- Cala lily in La Forêt de Bébour
The only thing the cows do not eat, so there are plenty of cala lilies everywhere. - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Stephansdom
- Swarovski
Whyyyy? - Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity
Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds from 1485. Glazed terracotta. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The finding of Moses
The finding of Moses (1730-1735) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. I'm sure they wore clothes like this, right. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. There are so many details in this painting... Lewis Carroll counted 165 fairies :-) - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
What a lovely pretty ceiling. - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961). Eve's creation on the left and the Temptation on the right. - Traudl and Franz
- Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is. - Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
- Zellij in Mexuar
This style of mosaic tilework is called zellij. Charles V was not only King of Spain, but also Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, and Lord of the Netherlands. Maybe I missed some titles. Anyway, the double-headed eagle represents the Holy Roman Empire. - Mosaic in Nasrid palace
- More mosaic
Mosaic in Comares Palace, part of the Nasrid Palaces. Begun by Isma'il in the early 13th century and modified by Yusuf I and Muhammad V. - Zellij in Alhambra
More wonderful zellij pattern in the palace. - Frangipani!
I just love frangipani (plumeria)!