tuesday 26 May 2020

Monday 25 May 2020

Sunday 24 May 2020

Sunday afternoon

Still very few people around, as the masks are compulsory in the city center.

Saturday 23 May 2020

A weekend reflection

The Ponts Couverts in Strasbourg, old fortifications.
More weekend reflections here

Friday 22 May 2020

Thursday 21 May 2020

Summertime

Close to 30 degrees C today! I wish I could show you a crowded beach, but... Many good reasons to avoid crowds, and the closest sea beach is many hundreds of km away, far over the 100 km we're allowed to travel.
So, here is a green gate.

Wednesday 20 May 2020

Is it a...?

I suppose it is... a bench. Facing the European Parliament. Does not look comfy at all.

Tuesday 19 May 2020

The zoo

I wonder how our small zoo in the Orangerie park is coping, relying mostly of volunteers and donations... The park is still closed until further government notice.

Monday 18 May 2020

A Rhine harbor

Seen in Frankfurt, one the closest airport towns to fly from. Now, this the harbor of course! LOL
More Monday Murals here

Saturday 16 May 2020

Friday 15 May 2020

Summer in the city

Last summer in Tirana, Albania. Simple pleasures are so often the best.
More b&w this weekend here