This morning

 

Wrong place!!!

Father Christmas, aka Santa, Père Noel in French. Oh, you probably think he lives up there, North Pole? Well, you're soooooo wrong!!! When kids in France write to him (and probably some adults as well), the letters don't go to the North Pole. No no no, Santa lives in a much warmer place, due to his age. Right here in Libourne, near Bordeaux:

No stamps needed.

 

Cold

Winter is here. Minus 11 degrees C this morning, with sunshine. Snow and freezing rain expected tomorrow. We may have a white Christmas for the first time in ages... We'll see.
 

An octopus in a garden

I wonder where they got the idea from.... LOL

More Monday Murals here.

 

Nachos, quesadilla, tacos!

And not a single burrito in sight... Sigh. One of the very few south or central American restaurants in town.

Ok, quesadilla, come to daddy!
 

A weekend reflection selfie

 

So many lips blowing kisses at me! My, I am SUCH a lucky guy! LOL

Weekend in black and white

Seen in neighboring Germany, a few weeks ago. More b&w to be admired here. 
 

Summer is coming...???

 

In 6 months... Christmas decoration, the down under way?

L'épicerie

Nice place for a quick snack in town. With or without a glass of wine. Better sit inside, it's a cold and wet weather.
 

Must be Christmas time

This must be the most decorated house in town, to my knowledge. I had to queue to take this photo yesterday, dozens of phone photographers... I was the only one with an actual camera.
 

A beasty Monday Mural bestiary

One of biggest murals in town, a colourful and strange bestiary. I wasn't able to find out who created it. More Monday Murals right...HERE 

8 hours and 32 minutes...

... daylight today. Winter is here.
 

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflection, from Portugal and other places, right... HERE
 

Weekend in black and white

Stormy weather. More b&w? Easy, just click... HERE
 

Baby, you can drive my car(s)... CDP theme day

December 1st, CDP theme day, about luxury! A sheik showing off his cars in Paris. 

More theme day posts right HERE

 

Regional administration building

Regional HQ
 

Mambo number...

Free earworm! LOL
 

A Monday Mural

Seen at the outskirts of Strasbourg. More Monday Murals right... HERE
 

Sunday

Have a nice Sunday, you all!
 

Riflessjoni fi tmiem il-ġimgħa, a weekend reflection

The pretty little port of Marsaxlokk, Malta. More weekend reflections right... HERE.
 

Grey days

Getting cold. I wonder if we'll have snow this winter, for a change. Anyway, more b&w here.

Btw, today is black Friday. Wishing you all a happy "Buy Nothing And Relax At Home Day"!
 

Security

We've had them in town for years now. In groups of up to 9 soldiers. 
 

The chestnut Ferrari

Yummy! I love roasted chestnuts!
 

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