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As quintessentially french as the 2 CV Citroen... I'd love to have one! I would probably ride it, a beret on my head, a baguette under my arm, a bottle of red wine... Aaah, where to put the camembert???
Anyway, I was surprised to find out that many made their ways to the US.

Inquinamento

Inquinamento, pollution in italian. Seen in Genova, Italy, 2 months ago. Big port, big pollution.

Many rivers to cross...

Well, not quite Venice, but still... A few rivers in town: the mighty Rhine, the Ill, the Bruche, the Aar, and countless canals. And bridges.
Quite popular with "river people" (some even from as far as Australia! lol), some come and go, some others stay.

A monday mural

Seen in Paris, a few weeks ago
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Making flammekueche

Alsatian flammekueche, french tarte flambée, german Flammenkuchen, is a absolutely delicious local speciality. A then dough, covered with a mixture of cottage cheese and sour cream (some add a little white wine to the the mixture, and/or nutmeg), sprinkled with onion, bacon bits. A few minutes in a very hot oven, et voila! You can add mushrooms, cheese, and so on, or skip the onions and bacon, and replace them with fruits, Nutella, whatever tickles your fancy. I'll stick the previous, aka "traditionnelle".
And here is what it looks like (this one with cheese):

Presqu'île André Malraux

Named after a french novelist, art theorist and France's first culture minister. Formerly a shipyard, the area  hosts now a shipping mall, 31-screens cinema, the central library, many restaurants, student housing, hundreds of swans, muskrats...
Oh, and don't forget to click here for more weekend reflections!

Autumn

The seasons alter: hoary-headed frosts
Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose,
And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown
An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds
Is, as in mockery, set. The spring, the summer,
The childing autumn, angry winter, change
Their wonted liveries, and the mazed world,
By their increase, now knows not which is which.

William Shakespeare

A misty morning

Autumn is back, and I love it! Can't wait see the october light!

6 AM

Early morning in Strasbourg, so quiet, so silent... Best time of the day. OK, you'll have to get up early, but it's worth it.

Imperial!

When you go to Amsterdam, forget the coffee bars, forget the red light district, forget the tulips (in september: none, nada). But go to the Imperial Museum! Better known through it's unpronounceable dutch name, de Rijks museum. Specially with the absolutely shitty weather I had last week!

Necessity!!!

Coffee and necessities???? Coffee IS a necessity!!! Just ask Mr Beans!

XXXXX.....L?

I hope I never need one of them...

There are things I just don't do.

Like taking photos in toilets... Well, until now, that is! I spent a few days in Amsterdam, where I stayed in a brand new hostel. I usually don't do hostels (anymore), but this was so conveniently close to where I wanted to go... Anyway, the public toilet. I was alone, lol.
By the way, me ladies, the thing on the side is an urinal, what we call un pissoir.

Betty is back in town!

And, boom, I'm off for a few days, going to a cheesy country full of windmills . C ya!

Francis, looking up

I don't go to the cathedral as often as I did once. You might know that France is still in a state of emergency, due do terrorist attacks. At the cathedral, you have now controls, restricted opening times, long to very long queues (tourists!). Last sunday, surprise; no queue!!! So, let's go in! Well, there was a mass, so no going around. Found my old mate (saint) Francis, just standing there, staring at something. What do you see, Francesco???

LOVE!!!

Not just in Paris! Love is everywhere!

Last of summer

Well, summer of 2017 is a thing from the past now. We skipped september to go straight to november.

Weekend in black and white

When you're like me keeping your nose always, sometimes yiu find the strangest things...
More B and W here.

Misty and sunny morning

Harbinger of a nice day

The urge to destroy...

Back to Paris for a bit. Do you agree with this statement?

Very boring zoo

Only tigers and cobblestones.

Child's play street

Child's Play Street, part of 2 recently pedestrianized streets, and decorated by their inhabitants. Very nice job!!!
As usual here, the street's name is in french and alsatian.

Merci Trump

Thank you, Trump. Sign of things to come?

Let's talk about revolution!

Have a comfortable seat, have a drink, and let's talk about revolution!

Seen at the Catholic Student Club, aka FEC (hello to all irish! LOL)....... I'm NOT a member there!!!

Photographing the photographer

Wehey, it's theme day!!!Well, somewhere it's already September 1st...
 Click here to see more!

OK, 3 photos...

From hat to toe...

Nice hat shop at the cathedral. And a nice tan!

Don't forget!

September 1st: CDP theme day! Photographing photographers. I guess selfie makers do count...

Cocktail dress?

No: a beer dress. Yep, we produce more than just wine in Alsace!

A weekend reflection

More Weekend Reflections here

Saving the cathedral!

Right. There was that guy making bubbles. Big bubbles, really bis ones. So, I waited, ready to kill any bubble big enough to take the cathedral (in the background) away! Or a kid.

If you're going to Strasbourg City....

...be sure to wear a flower as your head

Ettlinger Tor

A pirate ship (below) in a shopping mall in Karlsruhe, medium-sized german city nearby

Hot!

It has been a hot and sunny day.

A reflection on changing camera

Unfortunately, I had to buy a new camera, as my old DSRL doesn't recognize RGB (colors red, green and blue) anymore. Boohoo!
So, first trial with my new Panasonic Lumix TZ80. Very happy with it for the moment, despite of a steep learning curve.

Don't do it, Vincent!

More Monday Murals here.

Breaktime

Some colorful bikers in need of the break, this afternoon in Strasbourg. You'll never see me wearing anything like that!!!

Walking my human

In Montmartre, Paris

Too many thoughts...

Street art, Paris

El mar adentro/the high seas

On my way to...elsewhere

The little shop of...

I think they are reconverted fishtraps, some of them turned into lamps. In the little town of Cefalù, on the sicilian north coast

Montmartre musings

One early morning on the steps of the Sacré Coeur basilica

Il Galeone Neptune

So, I travelled a bit... Does this ship look familiar? You might have seen it in the 1985 Roman Polanski movie "Pirates". A reproduction from a spanish galleon, you can now visit it in the port of Genova, Italy. 6 euros.

Early morning at the train station

Hi there. Back after a longer hiatus, was very busy, and travelled a little, mostly to Paris and Italy, north and south.

City Daily Photo's theme day: motion

To see more motions pictures (lol), just click here!
For Weekend Reflection pics: here!

Cigarette break

2 minutes...

... before the storm. Well, not much of a downpour, mostly lighting. One of them hit a house on the right side of this photo, smoke, firemen, a little rain, the whole shebang.

Anyway, don't forget to click here to see more of Skywatch Friday!

Skywatch Friday

After the thunderstorm... More skies here.