Monday 5 November 2018

A Monday Mural

Well, what can I say? It's a camping, in Argeles, south of France
More Monday Murals right here.

Sunday 4 November 2018

Saturday 3 November 2018

The Amis are coming!

American jeep, seen this morning at a vintage fair.
This said, tRUMP, the demented psychopath,  is coming to Paris next week, for the WW1 commemorations, as guest of Macron. Wish I could go to Paris to join the protest!!!

Friday 2 November 2018

Weekend em preto e branco

On a very rainy and cold January  morning in Fatima, Portugal, eons ago...
Want some more b&w this weekend? Easy, just click here!

Thursday 1 November 2018

November theme day: friends

Some old friends and former colleagues of mines, in their best Sunday outfits...
More friendly photos and posts here

Wednesday 31 October 2018

St Peter the young

The central nave of this most beautiful church in town. In my opinion anyway.

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Sunrise? What sunrise?

Pretty dramatic, no? Lasted all but 3 minutes, before fading to grey.
 Good news: it's finally raining. And snowing on thhe hills nearby. Not a lot, but even a little is welcome

Monday 29 October 2018

Rosae, rosae, rosas...

Do you see the inscription just underneath the statues?
A Monday Mural, spotted somewhere in the Pyrenees mountains.
More monday murals, right... HERE!

Sunday 28 October 2018

Petite France

Photo from sunnier days... Here, today: winter is coming with a vengeance, as they say in Game of Thrones

Saturday 27 October 2018

Friday 26 October 2018

Glendalough

A wonderfully misty and frosty afternoon near Glendalough, Wiklow mountains, Ireland. Eire. This weekend, Ireland (the republic) elects its next president. And also, they will have to decide if blasphemy is still a crime in Ireland...
More weekend in b&w here.

Éirinn go Brách!

Thursday 25 October 2018

Indian summer

Summer is over, and so is indian summer. We're back to normal temperatures, but still no rain... Major drought in France, many rivers are dry. And I mean totally dry, not a drop of water anymore. I've never seen the Rhine river that low.

Wednesday 24 October 2018

World's best!!!

Right, it is not Christmas yet. The reason why I'm posting this photo, is a CNN article, listing 17 of the world's best Christmas markets.Guess who is number 1... The article is here.

Tuesday 23 October 2018

The not that young Saint Peter

 churches bear the name St Peter "something". This is one is the protestant Young St Peter's church. Young, because it is the youngest of the 3. Young being pretty relatives, as parts of the crypt date back to St Colomban, a small 7th century chapel. As I said, "young" is relative, not only for churches.

Monday 22 October 2018

В понеделник стенопис

A monday mural, in bulgarian. Seen in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2 years ago.
More monday murals here

Sunday 21 October 2018

Smoking hot!

Yesterday, I went to the mid-sized town of Offenburg, 25 km away, in Germany. They had a "hamburger fish market". The hamburgers were citizens of Hamburg, far up north, no meat anywhere around... lol
Smoked mackerel and potato salad... Heavenly.

Saturday 20 October 2018

Friday 19 October 2018

Weekend in black and white

Should you so lucky to travel to Sofia, Bulgaria, you might see this, just before landing, the orthodox Alexander Nevski cathedral.
More b&w here.

Thursday 18 October 2018

Lonicera japonica

Aka Japanese honeysuckle. So pretty, I wish there would be more of them here

Wednesday 17 October 2018

Reflection

Sunday morning, no wind, no boats, no water birds (still sleeping?), perfect reflection.

Sunday 14 October 2018

Indian summer

While storm Leslie ravages Portugal and parts of Spain, we enjoy a warm summer day. In October.  While 2/3 of France is fast turning into a desert, no rain for many months...

Saturday 13 October 2018

Friday 12 October 2018

Thursday 11 October 2018

Wednesday 10 October 2018

A national treasure

Roger Siffer, singer (in French, Alsatian and German)., radio guy, humorist, activist, owner of an old sauerkraut factory, now a theater/cabaret/restaurant. Former neighbor. One of the most famous Alsatians worldwide, after Tomi Ungerer. Here, his first LP, Follig (folks) Song, 1972.

Monday 8 October 2018

A Monday Mural

The completed (?) mural I watched Dan23 creating 2 weeks ago. It says: free your heart, free yourself from your fears.
More here.

Sunday 7 October 2018

Quai des Bateliers

Very unusual decoration... I couldn't any information about it. Anyone knows?

Saturday 6 October 2018

Friday 5 October 2018

Wedding photo shoot in black and white

Ciao! Last Tuesday, during my customary visit to the Duomo in Milan, I came upon this couple, surrounded by a small army of people armed with professional looking photo gear. Some celebs? I don't know But I'm wishing them a happy life! And no, this is not Captain Picard of the USS Enterprise!
More b&w here, as usual.

Thursday 4 October 2018

Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

While strolling aimlessly through the streets of Milan, I came upon this absolute gem. I'll show you more...later

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Tuesday 2 October 2018

A Monday Mural, on Tuesday, for a change

Ciao from Milano, Italia. A delayed Monday mural, as I was travelling the whole day yesterday.
An antifascist mural near Milano Lambrate train station, as Italy is turning very unfortunately into a fascist regime, in my opinion. Until there is a change in government, as usual in Italy... 61 governments since 1945...
More Monday Murals here.

Sunday 30 September 2018

Monthly theme day: change

Change... Well, the weather is definitely changing, no more sweltering heat, I even started wearing socks again, believe or not! No more sandals this year.
Anyway, you may notice the part about me being an eternal nomad on my header pic. Therefore, as I have a little CHANGE, and as I need a CHANGE, I'm going to Italy tomorrow, for a few days. Gonna start my Christmas shopping early for a CHANGE, instead of the usual last minute run...
More CDP theme day pics and posts here

Saturday 29 September 2018

Sunny Palais U

The Palais Universitaire, old imperial university, neo-Renaissance building, built by the Germans between 1879 and 1884. The architect, Otto Warth, was very inspired by Italy.
Nowadays, it still is the main university building, largely administrative for the 64000 students. This weeks, it is hosting a musical event, based on 80es music.

Friday 28 September 2018

Thursday 27 September 2018

Wild wild west

A few meters from the Vietnamese I posted yesterday, a free bluegrass/country concert. More my type of music.

Wednesday 26 September 2018

Việt Nam

I recently went to a fair, which had, among many others things, Vietnamese handicraft, music, dance and food. As a lover of things Asian , I couldn't miss this! Lots of things I love about the country, the people, the culture, the food... The music? Guess you have to be used to it.
And I love the fact that they threw both French and American invaders out! Well done, Viet Nam!

Monday 24 September 2018

A Monday Mural, by Dan23

There is a small zoo in town, but without zebras... So far!
3 days... Dan23, the most prolific street artist in town, started this mural last Friday. It was supposed to be finished by Sunday, but we had a massive wind storm yesterday (Florence was here). So... I didn't have the time to check on it today, but I'll show you the entire mural... next week.
And this is Dan himself, nice guy. He has the city's permission to paint wherever he likes, which I think is pretty unique, in this rather conservative town!
His website is here, and there is a lengthy and very interesting interview here. Both are in french, you might need (or not) a translation tool.
More exciting Monday Murals here, in Sami's very colourful world.

Saturday 22 September 2018

Oh look, Mum, I'm in the telly!

Finally famous!
Just kidding, at this year's big vintage fair. It's like going back to 1985...
... and eatlier

Wednesday 19 September 2018

Protection

Assault rifle on front. Well, this is Strasbourg as well, as France is subjected to terrorist attacks. Groups of at least 3 soldiers, always patrolling.

Tuesday 18 September 2018