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Siena Cathedral
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Siena Cathedral
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Siena Cathedral
A wonderful ceiling, but these heads are a bit creepy. -
Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. -
Siena Cathedral
Floors in the Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. -
Siena Cathedral
Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, painted by Pinturicchio (1503). -
Palazzo Vecchio
Officially, such decorations are called grotesque. -
Palazzo Vecchio
Grotesque or not, I like them a lot. -
Ponte Vecchio
THE brige across Arno. Built/destroyed several times. This one is from 1345 and still holds. Butchers used to have their shops here, but were replaced with goldsmiths because of the smell. -
Arno
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Marciana
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Chiessi
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Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio
Hike up the Cima del Monte (515 m). A wonderful path with views of Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio. -
Cima del Monte
Portoferraio, as seen from Cima del Monte. Capo Bianco can also be seen behind Forte Falcone. -
Chiessi
Do we always sit on the same rock? -
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
An angry fish at the Miradouro de Santa Luzia -
History of Lisbon
A complete Lisbon history in one passage. Mural by Nuno Saraiva. Every city should have a mural like this one. -
Tiles in Alfama
Finding little treasures while getting lost in Alfama. -
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
View from the top of the monument. Ponte 25 de Abril, which is 2277 m long, was built in 1966. -
Quinta Pézinhos no Tejo
A wonderful setting for a wonderful dinner. -
Lago di Levico
Lago di Levico was awarded Bandiera Blue for excellent water quality. -
Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
Founded in 1276, built and re-built several times. This building is from 1876. -
Levico Terme
Some artificial flowers in the town centre. -
View from strada del Menador
View towards Lago di Caldonazzo (left) and Lago di Levico (right). -
Riga centre
Another wonderful Jugenstil/Art Nouveau house. -
Jugendstil quarter
One of many wonderful buildings in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Quarter. Designed by Mikhail Eisenstein. -
Jugendstil quarter
One of many wonderful buildings in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Quarter. -
Bird skyscraper
Now this is a brilliant way of reusing an old tree. -
Granada Cathedral
The Cathedral tower, as seen from Plaza de la Romanilla. -
A wolf!
What a wonderful art in Plaza de los Lobos. -
Granada
The streets look pretty even when the shops and restaurants are closed. -
Iglesia de San Nicolás
This is one of the strangest churches I've been to. Built in 1525, but the roof was destroyed by fire. So this decoration might be temporary. -
Iglesia de San Nicolás
Yes, an unusually trippy church ceiling indeed. -
Alcazaba
What lovely patterns! -
Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Chamonix
The Grand Hotel in the centre of Chamonix. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The ceiling in the Room of the Poor is an upside-down boat-skiff shape. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. -
Arromanches
The endless windy beaches are perfect for flying kites! -
Arromanches
Remains of the artificial port in Arromanches. -
Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée
First house to be liberated in France on the 5/6th of June 1944, located in Bénouville. -
Mont Dol
What a lovely house - with a curved corner. -
Ravenna
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Ravenna
After two days of sightseeing in the town, one recognises almost all the street-sign mosaics. -
Ravenna
Spirito e Bellezza by Luisa Valentini (2013) -
Ravenna
Not a window, actually a roof. -
Ravenna
Wonderful street signs all over the town. -
Dante's grave
The zone around Dante's grave is the silent zone. But there are daily readings of the Divine Comedy. -
Ravenna
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Antibes
A lovely morning in Antibes. -
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A sculptured olive tree. -
Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty. -
Leoben
A very intricate - almost fractalesque coat of arms.