I spent a few days in snowy and icy, and so cold Berlin this week. Managed not to fall or break a leg.
Sunday 10 December 2023
Saturday 9 December 2023
Friday 8 December 2023
Holy? Unholy?
The Russian orthodox Holy Trinity cathedral in Paris... Hard to find anything holy about Russia nowadays. In my opinion anyway.
More b&w here.
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Monday 4 December 2023
On the road
I'll be away for a few days, to the world capital of Currywurst. I'll try to post from my phone, whenever possible.
Sunday 3 December 2023
Saturday 2 December 2023
December theme day: local history
Well ok, this is in Venice, not Strasbourg. But the theme is local history, and I'm not living in Venice anymore... Then why? The Valentine's day 1349 massacre, or pogrom, that's why. The Black Death killed about 25 million people in Europe. The church authorities were sure the Jews poisoned wells, therefore causing the plague. So, February 14th, 1349, they decided to burn the entire Jewish population of Strasbourg, 2000 men, women, children. It didn't stop the plague.
A few families, fearing what would be happening, managed to escape before. They settled down at the only place allowing Jews, in the old foundry in Venice. Foundry = ghetto in the Venetian dialect. Many Venetian Jews are descendants of there Strasbourg Jews.
More theme day posts right... here.
Friday 1 December 2023
Thursday 30 November 2023
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Maybe tomorrow...
Winter. Day temperatures are around zero C. This is an old photo, no sunshine today. But, if the weather report is correct, I might have a hot cup of coffee on a terrace somewhere. Fingers crossed.
Update: coffee inside, far too cold for a terrace, and no sunshine. Sigh.
Tuesday 28 November 2023
The white house
Levantine building on one the Prince's Island in the Marmara Sea, near Istanbul. It's for sale, should you interested... I'm not, too big.
Monday 27 November 2023
Sunday 26 November 2023
Saturday 25 November 2023
Friday 24 November 2023
Thursday 23 November 2023
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Lights in the city
Many nice street lights in town, some dating back at least a century.
I am currently a Facebook jail inmate, so unable to post on the City Daily Photo page for 3 days. The effing bot misunderstood something, again.
Monday 20 November 2023
7 dwarves
The town is getting ready for Christmas. Not sure what the dwarves have to do with Christmas though...
Sunday 19 November 2023
A little color
Everything here is grey, brown or yellow. But, only 6 days left till the opening of the very colorful Christmas market, the biggest and oldest in France.
Saturday 18 November 2023
Friday 17 November 2023
Thursday 16 November 2023
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Monday 13 November 2023
A Monday mural
Europe, down my street. Regularly dirtied, regularly cleaned. Some hate the idea of Europe... Anyway, more Monday murals right... here.
Sunday 12 November 2023
Saturday 11 November 2023
Friday 10 November 2023
Thursday 9 November 2023
"Books are a uniquely portable magic."
So says Stephen King.
“My alma mater was books, a good library…. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
Malcolm X
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Monday 6 November 2023
Sunday 5 November 2023
Saturday 4 November 2023
Friday 3 November 2023
Thursday 2 November 2023
I'm watching you!
A 3 meters tall bear, made of resin, on one of the main streets. Made by a painter and a sculptor during a renovation project in 2015.
Wednesday 1 November 2023
November CDP theme day: my favorite part of town
A good for a drink, weather permitting. This part of town, the Petite France, has always been my favorite.
More about this theme here.
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Monday 30 October 2023
Sunday 29 October 2023
Saturday 28 October 2023
Friday 27 October 2023
Thursday 26 October 2023
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Notre Dame de Strasbourg
Our 1008 years old cathedral, on one of the last summer days, one week ago. Autumn started with a bang, 3 degrees C this morning, rain the whole week. Getting the warm clothes out.
Monday 23 October 2023
Sunday 22 October 2023
Saturday 21 October 2023
Friday 20 October 2023
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