A quick foray

... into Baden-Baden, Germany. Watching this weird looking fountain while enjoying a coffee.
 

A weekend reflection

One of several floating restaurants or bars in town. More weekend reflections here.

 

A minimalist weekend in black and white

Sorting out Christmas decoration. I know, it's far too early! And yes, this really is a xmas decoration, ever so slightly altered, lol.

More b&w here.
 

Autumn colors

 

I want to ride my...

... ostrich! Mounted police?
 

Well, I guess autumn has finally started...

Yesterday was a rainy and stormy day.
 

A Maltese cat mural

Seen in Malta a few years ago. More Monday murals here.
 

Opéra National du Rhin

On top of the building, the muses, Euterpe, Clio, Thalia, Melpomene, Erato and Terpsichore. The opera was built in 1804, destroyed (war) in 1870 and rebuilt 3 years later. A glorious building. To be called a "national" opera is a consecration in France. Gonna watch Lakme, by Léo Delibes, can't wait!

 

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections right... here
 

Growing cats

Everything I try to grow, dies. Except cats. More b&w here.

 

Cheers

 

I want to ride my bicycle

Strasbourg, bicycle capital of France. Almost as many bikes stolen then in Amsterdam, many to be found later in rivers and canals....
 

Notre Dame de Strasbourg

Our 1008 years old lady, last Saturday morning.
 

High up

Right here in the city center... Never seen it before. Oh well, I love pizza as much as the ninja turtles!

More Monday murals right...here.
 

UN peacekeepers?

Well, who knows... They're all wearing blue helmets. UNBF, United Nations  Bicycle Force??? Keeping the opera safe!
 

A weekend reflection

It is still very hot, over 30 degrees C, but autumn is closing in. More weekend reflections right... here.
 

Dreams

Not sure what the boots are for... Yesterday's and today's posts are about an exhibit at this year's Foire Européenne de Strasbourg, our yearly European fair. Author unknown.

 The same in b&w, for the weekend in black and white (oops, once again I forgot what day it is... The perks of being retired, lol)

Call me

 How many kids will know what this is and how to operate it?

Taste it before you buy it

Sausage galore. I've read somewhere that we have 2849 different sausages in France. 1520 in Germany. France: 1, Germany: 0! LOL. As I am half French, half German, that's a lot of sausages for me!!!
 

T'is the season!

Mushroom season!
 

Autumn

Fountain near one of the 3 universities in town.
 

The light at the end of the tunnel...

The massive entrance to the old citadel, part of the fortifications fighting off nasty Germans. Or French. Attila and his Huns came much earlier.  Now a beautiful park. Old photo, but I'll be there next Saturday, together with about 200 ONGs and charities. And food trucks!
 

A weekend reflection

A detail the regional admin building. More weekend reflections to be seen here.
 

Cheers!

September. Wishing you all a good weekend.

For more b&w, just click... here.

The September City Daily Photo's theme day, bottle, is right...here
 

Alien?

Looks like a flower from outer space to me... Betelgeuse, Andromeda???
 

Summer is finishing

 

Textures

 

Jimmy, Bob, Frank

And a nice guitar.
 

Joan, Johnny, Aretha

A vintage fair, a few years ago. Not sure about the gun thing....
 

Green

Have a nice weekend, everybody!
 

Let there be light(s)

More b&w here.

And more weekend reflections right...here.
 

Street music

 

Best moment of the day

Having my first coffee of the day of my balcony while it is still (relatively) cool. My own balcony is bigger though.

 

Are you looking at me???

A posing duck
 

Hogwarts, Strasbourg chapter

Well, maybe not Hogwarts, but it's a school anyway.
 

Grand Rue

Nice spot in the town center.
 

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.
 

Happy

Happy  doggie with a stick. More b&w to be admired here.
 

Browsing

 

The hub

The main tramway hub in the city center.
 

Summer is back!

Complete with very high temperatures und thunderstorms.
 

A Monday mural

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

Allium Giganteum

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

Losing your head

Well, I sometimes lost my head. But not my legs.
 

People passing by

Everyday life in Strasbourg. More b&w here.

And more weekend street reflections right... here.
 

Centaurea montana

Aka mountain bluet, centaurée des montagnes in French.
 

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!!!

Just some bricks

15th century wall.