- Jeju
- Leaves on Jeju
- Çıralı pansiyons
- Antalya at night
- Sulphur
Sulphur, Mine de Gyona, Sicily, Italy - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Stephansdom
- Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber) - Correction of the Almagest
Original is from the 12th century. Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. - Etymologiae by Isidore of Seville
Originally from the 7th century. This is a copy from the 8th century in Carolingian minuscule script. In Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. - Andy Warhol Autoportrait by Blub
In Sansepolcro. - Roman Theatre, Gubbio
Roman Theatre (1st century BC), Gubbio - Dilbar and setting sun
I was hoping to catch a perfect sunset ... and then Dilbar came. Dilbar, the mega-yacht, the fourth largest in the world and the largest by the volume, 156 m long. - An allegory
An allegory (1590) by El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos. A very unusual painting, probably illustrating "the simple moralising message that lust appeals to our foolish and baser instincts". - St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam. - Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico
Some Guarnerius Sculpsit in 1679. - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Local art
- Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Old Testament by Bartolo di Fredi (~1360). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
New Testament by Barna da Siena and/or Lippo Memmi (~1345). - Siena souvenirs
Unfortunately they didn't have the right size ;-) - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Crates of Thebes who is throwing jewels into the sea. - Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Night in Caparica
View from our hotel room. - Christmas decorations
A giant moon in Bastejkalna parks. - Christmas decorations
The inside of the moon :-) - Christmas decorations
Bastejkalna Park and the wonderful Christmas decorations. The key is the symbol of Riga. - Zellij in Mexuar
This style of mosaic tilework is called zellij. Charles V was not only King of Spain, but also Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, and Lord of the Netherlands. Maybe I missed some titles. Anyway, the double-headed eagle represents the Holy Roman Empire. - Mosaic in Nasrid palace
- More mosaic
Mosaic in Comares Palace, part of the Nasrid Palaces. Begun by Isma'il in the early 13th century and modified by Yusuf I and Muhammad V. - Zellij in Alhambra
More wonderful zellij pattern in the palace. - 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.