Monday, 23 May 2022

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.
 

Thursday, 19 May 2022

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.
 

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Saint Guillaume

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

Monday, 16 May 2022

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.
 

Saturday, 14 May 2022

A weekend reflection

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

Friday, 13 May 2022

Thursday, 12 May 2022

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...
 

Monday, 9 May 2022

Sunday, 8 May 2022

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).
 

Saturday, 7 May 2022

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.
 

Friday, 6 May 2022

Oldtimer

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

More b&w here this weekend.
 

Thursday, 5 May 2022

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.