Hark the angel

 Christmas. Strasbourg, population 291000. Tourists this coming month, over 3 millions.

L'home i els seus gossos

Catalan for "a man and his dogs", at a  side entrance to the Boqueria market in Barcelona. Old cheap phone photo.

More b&w right...here.
 

Stars

Above the Star/Saint Exupéry cinema. Saint Ex, as well call him, the author of the famous Little Prince and other books, lived just to it, when he was learning to fly.
 

What tree is this?

Not being much of a land lubber, I don't know my trees. So, if anyone knows this tree, let me know.
 

Maidenhair tree

AKA the gingko biloba next door.
 

Cheers!

A restaurant, last Saturday. This is a small part of the bar...As a 99% teetotaller, I had water and a coffee.
 

Crowd

Last summer.
 

Petite France

Last summer.
 

Window shopping

Well, it is the season, innit... The Christmas market opens next Wednesday, with hordes of tourists... 3.3 millions last year.... Chaos. It's been snowing since yesterday.

More b&w right...here.
 

This tree

Seen last Tuesday near my cardiologist's office. Straight out of Tolkien... No, the tree did not walk away!
 

Have some olives!

 

When in Rome...

Do some sightseeing! And have an espresso!
 

The reader

 

Electric drink

At the Tiburtina railway station in Rome.
 

Maria Novella

The world's oldest pharmacy in Florence/Firenze, Italy. Open since 1221.

 

Great egret

A rarely seen bird around here.

More b&w here.
 

Miscellaneous

 

Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan's place

The Prince-archbishop de Rohan's palace, built in 1732. Just next to the cathedral. And to the free public toilet. More about it here.
 

The old stables

In the Rohan palace, home of former prince-archbishops.
 

A Monday mural

Barcelona ages ago. Author unknown.

More Monday murals here.