472nd

The 472nd Strasbourg yearly Christmas market open this Friday. At 2 PM sharp! Millions of tourists expected. With very high security, as we had a terrorist attack 4 years ago, December 11, 2018 , 5 people were killed, 11 injured.
 

Mural tat-Tnejn

A Maltese Monday Mural. A big cat, a mermaid and a lizard with a strange hat.... Anyway, more Monday Murals here
 

You are beautiful

 

A weekend reflection

Amsterdam. More weekend reflections right... HERE
 

Harley

Ages ago during the now cancelled Harley days in Barcelone. Enjoying black and white? Click HERE to see more
 

I am an addict

Truly, I am. Addicted to books. This is one of the many bookshops in town, hidden in a courtyard.
 

Our Lady

Our Lady of Strasbourg cathedral.
 

Wondering...

... what's behind this intricate door in the St Pierre le Jeune church?
 

A Monday Mural

Seen in an alternative coffee in Belgrade. No idea what it is about, as my serbian is inexistant... Well, I know one word! More Monday Murals at Sami's, right here.
 

Unusual

Last flowers this spring... I mean autumn. The weather is crazy, we seem to have a second spring...
 

A weekend reflection

Cat having a drink. More weekend reflections here.
 

Once upon a time...

Changing my camera into a time travel machine... 

More b&w right... here
 

The Galleria

Laying on the floor, taking a photo.... Guard not happy, telling me to stop my "buggie", aka nonsense...LOL. Btw, this is the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II in Milan, Italy.
 

Betty on the beach

 

Somewhere...

... along the road.
 

A Monday Mural

A beautiful mural, seen last week in Nuremberg. Many more Monday Murals here.
 

Malva Sylvestris

A beautiful Malva sylvestris, aka striped grape mallow, aka Creeping Charlie (don't ask), mauve des bois in French.
 

A weekend reflection

Reflecting the medieval battlements of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. More weekend reflections right....here
 

Welcome to the convent, brothers and sisters!

A former convent in Bavaria. More b&w here.
 

St Lawrence

The magnificent medieval  Lorenzkirche, St Lawrence church, in the center of Nuremberg, in Sondergotic style. More about the church here.

Marriage merry-go-round, 4 photos

 

This is the Ehebrunnen, aka marriage fountain, in Nuremberg, 300 or so km from Strasbourg. This fountain, built in 1984, is based on a poem by Hans Sachs in 1541: Bitter-sweet married life. A portrayal of married life, from courtship to death. Interesting...

 

A soft November CDP theme day

I hate earworms! For this theme day, I was thinking about posting a cat photo. But... I watched a few episodes of the Big Bang Theory yesterday, one of my fav series. One the episodes included the song "Soft kitty, warm kitty". Song which stayed in my brain like forever. No kitty today, it might start again! So, here we go, a soft wool provider, aka baaaaaa.

You're a softy as well? Then click here!
 

A Bavarian Monday Mural

Seen in Bavaria last Wednesday. More Monday Murals right... here
 

Francisco

He seemed very happy to see me!
 

A weekend reflection: Prelle

 

Photo from this week's short trip to Bavaria, Germany. Can you see the kind of metal cage hanging over the river? It is called a Prelle, a bounce, aka baker's cage. It was used for water penalties. The penalty was mainly applied to bakers. The weight of bread was prescribed by the authorities. If a baker was caught cheating, he was put into the cage, and dipped several times in the river.

More weekend reflections here.

Wochenende in schwarz und weiss

Meaning: weekend in black and white, in German. Why? Because I took this photo in the small town of Eichstätt in Bavaria, half way between Munich and Nuremberg, 2 days ago. I used to live and work there, 30 years ago. One of the 2 Frenchies in town... This is the huge Residenzplatz, siege of the local prince-bishops. Yep, it is an extremely catholic place! And very lively, over 5000 of the 13.000 or so inhabitants are students at the catholic university.

Anyway, wanna see more b&w? Easy-peasy, just click here.
 

A stroll...

...along the Ill river.
 

A Monday Mural

Wakey wakey, it's lunch time! 

More Monday Murals here.
 

Queuing

 

At the end of October, we still have... June weather, above 20 degrees C every single day. Tourists enjoying their stay.

Одраз за викенд, a weekend reflection

 Looking for a toilet and a coffee... A small shopping mall in Belgrade, Serbia. More weekend reflections here.

Shisha

Ala hookah, aka water pipe. Very popular here. I tried it a few times in the Middle East (damn peer pressure but nothing illegal): not my thing.

More b&w for you right here.
 

Magnets

I always travel light. The only souvenirs/presents I buy for friends and family are fridge magnets. This is in Belgrade, Serbia. 2 of the local "heroes", an antivaxer and a psychopath. Frankly quite shocked,  I decided to buy my magnets somewhere else. Nicer ones. I say no to assholes.
 

Watching people float by

With almost summerly temperatures, tourists are flocking into town, full shiploads. And when they're off of their river cruise ships, what do they do??? Let's take another boat!
 

I can see you!

Eyes wide open in Strasbourg.
 

Game over

I'm not a gamer, but this is fun. Anywho, more Monday murals here.
 

Way too early!!!

Hard to believe, but some Christmas decorations are already up! Come on people, next year, will you start with it in June or July???
 

A weekend reflection

Nice weather last Sunday. More weekend reflections here, ,as usual.
 

Ville et campagne

Meaning: town and countryside. An antique looking antique shop in the town center.

More b&w for your weekend here.

Details

The cathedral is 1007 years old.
 

Albert

 

Albert Schweitzer, the most famous, the most revered Alsatian, a Peace Nobel prize winner. Winter is coming, so someone gave him a hat. Thanks for him!

Light in the darkness

St Peter the Young church, in the city center.
 

Ernesto "Che" Ganesha

Old street art from my years in Barcelona. Stange mixture, Che Guevara and the god Ganesha...

More Monday Murals at Sami's, right here.
 

Winter is coming

In the Petite France area.
 

Not my car!

Taken at a vintage festival, a while ago. More weekend reflections right... here.
 

Closed for business

At the cathedral. More b&w here.

 

Eastward go!

I've been exploring eastern Europe for the last few years, mainly the Balkans. The Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, seen from the Fisherman's Bastion. The European head honchos declared a few weeks ago that Hungary is not a democratic state.
 

Airmail?

Pimp my mail box!