- Arthur's Seat
The first thing after landing and checking in - I climbed Arthur's Seat, one of my favourite places in the world. - Arthur's Seat
As seen from Salisbury Crags. Late in the evening :-) - Edinburgh
This, dear architects, is an example of coherent and consistent urban planning. - The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli - The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci - A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl (1780) by David Allan - SW view from Ben Lomond
SW view from Ben Lomond (1810) by John Knox - Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape (1662-1663) by Meindert Hobbema - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer - The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. Now this is a funny painting! - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. - DSC 5851
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- Flowers in bloom
- Loch Morlich
The highest sandy beach in Scotland :-) - DSC 8938
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- Church of the Holy Souls
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Mountains of Elba
- Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Exotic garden in Èze
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
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Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - Rue du Haut Castelet in Antibes
And yet another magical street in the old Antibes. - Hermes
These Hermes perfume bottles remind me of Magritte's The Son of Man.