Anti-ACTA demonstration in Strasbourg, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. Today sees demonstrations around the world to protest against ACTA, a so-called anti-copyright treaty negotiated in secret by the United States, which critics charge will limit the Internet even more than the…
Category: France
Christmas (?) Window Decorations at Galeries Lafayette
Not completely sure what this has to do with Christmas.
Lucia Procession in Strasbourg
Church of St. Pierre, November 27, 2011. The annual First of Advent service held by the Swedish Club of Strasbourg for the Nordic community. Lucia is actually December 13, so this has to be one of the earliest Lucia processions…
The Christmas markets of Strasbourg have opened
The Christmas markets of Strasbourg have opened, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. The Capital of Christmas, Strasbourg, France, November 26, 2011. One of a dozen themed Christmas markets around the city, this one at Place Benjamin Zix, in La Petite France…
A Thanksgiving in Strasbourg
Meanwhile, today Radio Sweden reported on the growing popularity of turkey (a very non-traditional thing to eat) in Sweden.
Decorations French, American and Swedish
Christmas decorations at Patisserie Christian, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. Amazing decorations at a very nice bakery/cafe. Apparently located at both 12 rue de l’ Outre and 17 Place du Temple Neuf (it’s on a corner, where a street runs into…
Another Christmas market going up in Strasbourg
Yet another of the many Christmas markets of the “Capital of Christmas” going up. This one at the Place Benjamin Zix in Petite France, where until a couple of weeks ago the square was filled with tables and chairs in…
The Capital of Christmas prepares
Christmas market in Strasbourg going up, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. Place Gutenburg, November 15, 2011. Strasbourg calls itself the Capital of Christmas, with special Christmas markets all around the center of the city. The huge tree at the Place Kleber…
Armistice Day in Alsace
Today marks the 93nd anniversary of the end of the First World War. November 11 is not a public holiday in Sweden, which was not a combatant in either of the World Wars. It is a holiday here, and on…
Strasbourg by Water
Our friends recently visited us from Sweden, and on the last day of their visit we took the Batorama boat tour of Strasbourg, which travels around the central island of the Old Town and then out to the European institutions,…