No, dont want!!!

This guy was trying to entice his dog do come out of the river Rhine... Took him a long time, the doggy wanted to stay cool.

St Odile, a chapel

There is a big convent on top of Mount St Odile, the Hohenburg. St Odile, holy patroness of Alsace and of the blind or partially sighted, created it a while ago, around 680 AD. One of the later built chapels. I dont know who Eugenia was, but Leo (the 9th) was the only ever alsatian pope,

View from the top

Journey to the top...

... of Mount Sainte Odile. Odile is what catholics call the holy patroness of Alsace. Anyway, the sky seems bigger, from 750 meters up

 

Art

Some unknown sculpture (?) discovered yesterday

This is an international border

Pedestrian border bridge (bicycles allowed) between Strasbourg, France, and Kehl, Germany, on the river Rhine.  It is situated in a big bi-national park, on both shores. I took this photo in France, but the bikers were in Germany, I guess.  No controls, not even a "you are now leaving..." sign. As Schengen is going fast down the drain, this "freedom" might not last. Unfortunately. When will we see all borders abolished, geographically, and in people's minds, at least in Europe???

The food mile

This is the main touristic street in Obernai, a line of restaurants, all serving pretty much the same alsatian specialities.

The little train

The little train on wheels in front of the tourist office in Obernai

Classy!

So I went for a bit of shopping, to Karlsruhe, the next big German city, an hour away. Some nice buildings there... This is but a side entrance to the former palace of the local dukes, now a museum.

What will it be?

Hot day today in Karlsruhe, southern Germany!

You've been framed!

Howdy! How was your day, what did you do? Well, I framed a goat! :-)

Obernai

Out for lunch in the very pretty (and very touristy, hordes of Germans) town of Obernai, 25 km away. With a little bokeh for dessert!

Weekend in black and white

Street art can at times be quite amazing! Want some more monochromes? Click here!

Photogenic...

This has to be my favorite places in town...

Monthly theme day: my skyline

Strasbourg skyline, taken from the fortifications.
More skylines here.

Waterways

Strasbourg is basically an island, la Grande Ile, the big island. A lot of water here. It used to be far more, as many of the streets are dried out rivers (called ramblas in other places). So canoes should be a convenient way of going around town...

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here

Contrast

Did I mention that Strasbourg is a colorful and very international place???

La Belle Epoque

The merry-go-round near the St Thomas church

Before and after

Before...

...and after the storm

A troubadour

troubadour

Origin

French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar ‘find, invent, compose in verse’.

Holidays!

C ya soon!

The local version

Like... the other one. Well, almost

14 juillet, Bastille Day

The traditional 14/7 fireworks, as seen from the safety of our balcony.

Skywatch Friday is here.

Carpe diem

14 juillet, aka Bastille day. Today, 227 years ago, Parisians stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, freeing all 5 prisoners (including the Marquis de Sade), shouting liberté, égalité, fraternité, liberty, equality, fraternity.
Empty words nowadays...  Very little of it left, if any.
Big army parade in Paris, militaristic lobby sponsoring...
As for me, I am neither militaristic, nor patriotic or a nationalist at all, as they are all empty, hateful words for me. Symbols of oppression. But then, I am so little french after all.
And anyway, I hate ALL flags!
But hey, it's a day off! So carpe diem, let's have a nice meal!

Welcome!

This is the very inviting entrance to a hotel on the Place du Corbeau, or raven square.

The hidden parts

Well, it takes... guts to do it! Would you do it???

Tall!!!!

Gosh, she is tall!!! 142 meters. Which makes impossible to get her on one single photo without a very expensive fisheye. But where is a will, there is a way, with a photo-stitching program. 7 photos in one, using Microsoft ICE, a free program.

A Weekend Reflection

There are many many art galleries in town, a surprising number for a midsize city...
This is for the Weekend Reflection meme. Click here to see more reflections from all around the world.

Let's throw someone in the river!

The big naval battle, Strasbourg vs Schiltigheim. When I left, Strasbourg was leading, 2-0

The hat man

It is pink tourist weather, Thanks mate for your invaluable contribution to the general wellbeing!
And no thanks, I dont like hats.

Tu tires ou tu pointes???

Pétanque, aka boules. More commonly played in the south of France. Two main ways to play it: rolling the ball, or shooting it. The goal is to get your ball closest to the cochonnet, the smaller ball.
It is a men's game for some reason, you rarely ever see women playing it. Maybe they have better things to do. A shame.

Love

The little dog saw me!

Beauty and the photographer

Came across these ladies last Sunday. Maybe models on a photoshoot

The 1776 BREXIT

Yes, they did it 240 years, exiting Great Britain (not the EU, lol!).
And 150 years ago, the first US general consulate opened in Strasbourg, adorned with a flag, with 36 stars and 13 stripes.
2 interesting documents about it, here, and also here, the latter from President Obama. Have a look!

How do you like your mushrooms? Bottled?

 Well, an artistic take on... anything, really, is always welcome!!!

A weekend reflection

No nice weather at all at the moment, cloudy, drizzle. But now and then, it is good enough for a drink outside.

More Weekend Reflections here.

CDP monthly theme day: look down

Looking all the way down, on a flight home from Barcelonavto Strasbourg one Christmas, via the French and Swiss Alps. These are the Aiguilles d'Arve, in Savoie, Savoy.

Moore theme day photos from my City Daily Photo friends here

Not Strasbourg, not the theme day

Tomorrow, first day of the month, it is the monthly theme day; look down. Well... I'm always looking UP!!! Always staring at the sky, birds, trees, architectural details...
So, I have a problem.
Well, this is not my "official theme day" post. Let me see what I can find tomorrow.
So, anyway, being a very well traveled dude, I'm posting this today, from the time I was living in Amsterdam. Guess where I took this? Yessss, the red light district, on the pavement in front of the Oude Kerk, the old church!!!

Buddha was here

An old photo, an exotic shop somewhere in the Petite France area.

Post 200, yeah man!

One of several rose windows (french: rosace) in the cathedral.
Just plaing around, dudes and dudettes! LOL

Sunday

Some flowers for you!

Last night...

...after the (almost) daily storm. It's official: we have the wettest June on record. Ever. I am slowly turning into a duck, you should see my palmed feet...