Thursday 16 April 2020
Sorry, we are closed
Cafés, restaurants, cinemas, concert halls, theaters, operas, etc, are closed at least till mid-July. I'm wondering how many will be able to reopen, with no income for 4 months, or longer.
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Monday 13 April 2020
Saint Valentine's day massacre
This
footbridge is historically located near the Porte des Juifs. This gate of the
old enclosure of Strasbourg led to the cemetery which was close to the current
place of the Republic where more than 900 Jews, that is to say half of the
Jewish population of Strasbourg, were burned alive on February 14, 1349. Many of the survivors fled abroad. Some made it to Venice, to the Ghetto area.
This sad
episode is known as "Pogrom de Strasbourg" or "Saint-Valentine
massacre".
At that
time, there was the threat of an epidemic of black plague (bubonic) which will
make nearly 25 million deaths in Europe. Before it even declares itself in
Strasbourg, the Jews will be accused of poisoning the wells. A bad excuse
invoked in particular by bad payers not wanting to repay their debts, or worse,
robbing their property.
The bridge
has existed since 1858. But it was destroyed by the bombings of the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. It was immediately replaced by a metal arch
bridge in 1871
Sunday 12 April 2020
Salty!
I cook a lot, I love it! But I use very little salt, for health reasons, I prefer spices, oriental spices. But this might change my habits... What is Norwegian viking salt? Or sel fou, crazy salt??? Or sel des voyageurs, traveller's salt?
Saturday 11 April 2020
Friday 10 April 2020
Thursday 9 April 2020
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Green
Confinement, day 22. I am used to being on my own for long times, which makes the confinement much easier for me than for most. Some of you will know what I'm talking about: I've had my fair share of vitamin oCean! So, I'm doing fine .The Orangerie park in town is what I miss most today. Photo taken last spring.
Monday 6 April 2020
Sunday 5 April 2020
Saturday 4 April 2020
Friday 3 April 2020
Il galeone Neptune
More b&w here, on confinement day 17.
Thursday 2 April 2020
Wednesday 1 April 2020
April's fools day...I mean theme day! School
Students of a music school on their way to a concert in Valletta, Malta, last year.
More about the theme day here
More about the theme day here
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Monday 30 March 2020
Sunday 29 March 2020
Saturday 28 March 2020
Friday 27 March 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020
Overeating
No, no sweets today, but an Indian recipe, cabbage with rice, with a dozen spices. The problem with being blocked at home is overeating. Trying to keep it at bay. A guy here in France run a marathon on his 7 meters long balcony. 6029 lengths, in 6 hours...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Tuesday 24 March 2020
European House of Headaches
Not a hospital, but the ECB, European Central Bank in GFrankfurt. Preparing the... after. Won't be easy, headaches a-plenty.
Monday 23 March 2020
A Monday Mural
Confinement, week 2. Well, he looks bored. I'm not! I have about a hundred cookbooks (never counted them), and with 2 small supermarkets 5 minutes away, I try to diversify my alimentation. What about you, how do you survive?
More Monday murals here.
Sunday 22 March 2020
Confinement, day 6. At home, on a nice sunny day
Wish I was on a boat, in South Pacific... Any Covid-19 on the Cook Islands???
More weekend reflections here
More weekend reflections here
Saturday 21 March 2020
Friday 20 March 2020
Thursday 19 March 2020
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Monday 16 March 2020
Lock down, day 2
It's all so quiet... Waiting for an update from Mr Macron tonight. Will it be confinement, like in China, Spain, Italy?
Sunday 15 March 2020
Lockdown
Well... I was supposed to fly to Istanbul for a few days this week... A much needed break. Problem: France is a Covid-19 hotspot. So, a few days ago, Turkey imposed a 14 days quarantine to all coming from France and a few other countries. And then, was night, France was put on lockdown, until further notice. Can't even visit my old mum in her retirement home.
PLEASE DON'T COME TO FRANCE!!!
PLEASE DON'T COME TO FRANCE!!!
Saturday 14 March 2020
A weekend reflection
Friday 13 March 2020
Thursday 12 March 2020
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Café Atlantico
We have several barges in town, used for theater, cabaret, culture, and... coffee. Soon enough, it will be warm enough to enjoy a coffee in the sun. But not today.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Monday 9 March 2020
Sloth and hoopoe
Sunday 8 March 2020
Saturday 7 March 2020
Friday 6 March 2020
Thursday 5 March 2020
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Tuesday 3 March 2020
49 degrees of latitude north
67 km from Strasbourg as the crow flies, right in the center of the zoo in Karlsruhe, the monument signaling 49 degrees of latitude. Well, the monument is situated at exactly: N 48° 59.945 E 008° 23.999
Monday 2 March 2020
Sunday 1 March 2020
Monthly theme day: municipal building
City daily photo's theme day. As I didn't have the time to find something in Strasbourg, here is an old photo, from a past life. The ayuntament, aka Barcelona city hall, during the yearly Merce festivities.
More to see here.
More to see here.
Saturday 29 February 2020
Weekend reflection
Sundown over the Taiwan pool in Tirana, Albania. Nice place for a coffee!
More weekend reflections here
More weekend reflections here
Friday 28 February 2020
Thursday 27 February 2020
First flowers of 2020
Don't get fooled by my photo, the weather today is truly atrocious. It's called winter, 2 or 3 months late.
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