The day a mob stormed an old prison, Bastille Saint Antoine on July 14th, 1789, and liberated... 7 inmates. We celebrate this day since 1790, as it means the end of royalty. Mainly with fireworks. I took the photo from my balcony, 5 km away. Problem: immigrants and asylum seekers were camping in the park where it was supposed to happen. Not a problem for the municipality: send in the police! Hurray, we had our beloved firework! The campers are now back, waiting for their paperwork to come through. Takes years in France...
Thursday 21 July 2022
Wednesday 20 July 2022
Lunch
Nice shady place for lunch in town. Shade absolutely needed, yesterday we had 38 degrees C, 100 F. Not better today. Thirsty times. Tip for tourists: in all French restaurants, water is free of charge.
Tuesday 19 July 2022
Monday 18 July 2022
Monsieur Chat
M. Chat, Mister Cat, created by Thomas Vuille. Mr Cat is everywhere around the world, not only in Cheshire! Some right behind you, dude!
More Monday Murals here
Sunday 17 July 2022
Saturday 16 July 2022
Friday 15 July 2022
Thursday 14 July 2022
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Foie gras, anyone?
Among other things, Strasbourg if famous for foie gras, goose liver pâté. If you're on a diet, it is not for you...;-)
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Small female dog weather
Heatwave, starting today. In French, we call it canicule, from the latin canicula, meaning small female dog. Canicula, aka Sirius (from the Greek seirius, fiery), is the main star of the Canis Major (big dog) constellation, 8 light years away. Since antiquity, the ancients have observed that our sun rises and sets with Canis Major, in July and August, when the weather in France is hottest. Complicated Frenchies? Not really, lol.
Therefore, a man and his dog. In winter.
Monday 11 July 2022
Sunday 10 July 2022
Saturday 9 July 2022
Friday 8 July 2022
Thursday 7 July 2022
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Monday 4 July 2022
Sunday 3 July 2022
Maremagnum, the great sea
Old photo, from my years in Barcelona. Maremagnum is a big shopping mall with cinema on an island in the Port Vell, Barcelona's old port.
Saturday 2 July 2022
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)