- Pozzo di San Patrizio
The well has is 62 m deep and has double-helical stairs around it. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
This well was commissioned in 1527 by Pope Clement VII and designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. - Etrurian Temple of Belvedere
Remains of an old Etrurian Temple. A wonderful windy location at the top of the cliff. - Basilica of Sant'Eufemia
Spoleto is full of super-old churches. This one is from sometime between 8th and 10th century. - Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
View from Rocca Maggiore - Umbria
Hills above Assisi. I could understand why someone would talk to the Nature here. - Rocca Maggiore
Built in 1316. - Basilica di Santa Chiara
View from Rocca Maggiore - Rocca Minore
- Spring in Assisi
- San Rufino Cathedral
Spider-dog! On the Assisi Cathedral! I wonder what the official explanation is. - San Rufino Cathedral
Two hungry lions at the entrance. - San Rufino Cathedral
The duomo was built in 1029-1253. - Piazza San Rufino
- Volta pinta
This loggia in Piazza del Comune was painted in 1556, probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. - Volta pinta
The artist was inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. - Assisi town
- Assisi town
Stepping away from the main street really pays off in Assisi. So many beautiful hidden gems. - Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
The basilica was begun in 1228 and completed in 1367. - Basilica di Santa Chiara
The basilica is from 1257. Made of white and red rock from Monte Subasio. - Assisi town
View from Piazza Santa Chiara. - Il Castello di Perchia
The view from our kitchen in the castle. - Il Castello di Perchia
A wonderfully renovated castle. We were the only guests in the whole castle ;-) - Il Castello di Perchia
Our hotel was actually a castle, dating back to the 14th century. - Basilica di Santa Maria Degli Angeli
The exterior of the Basilica. It gives such antique grandeur vibes. - Porziuncola
Frescoes in the Porziuncola by Ilario da Viterbo (1393). - Porziuncola
The Porziuncola in Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels. In this tiny church Francis of Assisi understood his vocation. The church is original, but the paintings are much more recent. And yes, the big church was built around this tiny one. - Basilica di Santa Maria Degli Angeli
The side of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, located in the plain at the foot of the Assisi hills. Constructed between 1569 and 1679. - Montanuniversität Leoben
Well... I don't quite understand what's saying, but the google translate surely is wrong: "every time you surrendered to the six months old muse" :-) - The ostriches!
The coat of arms of Leoben is an ostrich. Apparently, they were considered as the only animals being able to eat iron. And since this is a mining town... ostriches are the obvious choice. - Altes Rathaus
The town hall was built in 1485 with the tower added in 1568. They added the coats of arms in 1728. - St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - St. Francis Xavier church
Daytime view of the St Francis Xavier church (1660). - Gustav-Adolf-Kirche
The evangelical church was built in 1908/09. - Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara by Katarina Sweda (2017). - Hacklhaus
Daytime view of the Hacklhaus. The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Schwammerlturm
The tower was originally built in 1268 and rebuilt in 1615. - Montanuniversität Leoben
A huge chandelier in the old University building. - Traudl and Franz
- Schwammerlturm
The town gates as seen from the river side. The river is Mur, by the way. - St. Francis Xavier church
The St Francis Xavier church was built between 1660 and 1665. - Pestsäule in Leoben
The plague column in the town square was erected in 1716. We see the Holy Trinity at the top, St Sebastian, St Rochus, St Jakob and St Florian. To fight the plague, the people were advised to isolate, distance and wear masks ... sounds familiar. - Hacklhaus
The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Swarovski
Whyyyy? - Swarowski
Kärntner Strasse. Why oh why?!? - Stephansdom
In the church tower (Steffl). - Stephansdom
- Remembering the church fire
When the fire broke out, the famous church bell (Pummerin) fell down and broke. They replaced it seven years later with a new one. - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Grasshopper wings
A close-up of a grasshopper wing. It belongs to a giant grasshopper (Titanacris albipes). - Tropics
Rainforest house. With bats. Those flying foxes flew directly into my face - not that I am ultrasound invisible or something, no. - Red button ginger
Tropical plants in tropical "rainforest" house - Nat Geo moment
- Arctic wolf
The arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) wasn't in the mood. - Ein ... Vogel
Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata). These birds live in grasslands, savanas and open forests of South America. They cannot really fly and mostly eat snakes, lizards, frogs, rodents and insects. - Orang-Utan
This Orang-Utan's (Pongo pygmaeus) BFF is a waiter from the neighbouring restaurant. - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Almost there ...
Chrysalis stage of a soon-to-be butterfly. - Jellyfish
They have over 25 different species of jellyfish in the Vienna Zoo so I'm not really sure which one is this. My guess would be white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata), native to the western Pacific. - Flamingo
American flamingo - Flamingo
American flamingo - Flamingos
American flamingos - Flamingo
This is American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber, Roter Flamingo), which is slightly redder than the Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus, Rosa Flamingo). - Crocodile
Mexican (Morelet's) crocodile - Crocodile
Mexican crocodile, also called Morelet's crocodile, is a fresh-water crocodile, up to about 3,5 metres long. - Kookaburra
- Chelydridae
Skeleton of a turtle. - The giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne. It is the world's longest bony fish, reaching a length of 11 m. - NHM
Ceiling in the Naturhistorisches Museum - Mammoth hut
A shelter made of mammoth bones and skin. Looks surprisingly comfy. - Fibula
A fibula, Brezje, Slovenia; older Iron Age, 800-400 BC. - Old jewellery
Some bracelets and fibulae. Sorry, forgot what it is. - Swords
Swords; late Bronze Age, 1200-800 BC; Bosnia, Poland, Upper Austria. - A shoe
A shoe, Hallstatt, Upper Austria; older Iron Age, 800-300 BC. - Spiral armring
A spiral armring with spiral ends, Maiersdorf, Lower Austria; Bronze Age, 1600-1300 BC. - A prehistoric ray-finned fish
Gyronchus macropterus (Kugelzahnfisch), Eichstätt, Germany - Traces of a permian reptile
Traces of a reptilian Orabates, Permian, from Bromacker, Germany. Approximately 270 million years old. - Pecopteris Fern Fossil
Pecopteris miltonii, Carboniferous, a fossilised fern from Kladno, Czech. - Sea Urchin Fossil
Archaecidaris, Carboniferous, Brown County, USA - Australasian tektites
Glass formation formed during meteorite impact - Gibeon meteorite
A part of the Gibeon meteorite, found in 1836 in Namibia, weighing in total over 26 tonnes. - Volcanic bomb
La Palma, Canary Islands - Basalt
Different forms of basalt - Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, Hofsgrund, Germany - Calcite
Calcite, Joachimsthal, Jáchymov, Czech - Hematite
Iridescent hematite, Rio Marina, Elba - Pyrite
Pyrite or fool's gold, iron(II) disulfide, Amejun, Soria, Spain - Salt
A lot of salt from Wieliczka mine, Poland - Gold
A 36 kg gold "nugget", Zarewo Alexandrowskoi, Miask, Ural, Russia. A copy. - Sulphur
Sulphur, Mine de Gyona, Sicily, Italy - Conglomerate
Quarz conglomerate, Hertfordshire puddingstone, St Albans, England - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Stephansdom
The tower of Stephansdom, 136 m, built between 1368 and 1433. - 615 € ?!?
Is it just me or is 615 € for a pair of (such) sneakers insanely expensive? - Aliens?
Some UFO lights in the center or Vienna. - Cow with glasses
Bäckerstraße 12, probably 16th century. A cow. With glasses. Playing Backgammon. With a dog. - Jesuitenkirche
Interior of Jesuit Church - Jesuitenkirche, fake dome
The Jesuit (University) Church, built in 1620s and redecorated by Andrea Pozzo in 1703. What a brilliant optical illusion. This is the "dome" from the other side.