Port of Beirut

I just came across this old photo, from a holiday in Lebanon, a few years ago. This is where the big explosion happened, in August 2020, as seen from my hotel room.

 

Summertime!

In the northern hemisphere anyway. Me? I'm stuck here till the end of July, hoping I can take some holidays afterwards.
 

A Monday Mural

Like a bird on the wire... More Monday Murals here.
 

For the right to love

Over 15.000 mostly young people celebrated yesterday this year's 20th  Gaypride, French: marche des libertés. Happy and funny people.
 

A weekend reflection

Have a nice weekend! It's gonna be hot as hell here, over 40 degrees C! More weekend reflections right here..
 

Liquid fruit

Alsatian fruit brandies. Pear, cherries, raspberry, yellow mirabelle plum, quince. To be drunk with moderation!!! Specially with heatwave we're having here! They are quite expensive, but you can get them from  farmer in Germany, 4 miles away, for 10 to 12 euros.

More b&w here for your weekend. Enjoy!

Green, green, greener!

The city is getting greener almost every week, thanks to the green city council.
 

A quiet place

The garden of the Oeuvre Notre Dame, the institution taking care of the cathedral.
 

Dudes, we're watching you!

 

A Monday Mural

Have a closer look... Trompe-l'oeil! What is real, what is painted?

More Monday Murals to be admired here.
 

A weekend reflection

There is a seal in the water, should you ask.

More weekend reflections here.
 

I am the walrus

Just back from a daytrip to Karlsruhe, 75 km away in Germany. My friend wanted to see the zoo. Hot summer day, 30 degrees C. Nice day.

 

Faster!

Riding naked on a big snail... Selfie? Could have been, but no... Could not find a big enough snail.

More b&w here, as usual.
 

Baeckeoffe!

(Not so) Typical alsatian stoneware. Just what you need for a good baeckeoffe! Vegans, vegetarians: don't click on the link! A baeckeoffe, well done, is just divine
 

Rue du chaudron

Cauldron street, near the cathedral. Called "novus vicus apud praedicatorum juxta domum liberorum quondam Philippi apothecari" in 1330 AD, "a new street with preachers near the house of the children of the the late Philip's storeroom".... Long name, but I suppose it was a good indication to the place, a kind of medieval GPS...
 

No parking!

What was a parking in front of the Temple Neuf a few days ago, is being transformed into a meeting area, with grassy hills, benches... Part of the city council's effort to bring nature in town.
 

A "Marvel"-lous Monday Mural

By Jaek El Diablo, very inspired by hip-hop culture. More Monday Murals to be seen here.
 

Shopping mall???

Nope, just a German train station.
 

An Italian weekend reflection

Sigh... Wish I was having an espresso or a pizza in beloved Italia...

Anyway, click here for more weekend reflections.
 

Weekend in black and white

Well, I am not a churchgoer. Except to admire the art and architecture. And to take photos, bien sur! This was yesterday, in the Freiburg cathedral, southern Germany. The young girls were part of a French school trip. France is just a few kilometers away, and so is Switzerland.

 Wanna see more nice b&w? Click here, dudes and dudettes!