Belated Christmas in black and white

A belated happy Christmas to all orthodox believers! And also to whoever is behind the small window!
More b&w here

A different kind of street illuminations

Temple Neuf

The main protestant church in town, a very active international parish. More info here.

Some Christmas lights...

...are still on.

A Monday Mural

Seen the other night near the cathedral. "Look at me", by Jaek El Diablo, a prolific local street artist.
More Monday Murals here

Weekend in black and white

More b&w here

Back to the 20 es!

My City Daily Photo of the year

Not my best photo this year, but one of my favorites: kids having fun. This was at the carnival in Valletta, Malta, last February.
More year's best or favorites here

Kaufhaus Modern

The oldest department store in town. Built by Germans, called first Kaufhaus Modern, modern department store, then  Magmod, (or Magmo, as most people used to say, forgetting the D at the end), now Galeries Lafayette. Selling mostly expensive brands nowadays

A weekend reflection

Somewhere in Venice.
More weekend reflections here

Black and white weekend

At the presqu'île André Malraux in Strasbourg
More b&w here

Last days

Tourists, only a few days left... The Christmas market is closing on December 30.

Noel

B&W mural, for a change

Got the winter blues?

Everything around here is dark and grey. Here is some much needed color.

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here

Weekend in black and white

Probably the most famous tree in town! Le platane de la Petite France, a plane tree in it's prime, only 352 years old. A good place to have a drink. During summer, that is, not now, unless of course you are wearing a heated diving suit.
More b&w here.
Friends of b&w, you might have a look at an earlier post, right here 

Summertime

Already totally fed up with the grey and cold weather. Old photo, from much warmer and sunnier times

Fall

Saint Pierre le Jeune

Behind the altar

(Not so) Heavenly sounds

Well, not heavenly to me... I really don't like most Christmas muzak!!! With a few exceptions. Definitely nothing I can hear in town. Fortunately (for me anyway), the people in charge took the decision to mute the muzak. GOOD!!!

Rainbow night

Tell me if I'm wrong, but I thing every single rainbow color is on display here...

A weekend reflection

December light.
More weekend reflections here.

More tea, vicar?

One of my favorite tea shops in Strasbourg. Very close to the catholic seminary. Tea, vicars?
More weekend black and white photos here.

12 nights before...

The town looks beautiful, but far far too crowded. Over 2 million tourist expected over the holidays...

One year ago

Daech/ISIS terrorist attack. 5 dead, 10 injured. RIP.

Santa's daughter?

Or if Santa was a woman...

A Monday Mural

Scary monster of Venice...
More Monday Murals here

And some more Christmas lights

A Christmas reflection

It's christmassing alright!
Lots more weekend reflections here

Monochrome flower shop

More b&w here

Exuberance

Street lights, just street lights.

River fortress...

Strasbourg is a fortress right now. We've had a terrorist attack last year during the Christmas market, a guy killed 5 people. So, the city center, an island in the river Ill, is secured. Thousands of police, army, other guards in town. Most bridges are closed, to enter the center, you have to open your bags and coats. Queuing up to 15 minutes. 3 weeks to go. This is one of the few access points.

Tonight in the capital of Christmas

Um mural de segunda-feira

A Mexican-themed restaurant in Olhao, Algarve, southern Portugal.
More Monday Murals here, as usual.

City Daily Photo theme day

The theme today is: rainbow. Photo taken on a ferry between Italy and Spain.
Many more rainbows here.

Birds sixpack

More weekend reflections here

Weekend in black and white

More b&w here

Tomi did it

A statue, by our most famous strasbourgeois, Tomi Ungerer, who died a few months ago. More about him here.

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa, just leave your credit card under the tree. Thanks.

L'écluse/the lock

Tourist boat leaving the lock in the Petite France, the old historical centre. The wooden barracks are part of the Christmas market.

Dancing chicks

Chicks having fun in North Amsterdam.
Many more Monday Murals here.

Swan spotting

A weekend reflection

Well, this is not Strasbourg... I've been going to Venice since the early 80 es, just love the place, it's almost my second home. I speak veneto, the local dialect, and that helps!
Anyway, more weekend reflections from all over the world right...here.

Weekend in black and white

Come on, follow me, guys!
More b&w here

La gare

Originally a 19th century building, built by Germans, nowadays covered by an UFO-like glass thinggy

Winter is coming. Fast.

Parc Monceau

Paris. I used to live just 20 meters to the park's main entrance, in the mid-eighties. During my first foray into international cooperation and development. I love to go back now and then...

A Monday Mural

Finished, not finished...The idea Europe is something that needs to be built, rebuilt, improved...
More Monday Murals here.

A weekend reflection

Thinking a lot of Venice these days.
More weekend reflections here.