- 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 ;-)