October theme day: my response to COVID

You live only once... I was supposed to fly to Istanbul in march, on a gastronomical holiday, but my flights were cancelled. So, let's cook Turkish and other foreign food at home! Nevertheless, to fight cabin fever, I travelled when it became possible, Croatia in August, Crete in September, always checking the COVID stats before. Gorgeous food in both countries!

More COVID responses here.
 

Hopla!

A restaurant in the Petite France area. Hopla is the logo for Fischer beer. I'm not a beer drinker, can't stand it.

Rainy days

Don't throw cigarettes on the floor!!!
 

A Monday Mural

Anyone recognizes herself in this mural? LOL

Many more Monday Murals here.
 

Sunday

I love walking aimlessly through on Sunday mornings, just enjoying the silence!
 

A weekend reflection

On a flight last week, the sun reflecting on my plane, reflecting on the clouds, with a nice circular rainbow. It is called a Brocken spectre

More weekend reflections here.
 

Weekend in black and white

A few days ago...

More b&w here.

Orgy

 

Culinary promises? Or something else? The restaurant was closed when I passed by, so I didn't participate... :-) Anyway, good reviews on several websites. Normal kosher websites ;-)

Last of the summer vines

Autumn

Nikos Kazantzakis

 

Nikos Kazantzakis is, and remains one of my favourite authors. I discovered him in my youth, and he shaped it.

I can't't go to Crete without visiting his tomb.Every time.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

 

Μια τοιχογραφία τη Δευτέρα

 

Greek, for: a Monday Mural. Mia toichografía ti Deftéra.

Well, running out of murals, I went to look for them on the island of Crete, Greece. Bingo! There seems to have been a mural "championship" in Herakleion, the island's capital, beautiful ones. Enjoy!

More Monday Murals here.

Mine!!!

No one else shall chew the shoes!

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here

Weekend in black and white

Ready, steady... More b&w here

Back in town!

 Back in town, after a few days in COVID-free Crete (that's what they say anyway). Had an excellent time, apart of the things stolen from my bag by the ground handling crew at Heraklion airport.

Sunday

Strasbourg. No tourists in town.
Well, I'm off for a few days, without computer, to a much hotter place. C ya, around September 17th.

Wrong color!

We all live in a...WTF! This is so wrong!
More weekend reflections here

Weekend in black and white

Smile, it's the weekend!
Smile at more b&w, right...HERE!

Spiridon, the malacologist

Špiro (or Spiridon) Brusina was a croation malacologist (study of mollusks). His statue in on the seafront, in the old town of Zadar. A little more about him here.

Nice beard by the way!

And another

I've had a hard time choosing a favourite photo for yesterday's theme day. This was another choice.