Wild wild west

A few meters from the Vietnamese I posted yesterday, a free bluegrass/country concert. More my type of music.

Việt Nam

I recently went to a fair, which had, among many others things, Vietnamese handicraft, music, dance and food. As a lover of things Asian , I couldn't miss this! Lots of things I love about the country, the people, the culture, the food... The music? Guess you have to be used to it.
And I love the fact that they threw both French and American invaders out! Well done, Viet Nam!

The bunny is asking:

Is it Easter yet?

A Monday Mural, by Dan23

There is a small zoo in town, but without zebras... So far!
3 days... Dan23, the most prolific street artist in town, started this mural last Friday. It was supposed to be finished by Sunday, but we had a massive wind storm yesterday (Florence was here). So... I didn't have the time to check on it today, but I'll show you the entire mural... next week.

And this is Dan himself, nice guy. He has the city's permission to paint wherever he likes, which I think is pretty unique, in this rather conservative town!
His website is here, and there is a lengthy and very interesting interview here. Both are in french, you might need (or not) a translation tool.
More exciting Monday Murals here, in Sami's very colourful world.

Summer is over

Boohoo.

Oh look, Mum, I'm in the telly!

Finally famous!
Just kidding, at this year's big vintage fair. It's like going back to 1985...

... and eatlier

The end of the week... I mean: tunnel

More Weekend in B&W here

First signs of autumn...

...on a hot summer day

Protection

Assault rifle on front. Well, this is Strasbourg as well, as France is subjected to terrorist attacks. Groups of at least 3 soldiers, always patrolling.

Home is where the heart is...

... but today, the mobile phone is where the heart is.

Um mural para segunda-feira

Aka a monday mural, seen in Faro, Portugal. Maybe inspired by China Mieville's books. Perdido Station could look like this, in my mind anyway.
More here

Play with me!

And not with your bloody phone!

Post 783, in the sunshine

With a rainbow, on a clear blue sky

Weekend in black and white

Thousands of people...
More b&w here

Route 66

Well, we have a Route 67 here, aka the Route des vins, vineyard road. French departements have a name, and also a number. Strasbourg is the capital city of the Bas Rhin (lower Rhine) departement, or 67.
This is something else. During the 86th European Trade Fair, right here, right now, they organised a route 66 exhibition.Et voila. Enjoy your tomato soup.

The purple hour

While waiting for a tramway at 7.30 PM

Centraal

It's always good to go back to Amsterdam! Well, I'm biased, as I lived there...
From left to right: St Nicolas church, the central tourist office, and the wonderful Centraal train station.

Een maandagmuur

Another Monday, another mural... Just came back from a lovely weekend in the also lovely cities of Delft ans Haarlem. And good old Amsterdam, where I found this, at the entrance of the Centraal Station metro station.
MMM (more Monday murals) right.....HERE!

Ready to take over!

You never really know what's under your feet... Cables, water (there in a underground lake under the cathedral!), rats, tunnels... Or animals, ready to take over your balcony!

Post 777, which is also my favorite wide-body plane. Just saying. Carry on.

O Brazil

One of my top favorite restaurants in town! Their feijoada is to die for. Just... Sleep with your windows wide open, should you have it at night...

A belated and shortsighted Monday mural...

Yep, that's me alright! Robert le miro has been my nickname during my young years... Miro is french slang for shortsighted, or someone wearing glasses. And yep, I'm Robert, I've been wearing glasses since the age of 3, well over 50 years.
And no, I'm not related to the other guy... Or to Joan Miro (wonder if he was wearing glasses???)
More colourful Monday Murals at Sami's.

Resistance is futile.

It's back to school today in France, for millions of kids! Thousands of teachers started last week, to prepare classes, do paperwork, to prepare themselves... Shocking news: smartphones are forbidden in all schools from today! Oh well, guess kids will have to use their heads instead.

Summer in the city

September 1st CDP theme day: teach

I am fairly proficient in Adobe's Lightroom, filters, HDR, ACR, and so on, but nothing more complicated. So, I bought the books, watching the videos and trying to TEACH myself what must be the most complex photography editing program: Photoshop. Again. Wish me luck! :-)
More on the TEACH theme here.

A place in the shade

Good oirish weather today, rainy and cold, no need for shade. But hey, it's the weekend! Click here for more b&w to lighten your friday!

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!