Monday, 21 August 2023

Sunday, 20 August 2023

Saturday, 19 August 2023

The wasp

Wasp: vespa in Italian. Spotted this nice and seemingly quite new one this week on our main square, far from Italy. More info about Italian "wasps" here.
 

Friday, 18 August 2023

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Summer is back!

Complete with very high temperatures und thunderstorms.
 

Monday, 14 August 2023

A Monday mural

Seen in restaurant in Istanbul, last May. I LVE Turkish food! Anyway, wanna see more murals? Easy, click right... here.
 

Sunday, 13 August 2023

Allium Giganteum

According to Wikipedia, this is an Asian kind of onion. A beautiful one! 
 

Saturday, 12 August 2023

Friday, 11 August 2023

Thursday, 10 August 2023

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Flammekueche

 

This is fmammekueche, aka tarte flambée. Traditional and much beloved Alsatian dish. Some nincompoops call it the Alsatian pizza... Bread dough, sour cream, fromage blanc (cottage cheese), onions, bacon bits. To which you can add mushrooms (tarte flambée forestière), cheese (gratinée), salmon, and so on and so forth... The one above is with cheese. Can be sweet as well. And here it's how to bake it in a wood oven:
Wanna try it yourself? Just google: Alsatian tarte flambee recipe. It is absolutely DELICIOUS!!!

Monday, 7 August 2023

This is Colombian power

Istanbul, last May. Qhite an unusual mix of styles...More Monday murals to be seen right... here
 

Friday, 4 August 2023

Thursday, 3 August 2023

A window, part 2

Aksatian window, complete with the traditional stork and the Alsatian flag.
 

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

August CDP theme day: garden

My favorite type of gardens... No maintenance or TLC needed... Everything I plant dies, except cacti. This is the huge cactus garden on Montjuic hill in Barcelona.

More garden photos here
 

A window, part 2

Same house as Sunday, other window, with a stork and the Alsatian flag.
 

Sunday, 30 July 2023

Friday, 28 July 2023

Going for a boat tour

Tourist going for an one hour and 10 minutes boat tour along the Ill river. A nice way to see the town. I did it once, with a foreign friend, and I enjoyed it! It will cost you 14.90 euros, for an adult.
 

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Bath time

After weeks of heatwave with a few short thunderstorms, October weather is on this week: rain, under 20 degrees C. Sheer bliss! Well, maybe not for tourists or holiday makers.
 Oops, sorry, this is Thursday's post, I thought today was Friday ... Newly retired guy's life: no Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays.... It's all the same, mostly, just ....days. Anywho and anyway, here we go, just click here to see more gorgeous b&w. Just do it, you won't regret it! The never-ending weekend (for some) starts right now!

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Rain, finally!

Scorching heat in the south of Europe. Not here, it finally rains. Bliss! Reminded me of a rainy summer holiday week in southern Portugal, with just a little sunshine. 
 

Monday, 24 July 2023

A Monday mural

A "touristic" mural near the Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul.

More Monday murals right... here.
 

Sunday, 23 July 2023

A weekend reflection

Early morning at the Venice camping, looking for coffee. More weekend reflections right... here
 

Thursday, 20 July 2023

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

No fireworks

No fireworks in Strasbourg this year on our fete nationale, aka Bastille Day, July 14th. Everything is far too dry. So, here is a shot from 2 years ago, taken from my balcony, 4 km away, cropped.
 

Monday, 17 July 2023

A Monday mural


Another Istanbul mural. More murals from all over the world right...
here.
 

Sunday, 16 July 2023

Caffè!!!

Some of you know that I'm a coffee lover (addict?) Well here we go, coffee makers, Italian design. Heaven!
 

Friday, 14 July 2023

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

"Old" sardines, lol

They had my year, in the sardine shop! They were delicious!
 

Monday, 10 July 2023

The place to be

It is very hot, up to 37 degrees C, or 99 F. So, lunch on the riverside is a very good idea! Something light.
 

Friday, 7 July 2023

Bubble bear

Somewhere in Alsace/Elsass. More beautiful b&w right... here
 Even though my first name, Robert, is pronounced Ro-bear in French, this is not a selfie!😁