Around Côte d'Azur

It has been a while since I made a post. So, here it is! Spring is there for good in Southern France and people are already enjoying the sea and the sun. Photos of Monaco, Cannes, Antibes and more, below :D

Breathtaking Alps

Nice, France, the tram 

You can enjoy the cool breeze here

Are we in Italy? It is still in Nice.

Nice

Nice !

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Antibes 

Cannes view !

Cannes

Fancy Monaco

Monaco

A Ballerina stuck in Monaco for ever

A monster city of rich people

Monaco

Andrea's beautifull and very expensive creations in Monaco 

Antibes 

Antibes

Antibes

Cannes

Wise quote in Cannes

Cannes  

Cannes - it was hot!

An artistic train station - Cannes of course

Foggy Copenhagen

                                     

Today was...foggy! Icy and foggy... If you looked at the lakes, you would not be able to see them at all.

Look at the lakes ! What lakes?

Where am I? 

That is now hidden under the fog

Copenhagen Winter Wonderland

                   

After the darkest January in the last few decades this week has been quite bright. Of course it is not the sun the source of the light, but finally snow has been covering most of Copenhagen! (http://cphpost.dk/news/lowest-amount-of-january-sunshine-in-26-years.8468.html) 

Copenhageners seem to really enjoy it, having fun together with their many children (they really do have many children). So many snowmen are melting in Frederiksberg park right now because the tempetarure has sadly risen a bit above zero. 

Unfortunately this will make the place a snowman cemetary in a few days. Also, if you have a look on the lakes which are frozen and covered with snow, you have all the data for a duck mobility pattern project! Cool ha?

Happy snowy February :)

A non-Christmas post : Spring in Netherlands

Along the way

Glædelig Jul ! Here I have a completely non-Christmas post, just to make the difference :) No actually it is just because I was in the mood for spring and then, Netherlands came to my mind. 

So! It was last spring when I happened to be in Rotterdam and I thought "This is spring in the Netherlands, I have to see some tulips ! "

And there it was... A trip to Leiden, rent a bike and in 1 hour we were surrounded by a colorfoul carpet of flowers-tulips everywhere. And it was not even the peak period, this was just the beginning of the season. Go there in mid-May to enjoy the fully blossomed tulips. 

Where exactly? From Leiden we cycled 17 kms to Lisse, Keukenhof.

This is a well-known garden full of tulips and tourists as it is only open for 2 months per year. But the garden is not the best part, the cycling route between Leiden and Lisse was worth more than the garden itself. 

There are many routes around Leiden full of flowers, windmills, canals and small villages, all connected through a very efficient and well-maintained bike-network.  You can't get lost with the Dutch bike infrastructure, guiding you all the way with labels and maps.

Popcorn tulips, not yet in bloom!

One of the friendly goats living peacefully together with chickens, rabbits and pigs :)

In Keukenhof gardens