Bonjour Tristesse - Adieu Colbert

Dear Friends
You know that many times I visited with interest the harbour of Brest (see in this blog: Brest National Navy 1 , Brest National Navy 2 , Brest National Navy 3 , Guips Yard Brest , Brest National Navy 4 , Musee de la Marine - Brest ), but this time the I was a bit shocked. Masked in a forgotten corner of the harbour, deprived of her antennae, her brain, her heart, with a ragged skin was the anti-aircraft cruiser Colbert . One time pride of the French_Navy , now tattered wreck of a glorious past only good for demolition. Her vision (see the images) was not source of joy. Adieu Colbert.
Salutations
Giancarlo

Flowers and colours of Brittany (FR)

Dear Friends
also this year 2016, my Brittany time is finally arrived. After a long journey of 1450 km from Munich, under cold and raining weather, Brittany welcomed me with a profusion of colours and flowers (see the images). Green, red, blue, violet and white I assume as a whish for warm, sunny days and good time.
Salutations
Giancarlo

Mercury on the Sun

Dear Friends
last monday 09/05/2016 punctually at 13:12 local time, took place the awaited transit of Mercury on the Sun. Organised by the Committee of ASTRO Club, a brother Club of our M.Polo Club, the Observation Session was attended by a lot of colleagues (see the images). Their sincere and enthusiastical interest in the observation was for us source of deep satisfaction.

Salutations
Giancarlo

  Mercury's dot on the left side of the Sun - Courtesy dr. M. Rudolf - Munich

Il Calmiere

Dear Friends

the problem of where to eat presents itself regularly to me in Verona. Certainly not for the absence of restaurants, but, on the contrary, for the aboundance and high quality of them. To solve the problem there is a lot of possible criteria. My personal one is to choice historical restaurants which offer traditional and lost preparations of the Veronese cuisine accompained by old and rare Amarones . Therefore, I was glad when I discovered the Osteria al Calmiere in the San Zeno place. The deep skill of the Chef  (see the images) in cooking Bollito misto similar to the German Tafelspitz and English Boiled beef , accompanined by Pearà and Campo dei Titari let me no other choice about where and what to eat. 

Salutations
Giancarlo