Last week...

It was a warm and bright sunny day... last week, until the rain came.
 

City Daily Photo's April theme day: medicine

My first ever brush with intensive care, 14 years ago, as my heart wasn't ticking properly. Fixed, at the Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona.

More photos about this theme here.
 

Kougelhopf!

Oh man, I love that stuff! Sweet, with raisins, or salty, with walnuts and bacon bits (my favorite). Very common here in Alsace, but also in most central European countries.
 

A weekend reflection

More weekend/street reflections here.
 

Gay Pride

Gay Pride in Barcelona, a few year ago. More gorgeous b&w right... HERE.
 

A drink en terrasse

A terrasse in France is an area outside a restaurant where people eat or drink. Not really during this rainy week though. But last week was fine.
 

Nature?

A small artificial waterfall in the Orangerie park.
 

First Easter sighting

 

Spring

After 2 warm weeks, weather is finally back to normal. We even has hail on Saturday.
 

Nice coat!

 

Walking on sunshine

 

Linking to Weekend street/reflections

The tramway

What! An empty tramway, doors open, no conductor... Joyride??? Tempting... LOL

More b&w right... here.
 

Spring

 

Gymnastics

 

?

Not sure what this is for.
 

Oleander

Grand Rue

Spring. When many still wear a coat, closed shoes, winter wear... And there is this guy.
 

The light within

 

The band

 

Old photo

From a trip to the wonderful Rila monastery in Bulgaria, a few years ago.
 

Back in Venice

Linking to the weekend in black and white, and to weekend reflections.
 

Mazzorbo

Exploring some of the inhabited islands in the Venice laguna by vaporetto, water bus.
 

Raindrops

 

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On one of the islands in the Venice laguna.
 

Wet day in the laguna

Although whoever has the British umbrella might be used to the weather... More weekend reflections here.
 

Quayside pizzeria

Torcello island, near Venice. I am more than ready for a nice pizza, or some fritto misto (fried fishes here)!!! Spaghetti for starters, of course!
 

Alexei Navalny

 

Getting the boats ready...

... for the tourists hordes. More scrumptious b&w right... here.
 

Spring at the Orangerie

 

Spring.

16 degrees C, not a cloud in sight last weekend. Bliss.
 

This way

 

Tinguely

The Tinguely fountain in Basel, Switzerland. More weekend reflections here.

 

Are you looking at me?

Then gimme food! Now!

More b&w right...here. Click! Now!
 

CDP March theme day: reflections in windows

More about this theme right...here
 

Petite France

Good looking restaurant in the Petite France area. Never been there, as it far too touristy to my liking.

The King!

Elvis has entered the american themed restaurant! I had an excellent hot dog, with bacon and a mountain of cheddar, onion rings, chips, corn dogs... You might notice the free beer sign. Underneath, it says: tomorrow. Guess I'll be back... lol  Viva Memphis! And Las Vegas, of course!
 

Are you worth your weight in gold?

 Strange paper cut seen in town.

Sicilia

On a lazy afternoon in Palermo, Sicily.
 

Showing the kids how it's done

 More weekend/street reflections right... here

Last summer

More b&w right.... here.
 

Garden chairs are out

Need some cushions though.
 

Temple Neuf

Or New Temple, a protestant church in the city center. New, because the church is only 154 years old... There was a dominican convent here before, since 1254. More info here.

Spring, so soon?

Well, this an old photo, but spring is definitely around the corner: early April temperatures, flowers everywhere, trees getting greener by the day... A very unusual February.
 

Smile

More Monday murals right...here
 

Love?

 

Macarons

Temptation!!!

Budapest metro

More b&w right...here.

Where are you, Maurits Cornelis Escher???

 

Jules Verne

Verne was one of my favorite authors as a kid.
 

Fantasia

 

I don't like what they call "coffee"

 

One of several American "coffee" places in town. Much better coffee pretty much everywhere. In France, we know about real coffee.