Renoir's house
La Ferme des Collettes, Auguste Renoir, 1915. His home.

Nice
View of Nice at night from Parc du Vinaigrier.

Agava and Corsica

Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)

La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier.

Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley.

Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments.

Bayeux Cathedral
Well, that is an interesting window. On a gothic cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven. A 15th century fresco in the crypt.

Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint James the Minor in the cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint Bartholomew in the cathedral.

Plage de Cherrueix
The beach seems endless. Especially at low tide.

Mont Blanc
No, don't look at this rock in the front, look in the back, way back. There is Mont Blanc, above the clouds, almost 100 km away.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
The mosaics in the mausoleum are from the year 450. Let that sink in. The year 450.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
The decoration in the dome: starry ceiling and the symbols of the Evangelists. Underneath are the apostles.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
What an insanely beautiful piece of work!

Basilica of San Vitale

Saint Andrew's Chapel
The ceiling in the narthex. Plenty of different birds, most notably the famous ducks, and the white lilies.

Saint Andrew's Chapel
Narthex of the chapel depicting Christ dressed as Roman emperor, standing on a lion and a snake (Psalm 91). His book says EGO SVM VIA VERITAS ET VITA - I am the way, the truth, the life. The top part is original mosaic, the bottom part is just painted!

Saint Andrew's Chapel
Apse of the chapel is also painted. Not a mosaic.

Saint Andrew's Chapel
Saint Jacob

Sant’Apollinare Nuovo
The merchant vessels of Classe, which used to be a port that time.

Vallouise
Well, this is an interesting building ;-)

Col de Montgenèvre
Saint Monginevro in Claviere. All the parkings and benches were full in Montgenevre, so we stopped just across the border in Claviere.

Col de Montgenèvre
A historically super-important pass, known already to Romans (including Julius Caesar). But, as you can guess, also a possible route for Hannibal. "Does not lie in sleep."

Cathedral

Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
I cannot find any data on this painting. Any ideas?

Diocesan Museum of Pienza - Palazzo Borgia
Madonna e angeli adoranti Gesu Bambino by Bernardino Fungai (1490)

La Madonna del pilastro
A copy of Madonna con Bambino by Sano di Petro, dating from the 15th century. It was given the name because the painting is on a pillar ...

Open your Dreams by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works!

Room of the Kings
Room of the kings is full of statues of kings. The tiles depict the monastery history.

Praia da Gigi
Early morning walk on the beach.

Hall of Destiny
The ceiling in the Hall of Destiny: Lusitania, surrounded by the Portugal kings. Afonso Henriques, who has the Book of Destinies of Portugal, is surrounded by Hugues Capet, King of France, and Henry of Burgundy, father of Afonso Henriques.

Riga centre

Self-Portrait by the Apple Wreath
Self-Portrait by Imants Lancmanis from 2011. Such an interesting motive. Painting is in the National Museum of Art.

Miracle Coin
A special exhibition on Latvian coins in the National Museum of Art. "The Miracle Coin invites you to look at the world in the light of imagination letting it show us the way to miracles and hope."

Winter wonderland
On the way to the airport.

Cap d'Antibes
One hour after landing I was already there watching the waves. And what waves they were!

Cap d'Antibes

Cap d'Antibes
You would think that you'd be safe on the path, up there.

Tête de Faune Chevelu
A hairy faun head in Picasso's museum in Antibes. This is IMHO one of the best paintings there.

Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids.

La Joie de Vivre
This is (apparently) a parody of Matisse's work with the same name. I, however, have troubles seeing the resemblance...

Kayaking around Fažana

The beach at Théoule-sur-Mer

Promenade in Théoule-sur-Mer

Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade André Pradayrol

Antibes
A charming old window in Antibes.

Hindu Temple, Saint-Denis

Palms on Grande Anse

An unknown plant

Jeju

A penguin
Of course.

Jeongbang Falls

Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri

Traditional Korea

Jeju

Botanical Gardens

View from Antalya towards the mountains

Antalya: Saat Kulesi, Yivli Minare and the minaret of Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque
Yivli Minare was built under Seljuk Sultan Ala al-Din Kay Qubadh I (1220-1237).

Umbrellas in Antalya

Çıralı
Perfect. Just perfect.

Çıralı beach
and a pine tree

Çıralı
Sunrise on "our" beach

The Lycian Way
somewhere between Tekirova and Çıralı

The Lycian Way
somewhere between Tekirova and Çıralı

The Lycian Way
somewhere between Tekirova and Çıralı

Çıralı and Olympos

Tahtalı Dağı or Lycian Olympus (2366 m)

Çıralı

Çıralı

Tahtalı Dağı or Lycian Olympus (2366 m)

The Lycian Way

The Lycian Way

Olympos (2nd century BC)
Olympos was one of the leading cities of the Lycian League. Cicero described it as full of works of art.

Olympos

Roman Temple in Olympos
Second half of the second century AD, erected in the honour of Marcus Aurelius. The height of the doors is almost 5 m!

The Lycian Way

The Lycian Way
Towards Adrasan

Çıralı beach at sunrise

Çıralı beach at sunrise

A lot of water...
... and a lot of plastic :-(

Lycian sarcophagi

Simena - Kaleköy
With a Byzantine castle. The town can be reached only by boat (or foot).

A Lycian sarcophagus

Kekova
Lycian town of Dolikhiste was destroyed in an earthquake in the second century AD.

Kekova

Kekova
Partially sunken Lycian town Dolikhiste.

Çıralı pansiyons

Phaselis
Phaselis used to be a very important port. On the left side there are still the ruins of ancient breakwaters.

Termessos
Very old. According to Wikipedia: What is known of Termessos' history commences principally at the time that Alexander the Great surrounded the city in 333 BC.

Termessos
No wonder it was almost impossible to conquer.

Termessos, Gymnasium

Termessos, Gymnasium.
And a more recent javelin thrower :-)

Termessos, Gymnasium

Termessos: agora and odeon

Termessos. THE theatre.

Antalya at night

Hesapci Sk., Antalya

Capo di Stella
View of the Lacona beach