The little train

The little train on wheels in front of the tourist office in Obernai

Classy!

So I went for a bit of shopping, to Karlsruhe, the next big German city, an hour away. Some nice buildings there... This is but a side entrance to the former palace of the local dukes, now a museum.

What will it be?

Hot day today in Karlsruhe, southern Germany!

You've been framed!

Howdy! How was your day, what did you do? Well, I framed a goat! :-)

Obernai

Out for lunch in the very pretty (and very touristy, hordes of Germans) town of Obernai, 25 km away. With a little bokeh for dessert!

Weekend in black and white

Street art can at times be quite amazing! Want some more monochromes? Click here!

Photogenic...

This has to be my favorite places in town...

Monthly theme day: my skyline

Strasbourg skyline, taken from the fortifications.
More skylines here.

Waterways

Strasbourg is basically an island, la Grande Ile, the big island. A lot of water here. It used to be far more, as many of the streets are dried out rivers (called ramblas in other places). So canoes should be a convenient way of going around town...

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here

Contrast

Did I mention that Strasbourg is a colorful and very international place???

La Belle Epoque

The merry-go-round near the St Thomas church

Before and after

Before...

...and after the storm

A troubadour

troubadour

Origin

French, from Provençal trobador, from trobar ‘find, invent, compose in verse’.

Holidays!

C ya soon!

The local version

Like... the other one. Well, almost

14 juillet, Bastille Day

The traditional 14/7 fireworks, as seen from the safety of our balcony.

Skywatch Friday is here.

Carpe diem

14 juillet, aka Bastille day. Today, 227 years ago, Parisians stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, freeing all 5 prisoners (including the Marquis de Sade), shouting liberté, égalité, fraternité, liberty, equality, fraternity.
Empty words nowadays...  Very little of it left, if any.
Big army parade in Paris, militaristic lobby sponsoring...
As for me, I am neither militaristic, nor patriotic or a nationalist at all, as they are all empty, hateful words for me. Symbols of oppression. But then, I am so little french after all.
And anyway, I hate ALL flags!
But hey, it's a day off! So carpe diem, let's have a nice meal!

Welcome!

This is the very inviting entrance to a hotel on the Place du Corbeau, or raven square.

The hidden parts

Well, it takes... guts to do it! Would you do it???