Sunday 18 September 2022

Tea time after the storm

The week before I arrived in Skopje, they had a big storm. I suppose that destroyed the umbrellas in the Turkish part of town. Some places there made me thing I arrived in Istanbul... What to drink there? Coffee? No, I had an excellent Turkish tea!!!
 

Saturday 17 September 2022

Friday 16 September 2022

The harpist

Looks like a Celtic harp... But this was taken in Belgrade, Serbia, and not somewhere in good old Ireland. The young lady was singing and playing, but I didn't recognize the tune. Anyway, more b&w for your weekend right...HERE.
 

Thursday 15 September 2022

The bridge of civilizations

Built in 2013, with dozens of statues of writers, artists, thinkers from Macedonian and world history. The building in the back is the archeological museum.
 

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Mother Teresa Memorial

A small chapel in the Mother Teresa Memorial. She was born here, in Skopje, under Albanian rule. Many things in Skopje are named after her, even a highway. Wonder what she might have thought about it... I was very lucky to have met her in the 80es.
 

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Alex

This is Alex. He used to be the king of Macedon. They called him Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, Alexander the great. He traveled a lot.  His enormous statue is on the main square of Skopje, North Macedonia.


 

Monday 12 September 2022

Мурал од понедељка (Mural od ponedeljka, or Monday Mural)

I've spent 10 days in the Western Balkans, just came back. This was taken near the huge fortress in Belgrade, Serbia.

More Monday Murals here

Sunday 11 September 2022

Рефлексија за викенд

A weekend reflection, in Skopje, North Macedonia.

More Рефлексии за викенд (weekend reflections) right... here.
 

Saturday 10 September 2022

Tuesday 30 August 2022

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

Tomorrow morning, no ungodly hours for once. Without a computer, with very limited internet (roaming is extremely expensive in the Western Balkans). Holidays!!!

 See ya at the end of next week! 



 

Sunday 28 August 2022

Friday 26 August 2022

Waiting for the rain

Still waiting...More b&w for the weekend right... here.
I'll be away for a while, in the Balkans, going down memory lane, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, with a quick coffee in Greece. Greek coffee of course! Without computer. So, no black and white weekend next week for me. See ya in 2 weeks, I hope!
 

Wednesday 24 August 2022

Tuesday 23 August 2022

Looks like winter...

Well, it ain't. It's summer, but most leaves have fallen off, due to 4 heatwaves, and the worst drought in centuries.
 

Monday 22 August 2022

Mural in the making

Seen in Barcelona a few years ago, during a festival. More Monday Murals right...here.
 

Sunday 21 August 2022

Elegant people...

... having drinks at the civic museum in Bassana del Grappa, near Venice. While kids have kid fun.
 

Friday 19 August 2022

Great news!

It finally rains a little. Not enough by far, but it is so nice, after long dry months.

As usual, more b&w here.
 

Thursday 18 August 2022

A new trend?

Amongst the weird things one can see or hear in our local bus or tramway...
 

Wednesday 17 August 2022

Neustadt

The Neustadt (German for new town) is a UNESCO World Heritage site, built by Germans late 19th, early 20th century. A mixture of various architectural styles. More info here.
 

Tuesday 16 August 2022

19 doors

19, the number of doors at the protestant St Paul church. Why 19? The church was built between 1892 and 1897, during German occupation. A door for each of the German army ranks, plus one for the emperor. Don't use the wrong one!
 

Monday 15 August 2022

Bharat zindabad!

75 years Indian  independence today. Thanks to this man, the venerable (=Mahatma) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This bronze statue by Fredda Brilliant is in Tavistock Square, London.
 

Saturday 13 August 2022

3 days!

We're having a 3 days weekend, as catholic France celebrates the assumption of Mary next Monday. Many strasbourgeois will head to nearby protestant German state of Baden-Wuertemberg (just over the Rhine bridge). Shopping!
 

Friday 12 August 2022

Weekend reflection in black and white

Reflecting the central library on the Austerlitz dock in Strasbourg.
More b&w for the weekend right HERE, and more reflections THERE.
 

Thursday 11 August 2022

A favorite spot

Well ok, the main purpose of any bridge is to allow passage over  a place. Not this one. This bridge's main purpose is to serve as a tourist/photographer's highlight. One of the best places to view the Petite France area.
 

Wednesday 10 August 2022

Monday 8 August 2022

A Monday Dali

Old photo. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech, Marquess of Dali of Pubol himself. More Monday Murals right... here

 

Sunday 7 August 2022

Knock knock

I always wonder what or who is behind this kind of doors...
 

Friday 5 August 2022

Wednesday 3 August 2022

Tuesday 2 August 2022

Olive

Carrying on with this month's theme day... Some more wood, from Greek olive trees.
 

Monday 1 August 2022

Sunday 31 July 2022

A rare sight

Fortunately, the big grey squirrels, who killed most of the red ones in the UK and in Ireland, haven't reached France yet.
 

Saturday 30 July 2022

Thursday 28 July 2022

Temple Neuf

The Temple Neuf, or new temple, is a protestant lutheran church in the town center. "New" is relative: the former church was destroyed during the franco-prussian war in 1870, rebuilt in 1877. The reconstruction was paid by the Prussians. Before, there was a big dominican convent, since the 13th century.
 Apparently, the church is very active

Wednesday 27 July 2022

Through the wineyard

Alsace is a wine country, good wines. Mostly white wine, and a rosé, called the rouge d'Ottrott. Rieslings, Sylvaners, Gewurtztraminer, Tokay... Come and get some!
 

Tuesday 26 July 2022

Monday 25 July 2022

A Monday Mural

Old photo. If I remember well, it was a fish shop. Or a fishy bar.

More Monday Murals at Sami's, right here.
 

Sunday 24 July 2022

Playa

Another old photo from my ears in sunny Barcelona. I used a free program called Luminance HDR.

Saturday 23 July 2022

Friday 22 July 2022

Finding the right spot

Always a tough decision, finding the right spot on the beach... Not too far from the water, but close to the beach bar, no bugs, not too crowded... It's a science! As for me, I LOVE desert beaches, where the next neighbor is a vague silhouette at the horizon.

Anyway, click here for more black and white.
 

Thursday 21 July 2022

14 juillet 2022, fête nationale

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...