This is not Hogwarts!

Although magic happens there, the magic of education, in this international high school.
I know you've always wanted to know this: Hogwarts is called Poudlard in France.

19th century balcony

Enjoy your balcony while you can: violent thunderstorms expected later today.

A teaching place

Interesting balcony, at the international school.

One world, one chance

A Monday Mural, seen in Budapest on a former bus station, now a trendy place with restaurants, bars, souvenir shops...More Monday Murals here.

Cour des Corbeaux

The entrance to the most beautiful hotel in town, a former 16th century inn. The well dates back to 1560 AD

You can keep your hat on

Selling hats at the cathedral since 1884

Weekend in black and white

Younger man playing and singing tunes from older man's youth in front of the 1003 years old cathedral. Age is relative...
More b&w here.

Red

A fireman's bicycle?

Hot day

34 degrees C today, big sunshine. Perfect weather for being on the water! 13 euros for adults, 7.50 for kids, for an hour around time.

Happy hippies

Spotted this in some shop. Wishing I could go back in time!
Here is the slightly more psychedelic version.

Not Strasbourg

Right. This blog is called Strasbourg daily photo, and other meanderings of a nomad. I am the nomad... So, this blog is mainly about my hometown, but not only...I love murals, but there are not many around. Therefore, during my frequent trips, I am always looking for them, and I post them here, on Facebook and Instagram. My meandering murals.
This one was taken in Paris, 19th arrondissement, near la Villette.
More monday murals here!

Out there

Just a few minutes from town...

Before people

I love walking in town very early... I did the same whilst living abroad, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Dublin, New Delhi, and so on and so forth... It's all so quiet, as the singer Bjork used to say 20 or so years ago, all so quiet and peaceful, until...

Black and white weekend

Another Budapest metro station, for Dragonstar's Black and white weekend meme

Petite France

I suppose they do not close the shutters very often.

Silly

Silly strasbourgeois trying to walk on water? Or is he trying to the waters? A silly Moses having lost his way to the Red Sea? Questions, so many unanswered questions....

Genova

My heart tonight goes to the city on Genoa, Genova, where a bridge of the main highway linking the city to France and the rest of Italy, collapsed this morning, killing at least 30 people. I was there last summer.

Internet provok

Another monday, another mural. Wonder how they did it... Abseiling, probably.
More Monday Murals here.

Ship ahoy!

There are many ways to enjoy the waters in Strasbourg. This fleet is for younger seamen and women. To be enjoyed every summer during the Docks d'été, summer docks, in front of the central library.

Weekend

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Rush hour

A metro station in Budapest, 2 weeks ago.
It's the Weekend in Black and White! CLICK!

Coffee break!

Several dozens food trucks appear now and then in Strasbourg. This is one of my (many) favorites: the coffee truck!

August, 8th

August, 8th is the International day of the cat.Being a catman, well, here is a cat for you.
I respected his nap.

Lazy day

Having a coffee, watching tourists go by, trying to guess their nationalities. A few Americans (Russians?) this morning, a group, all wearing silly MAGA hats. Not taking a photo of them, me!

A Monday Mural

Bon appétit, Mr Beef! Seen in Budapest, 2 weeks ago, in the Jewish district.
MMM (More Monday Murals) here. At least one more Budapest mural today... Just click!

Line 4

The striking and very modern Rakocsy ter metro station, in Budapest, a few days ago. Cleanest metro I've ever seen!

Sunrise

Early this morning, after a hot and stuffy night...

Tropics

It is terribly hot, so here is some snow.
More black and white here.

Sea, moon, happiness

Nothing makes me happier to watch scenes like this one, over the Adriatic Sea

August theme day: music

"Without music, life would be a mistake". Friedrich Nietzsche
Click here to see more... music.

Early morning at the Duomo

I've been Milan far over 100 times, changing trains, bus or planes for about 37 years, but I've never stopped there. Until yesterday. The sheer beauty of the Duomo, Milan's cathedral...

It's another Hétfő fal, folks!

Mr Rubik, who will always be in our memories, is a Hungarian citizen, and still lives in Buda. Not in Pest: in Buda I said! Anyway, he left at least this other mark, not in Buda, but in Pest!
Confused? This too will pass, no worries!
Check out more Monday Murals, right here!

When in Rome...

Oops, sorry: not Rome, my apologies. This was in Split, Croatia, yesterday, while having a hearty breakfast at the"Caffé de Floré".
The guys posed for selfies, from mostly Asian tourists. And didn't even ask for money!
Explanation. Former roman emperor Diocletian, after quitting his day job, has himself a "retirement villa" built. A huge palace in the place which would become Spalato in italian, Split in croatian.

Weekend!

It's the week's end, and it's black and white all the way from Split, Croatia!

Books on wheels

Bringing culture to the needy!

600.000

This the magnificent great synagogue of Budapest. Very impressive building, the second largest synagogue in the world, but rather strange: built by Christians, looking like a church dressed in Moorish garb, with an organ (Liszt and Saint-Saens played on it), an altar at the end, instead of a more traditional bimah, at the center... Budapest Jews have their own form of Judaism, called neologia, the new word in Greek.
As for this blog's title: 600.000 Hungarian Jews were murdered in Budapest, Auschwitz and Birkenau, in 2 months, according to my guide...
More about the synagogue here, and more about local Jewish history here

Having a break

I'm in Budapest for a few days. Ever heard of pop up parks? Me neither. Here is parts of one.
Feel free to use this ping pong table! But: BYOB, bring your own balls.

Hétfő fal

Oh deer, what does this title mean???Well, it means means monday mural in Hungarian, according to Big Brother Google. Seen in Budapest this morning. Lovely city, but too much rain...
More Monday Murals here.
I confess: I went to a McDonalds this morning, sheltering from a thunderstorm. I had a hungarian "eszpresszo".

ROADTRIP!!!

I'm off, for a week or 2, to south-eastern Europe, to Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Crna Gorn (aka Montenegro, the black mountain, hoping I wont start WW3 there), Macedonia, maybe Greece, eventually Turkey. Plan subject to my whim. Not sure about internet strength down there, I might not be able to post every day.
Anyway, c ya, leaving in a few hours, at 3 AM, yawn.
Oh yeah: no plane involved. Coach, trains, ferries.

Light from above

Tis the weekend, and it's black and white! Join me here!

Lunchbreak

On the new wooden floating walkway on the Ill river.

Green

It is very hot. hings tend to dry out. Thanks to the almost nightly thunderstorms, but please: no flooding!!!

A whiff of eastern Europe...and of Paris

Some parts of St Peter the Young church reminds me of places I've seen in Eastern Europe...

And some others, newer ones, of the Sainte Chapelle in Paris

An indoor church mural

Still at St Pierre le Jeune, St Peter the Young church.
More murals here

Saint Pierre le Jeune 2

Nice chandeliers!

St Peter le jeune

Young St Peter church is  "relatively" new , 1031 AD. Some parts like the crypt being from the 7th century, built by Irish monks By far the most beautiful church in town! I show you more in the next few days. Meanwhile, have a look at the Wiki page.

Weekend in black and white

Brought today from the magnificent maze and garden of Horta, Barcelona.
Click here to see more magnificent black and white photos. Do it now!