- Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is easily one of my top five churches in the world. Especially the Lower Church. So so so beautiful. - Orvietto cliffs
- Civita di Bagnoregio
Thisisalongaddresstoremember.inn.it - Lavender
A lovely tiny lavender, growing wild in Massif de l'Esterel. - Lavender
I find it fascinating that lavender grows in the wild. - Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids. - More poppies
I didn't have my camera, just my phone, so the photos are not that great. But not too bad either :-) - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Hematite
Iridescent hematite, Rio Marina, Elba - Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, Hofsgrund, Germany - Swords
Swords; late Bronze Age, 1200-800 BC; Bosnia, Poland, Upper Austria. - Old jewellery
Some bracelets and fibulae. Sorry, forgot what it is. - Fibula
A fibula, Brezje, Slovenia; older Iron Age, 800-400 BC. - Crocodile
Mexican crocodile, also called Morelet's crocodile, is a fresh-water crocodile, up to about 3,5 metres long. - Almost there ...
Chrysalis stage of a soon-to-be butterfly. - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Ein ... Vogel
Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata). These birds live in grasslands, savanas and open forests of South America. They cannot really fly and mostly eat snakes, lizards, frogs, rodents and insects. - Nat Geo moment
- Red button ginger
Tropical plants in tropical "rainforest" house - Tropics
Rainforest house. With bats. Those flying foxes flew directly into my face - not that I am ultrasound invisible or something, no. - Grasshopper wings
A close-up of a grasshopper wing. It belongs to a giant grasshopper (Titanacris albipes). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Stephansdom
- Swarovski
Whyyyy? - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Traudl and Franz
- St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - The ostriches!
The coat of arms of Leoben is an ostrich. Apparently, they were considered as the only animals being able to eat iron. And since this is a mining town... ostriches are the obvious choice. - Il Castello di Perchia
The view from our kitchen in the castle. - Assisi town
Stepping away from the main street really pays off in Assisi. So many beautiful hidden gems. - Spring in Assisi
- Rocca Minore
- Umbria
Hills above Assisi. I could understand why someone would talk to the Nature here. - Etrurian Temple of Belvedere
Remains of an old Etrurian Temple. A wonderful windy location at the top of the cliff. - View of Orvieto
- View of Orvieto
- Spring in Umbria
- View of Spoleto
- View of Spoleto
- Cyclamen
- Giro dei Condotti
A wonderful walking path with views of the town, the castle and Ponte delle torri. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Coronation of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Transition of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Spring in Umbria
- Ex Ferrovia Spoleto - Norcia
A super interesting cycling path along the old railway. Plenty of bridges and tunnels. - Valley of Nera
View towards east, including Borgo di Castel San Felice and (possibly) Monte Coscerno (1684 m). - Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Monte Pradafitta
View from Monte Pradafitta (1261 m) towards Pettino. - Monte Pradafitta
Again, my guess would be wild orchid. - Monte Pradafitta
I may be wrong, but my guess would be wild orchids. A lot of them. - A house
What a lovely remote cottage in the hills of Umbria. - Spring in Umbria
And a lovely blossoming tree. - Il Castello di Perchia
And another view from our castle kitchen. - Île Sainte-Marguerite
View of the Sainte Marguerite island. And the beautiful sea in between. - A wild orchid
My favourite plant identification app PlantNet says this is Long-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia). - Des oeufs de bouc
One of the windows/openings of the cave. - Heaven.
- Daisies
- Carpobrotus
- Kažun
Typical Istrian dry stone huts. - Kažun
Typical dry stone huts in Istria, these are close to Vodnjan. - Church of St. Fosca
Originally from the 7th century, expanded in the 12th and 17th. Famous for its 12th century frescoes, but unfortunately closed when we were there. - Church of St. Fosca
The church is also a pilgrimage site. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
The "new" church was built from the remains of the old one. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
More remains from the old church reused in the new one. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
This "new" church of St. Michael close to Peroj was built in 1456. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
The remains of the old church from the 5th and 6th century. - Poppies!
- Golden cape (Zlatni rt) in Rovinj
- Still life
Let's just say: you had to be there to understand ;-)