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Château de Chenonceau
The classical view of the castle. Built in 1514-1522 on the foundations of an old mill, the bridge was added in 1556-1559 and the gallery in 1570-1576.
View of Riga
View towards Daugava river. Most notable are the Zeppelin hangars (center), the Latvian Academy of Sciences (left), and the 368.5 m tall Radio and TV tower.
Pont Sarrazin
An old bridge in Massif de l'Esterel.
Jeongbang Falls
Flying over Siberia
The Lycian Way
Such a tranquil, almost biblical scene ...
Tahtalı Dağı or Lycian Olympus (2366 m)
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
Black & white
I love black & white photos directly from the nature. This is Centro Fondo Peronaz, towards Cadore.
A brook
One of the lovely brooks in the vicinity of Glenmore Campsite.
Aviemore
A lovely tiny park in Aviemore.
Pitlochry fish ladder
The fish ladder is next to a dam and allows salmon to swim upstream. A lovely place for a walk and a wonderful Visitor Centre.
Fountain of Canali
Fountain in Rio nell'Elba. Now THIS is some delicious water. Really delicious.
Public wash-house
Lavatoio pubblico - public wash-house in Rio nell'Elba. In 1873 the population of Rio increased significantly, and they rebuilt the old wash-house.
Vallouise
What a lovely name for a bridge: Pont Sans Nom ;-) There may be more to it, though, as there is also a Pic Sans Nom nearby.
Vallouise
Pont des Fontaines over L'Onde
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
View from Piazzale Michelangelo
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
View from the top of the monument. Ponte 25 de Abril, which is 2277 m long, was built in 1966.
National Library
The new building was opened in 2014. The architect was Gunnar Birkerts (1925-2017), inspired by Castle of Light and Glass Mountain.
View of Riga
View from the St. Peter's tower. Yes, the visibility was pretty bad. One can hardly see the Vanšu Bridge.
Pilsētas kanāls
Latvian National Opera in the background. And yes, the canal is frozen.
View of Riga
What a difference a day makes! I visited St. Peter's Church again to actually see the view :-)
Gyr
From Vallouise to Pelvoux
Gyr
View from Gyr valley (Pelvoux) towards Puy Saint Vincent.
Pont Sans nom
A nameless bridge over L'Onde in Vallouise.
Pid ce Bonvoisin (3480 m)
Pic de Malamort (3335 m) on the left, Pic Jocelme (3458 m) on the right, and L'Onde river in the front.
The Loire river
Loire river in Briare at sunset.
Pont-Canal de Briare
The canal bridge was built in the 1890s by the Eiffel company. It's just running water crossing other running water... But the canal is 662 m long!
Pont-Canal de Briare
The water bridge is lavishly decorated.
Briare
What a lovely place Briare is. This is Pont du Rialto, one of the many bridges in town.
Les Roches de Ham
A lovely walk. A wonderful view. Delicious galettes. And cidre.
La Dordogne
Dordogne river. What an interesting place this part of France is. View of the river from our campsite.
La Roque-Gageac
Oh, another spectacular village.
La Roque-Gageac
A truly spectacular village.
La Roque-Gageac
If you have the time, hire a canoe. We unfortunately didn't. Next time :-)
La Roque-Gageac
The main street in La Roque-Gageac. Well, the only street in La Roque-Gageac.
La Roque-Gageac
The old picturesque village as seen from the fort.
La Roque-Gageac
Le manoir de Tarde from the 15th century.
Dordogne river
Climbing the exposed stairs might be scary for some. For me it was just insanely hot. But the views are rewarding.
Dordogne river
Dordogne river
Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Occupied since prehistoric times, the fort was built in the 12th century.
Château de Montfort
Rocamadour
Another fascinating place: Rocamadour.
Rocamadour
How green the valley of L'Alzou is!
Rocamadour
One could go down the stairs. And up the stairs again. Or not.
Rocamadour
Spectacular place. Already inhabited in the Paleolithic. The town peaked in the 12th century. 12th century!
Siagne river
Siagne river
Siagne river
What a picturesque place this is!
Le moulin de Saint Cassien des Bois
The mill is under renovation... and I suppose the people working there had a good time ;-)