Thursday, 10 October 2024

The Warburg spiral bench

Bench by Bert Theis, artist from Luxemburg, on the place de la République in Strasbourg.
 

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Sunday, 6 October 2024

Saturday, 5 October 2024

Big stuff

The building next to the Dark Angel, yesterday's post.
 

Friday, 4 October 2024

Dark Angel

Camden Town, London, too many years ago. A tattoo parlour. Don't miss tomorrow's post... Big stuff!

More b&w here.
 

Thursday, 3 October 2024

Europe

As Strasbourg is the official capital of Europe, many things or places are named after it. 

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Blue

The CDP theme for October is: blue.

More blue photos right here.
 

Monday, 30 September 2024

Good place...

... for a drink or a (expensive) bite. A Michelin starred place, too expensive for me and my small pension...
 

Saturday, 28 September 2024

Friday, 27 September 2024

Deudeuche

2 CV Citroen, "deux chevaux", 2 horses. Very popular unbreakable car in France decades ago. Seen rotting in Strasbourg a few years ago.

More b&w right...here
 

Thursday, 26 September 2024

An unusual visitor

This cute bird came on my balcony yesterday. A tame bird, probably escaped from somewhere. After inspecting my flat (and my feet), he flew away after an hour. Not part of the indigenous fauna...
 

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Βλαχερνών

Or the 17th century Holy monastery of Panagia Vlacherna, in front of Kanoni, on the island of Corfu.

 

Monday, 23 September 2024

Town street

A town in a street... Basel cityscape mural... More Monday murals right...here
 

Sunday, 22 September 2024

Saturday, 21 September 2024

Tchoo tchoo

Take the A train... LOL! 

I wonder how many places in the world have those small tourist "trains"?
 

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Along the river

Several rivers in Strasbourg and suburbs. This is the main one, the Ill river.
 

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Passerelle du Faux Rempart

A small footbridge in the town centre, built in 1900.
As usual, more b&w here.
 

Monday, 16 September 2024

Sunday, 15 September 2024

Saturday, 14 September 2024

A detail

Some of the hundreds statues on Strasbourg's cathedral. This group of men is a symbol of synagogues.
 

Friday, 13 September 2024

Petite France


                                                          Happy Friday the 13th!
 

Thursday, 12 September 2024

Baden-Baden

Thermal bath town in Germany, an hour away. More b&w right... here
 

Monday, 9 September 2024

Trial run 2

Still transferring files and 40.000 photos to another computer. 
 

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Trial run

Reinstalling things on a new laptop. Rome btw, the Vatican, St Peter Basilica early morning.

 

Friday, 6 September 2024

Kedi

Kedi: Turkish for cat. One of the thousands of stray cats in Istanbul.

More b&w here


 

Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Monday, 2 September 2024

Péniche mécanique

The "mechanical barge", a cultural place, which hosts concerts, stand up comedians, clubbing, DJs... And a bar, of course. In front of the biggest public library in town.
 

Sunday, 1 September 2024

CDP September theme day: bridges

Old photo of the Dom Luis I bridge in Porto, Portugal, built by a disciple of Gustave Eiffel.

More bridges right... HERE
 

Saturday, 31 August 2024

Merry Christmas!!!

You want Christmas, now? No problem, we have the appropriate shop in Strasbourg, open all year long!
 

Friday, 30 August 2024

Digitalis purpurea

 

Aka lady's glove, aka foxglove. I confess,  I've never seen a fox wearing gloves. This side of the mirror anyway.

As usual, more b&w here.

Thursday, 29 August 2024

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Sunday, 25 August 2024

About time for...

... for a wood oven (what else?) baked pizza, food of the gods.
 

Saturday, 24 August 2024

Weekend reflections

Leaving on a holiday... I wish, maybe next month.

More weekend reflections here.