Friday, 16 April 2021

Wednesday, 14 April 2021

Grand Rue, Langstross

 

One of the many majestic doors of the Grand Rue. Grand Rue, main street in English, Langstross or long street in Alsatian, was once the main roman thoroughfare in Argentoratum, a fortified camp. Strasbourg was founded 2029 years ago.

Monday, 12 April 2021

Monday Mural

Just behind the Orangerie park, Strasbourg's green lung.

More Monday Murals here
 

Sunday, 11 April 2021

Petite France

Entrance door to a restaurant, closed since October. Will they be able to reopen?
 

Friday, 9 April 2021

Thursday, 8 April 2021

Free as a bird

Can't go on holidays. Can't move more than 10 km from home. Can't go to Germany, 3 km away. Can't go out between 7 pm and 6 am. Can't go. Birds don't care about my slight case of cabin fever, they just fly away...
 

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Inventive

An old photo (not going out very much this last year) of a shop window somewhere. I have no idea what they're selling though.
 

Monday, 5 April 2021

Electric Monday Mural

More street art then mural, but the limits can be vague... 

More Monday Murals here
 

Saturday, 3 April 2021

Pre-COVID Molsheim

Molsheim, small town 20 km away, birthplace of all Bugatti cars.
 

Friday, 2 April 2021

Leidsegracht in black and white

Haven't been in Amsterdam in15 months... I used to go there at least 3 or 4 times a year, but... you know. 10 days quarantine in some cases, you're paying.

More lovely b&w for the weekend here. And more weekend reflections here.

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Jaws was a fake movie!!!

Waking up this morning...
 CDP theme day this April 1st... April fool's day. More fun here.

But, why a fish??? It's a French thing.
In 1508, French poet Eloy d'Amerval referred to a poisson d'avril (April fool, literally "April's fish"), possibly the first reference to the celebration in France.Some writers suggest that April Fools' originated because in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns, with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on April 1,and those who celebrated New Year's Eve on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates by the invention of April Fools' Day. The use of January 1 as New Year's Day became common in France only in the mid-16th century, and that date was not adopted officially until 1564, by the Edict of Roussillon.

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Almost a summer day

Glorious and warm spring day, 25 degrees C for the next few days. T-shirt weather!
 

Monday, 29 March 2021