Wednesday 5 May 2021

Wait for me!

Cafés and restaurants are (partly) reopening on May 19th. Partly means: outside only, sunshine, snow or rain. I'll have a coffee there!
 

Tuesday 4 May 2021

A very official symbol

1749??? You've gotta be kidding! It's sooo much older! Pretzel in the US, Brezel in Germany, Bretzel or Bretstel in Alsacian. This is the official symbol for the region Alsace:

Anyway, more info here.


 

Monday 3 May 2021

Break your chains!

Nice mural seen in Barcelona years ago. Many more Monday Murals right...here.
 

Friday 30 April 2021

Weekend in black and white

Labor Day in a few hours, so here are catalan firemen, bombers, on strike.

More b&w here
 

Tuesday 27 April 2021

A vue...

... from the inside of the old fortification in the Petite France.
 

Monday 26 April 2021

Hurt!

No idea what this is about. Albanian politics, I suppose.

More Monday Murals here

Saturday 24 April 2021

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Waiting for the sun

I suppose pigeons feel the cold as well... 3 degrees this morning, heavy fog. 18 this afternoon, sun. We'll see
 

Monday 19 April 2021

Récup

Récupération, short: récup. Recycling (upcycling?) an old bathtub. Brillant idea!!!
 

Sunday 18 April 2021

Saturday 17 April 2021

A weekend reflection

The Ponts Couverts, covered bridges, what's left of the 13th century defense work on the Ill river.

More weekend reflections right...HERE!
 

Friday 16 April 2021

Wednesday 14 April 2021

Grand Rue, Langstross

 

One of the many majestic doors of the Grand Rue. Grand Rue, main street in English, Langstross or long street in Alsatian, was once the main roman thoroughfare in Argentoratum, a fortified camp. Strasbourg was founded 2029 years ago.

Monday 12 April 2021

Monday Mural

Just behind the Orangerie park, Strasbourg's green lung.

More Monday Murals here
 

Sunday 11 April 2021

Petite France

Entrance door to a restaurant, closed since October. Will they be able to reopen?
 

Friday 9 April 2021

Thursday 8 April 2021

Free as a bird

Can't go on holidays. Can't move more than 10 km from home. Can't go to Germany, 3 km away. Can't go out between 7 pm and 6 am. Can't go. Birds don't care about my slight case of cabin fever, they just fly away...
 

Tuesday 6 April 2021

Inventive

An old photo (not going out very much this last year) of a shop window somewhere. I have no idea what they're selling though.
 

Monday 5 April 2021

Electric Monday Mural

More street art then mural, but the limits can be vague... 

More Monday Murals here
 

Saturday 3 April 2021

Pre-COVID Molsheim

Molsheim, small town 20 km away, birthplace of all Bugatti cars.
 

Friday 2 April 2021

Leidsegracht in black and white

Haven't been in Amsterdam in15 months... I used to go there at least 3 or 4 times a year, but... you know. 10 days quarantine in some cases, you're paying.

More lovely b&w for the weekend here. And more weekend reflections here.

Thursday 1 April 2021

Jaws was a fake movie!!!

Waking up this morning...
 CDP theme day this April 1st... April fool's day. More fun here.

But, why a fish??? It's a French thing.
In 1508, French poet Eloy d'Amerval referred to a poisson d'avril (April fool, literally "April's fish"), possibly the first reference to the celebration in France.Some writers suggest that April Fools' originated because in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns, with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on April 1,and those who celebrated New Year's Eve on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates by the invention of April Fools' Day. The use of January 1 as New Year's Day became common in France only in the mid-16th century, and that date was not adopted officially until 1564, by the Edict of Roussillon.

Wednesday 31 March 2021

Tuesday 30 March 2021

Almost a summer day

Glorious and warm spring day, 25 degrees C for the next few days. T-shirt weather!
 

Monday 29 March 2021

Saturday 27 March 2021

Friday 26 March 2021

Thursday 25 March 2021

Somewhere in town...

I don't remember where I took this photo, 2 or 3 years ago. Sorry.
 

Wednesday 24 March 2021

Sunday 21 March 2021

The green is back!

Cold wintery day. But hey, it's getting better every day, 20 degrees C expected here next weekend. Next stop: SUMMER!
 

Saturday 20 March 2021

Brockengespenst

Sun reflecting on aplane, reflecting on clouds... This is called a Brockengespenst in German, Brocken spectre in English.

More weekend reflections here