Le pote aux roses

Wordplay... To discover the pot of roses (pot aux roses), means accidently finding out the truth, in French. Pot, same word in French and English. But pote means friend, chum, mate. Therefore, he his the friend with roses. Voila.

More Monday Murals here.
 

A well hidden place

A courtyard near the cathedral
 

Leaving Gozo

More weekend reflections here.

 

Weekend cats in black and white

2 zen masters waiting to be fed..

More b&w for the weekend here.
 

Matryoshka

One of the very few Russian restaurants in town. Notice the Ukrainian flag...

In French, the name Putin is spelled Poutine. Poutine is the also the name of a yummy French-Canadian dish . Guess what? Some restaurants serving it got hate mails... And many Russian restaurants as well.
 

A detail

A detail.
 

Saint Guillaume

The yard of the protestant Saint Guillaume church, in the city center.
 

A loooong Monday mural

Panorama photo, it is not actually curvy. Author unknown, spotted in an area of Strasbourg where only rarely go. I love it!

More Monday Murals right...here.
 

Summer in the city

It's hot, with 30 degrees C.
 

A weekend reflection

The Mediterranean sea. Wish I was there, on this hit summer day. Anyway, more weekend reflections to be seen here.
 

Black and white weekend in Sicily

Horsing around in Palermo. Una pizza, per favore!

More b&w here, for your perusal.
 

Let's (not) sing!

A Japanese import, getting more and more popular here. This box is in a shopping mall, next to a C&A. You won't see me there, as the guards would kick me out. I rather sing in my shower, all doors and windows closed: safer for me and my neighbors...
 

Let's go...

...this way.
 

Last summer

I sooooo need holidays!!!
 

A Monday Mural

Yet another beautiful face.

More beautiful murals here.
 

There be dragons

There are a lot of mythical creatures in town, mainly gargoyles. But only a few dragons. Here is one at the international school, aka Hogwarts (Poudlard in French).
 

OPO

Welcome to OPO, aka Porto Airport, officially Aeroporto Francisco Sa Carneiro. Old photo, wish I was there, enjoying a nice francesinha and a glass of ...

More weekend reflection to be seen here.
 

Oldtimer

Old cars, like this one, were far more classy than today's boxes on wheels.

More b&w here this weekend.
 

The artist

Well, I don't think the celebs depicted ever posed for him. But you never know, the policeman might be their bodyguard... Or not.
 

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