- Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice. - Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Sunset in Caparica
Costa da Caparica and the hills of Sintra in the background. - 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. - Leaves on Jeju
- Jeju United, Jeju world cup stadium
- Typical Korea
- Porto Azzurro
Passegiatta Carmignani - Porto Azzurro
- Iron mines
Laghetto delle Conche. There was almost no lake there. But the colours were spectacular! - Agave blossom
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
A piranha - Sunset in Venice
A wonderful sunset in Venice, as seen from Fondamente Nove. - Monte Capanne
Early morning start towards Monte Capanne. The bird-cages did not run yet. - Hermitage of San Cerbone
Saint Cerbone moved here in the 6th century, this church is from the 15th century. There is a lovely pique-nique area behind the church. - Night in Caparica
View from our hotel room. - Caparica sunset
Another sunset in Caparica. But the Sintra hills are already cloudy. - Room of discoveries
Ceiling in the Room of Discoveries by Bernardo António de Oliveira Góis (c. 1770-c. 1820) and Cyrillo Volkmar Machado (1748-1823). - Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is. - Palácio Nacional de Mafra
One of the largest royal palaces, this one was commissioned by João V and built in 1717-1755. And yes, there is wildfire smoke in the background. - Palácio Nacional de Mafra
- Monserrate park
I think this is some kind of cycad, but I really can't figure out which one. - Chalet of the Countess of Edla
Ferdinand II built this for the opera singer Elise Friederike Hensler, later Countess of Edla. The chalet is alpine like - but dressed in cork. - Carpobrotus edulis
The whole Cabo is covered with carpobrotus. This one is yellow. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy. - Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A magnificent stained glass window. But I have no idea how old it is. May be old, but my uneducated guess would say quite recent. - Château de Chenonceau
La chambre de Catherine de Médicis The rooms were quite cosy with fireplaces, wooden ceilings and the walls covered with Flemish tapestries. - Château de Chambord
The centre of the spiral staircase has a lantern at the top. - Bayeux Cathedral
Plenty of old windows in the cathedral as well... These are from 1260, showing the local bishops Exupère and Loup. - Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many angels in the crypt. They play all sorts of instruments. - Bayeux Cathedral
15th century fresco of angels in the crypt. - Mont Saint-Michel
Well, hello! Bonjour! - Cap d'Erquy
It was insanely hot walking here, no shadow in sight. But it was worth it. - Pont de Saint-Nazaire
We stopped just south of the Saint Nazaire bridge... - Puy de Dôme
What a season for Jumbo Visma. Not quite what I would have wanted, though. - Crème brûlée
The dessert in Valloire, L'Asile des Fondues.