Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Yup.

Hello there!
Plenty of interesting, intriguing, provocative or simply beautiful art in the many galleries around town. Unfortunately I couldn't find the author - or the title - of this one.

Nice
View of Nice at night from Parc du Vinaigrier.

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Beppu
Beppu really is a special town.

Antibes
Antibes by H. E. Delacroix (1908)

Mougins
Une Ronde de Mouettes by Carla Lavatelli.

Mougins
The village is full of lovely tiny details. Just open your eyes!

Gourdon
Fair enough :-)

The House of the Suicide
The statue devoted to Jan Palach and his self-immolation in protest against the Soviet occupation. By John Hejduk (2016).

Karl's bridge
... and the crowds on Charles's bridge. But a wonderful view of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, the Old town bridge tower and the statue of Francis Borgia at sunset.

Kafka's head
Kafka's rotating head by David Černý (2014)

Prague
Sunset as seen from my hotel room.

Chamonix
A lovely house in the centre of Chamonix: an hommage to great climbers and sportsmen who lost their lives.

La Grande Vadrouille
A mural with Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Rue Rousseau Deslandes. What a fantastic film!

Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
Chapel of Saint Leger or the Chapel of the Cardinal Jean Rolin (15th century). The paintings by Pierre Spicre depict the raising of Lazarus and Saint Martha on the right.

Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A lovely detail in the chapel of Saint Leger.

Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually.

Vézelay Abbey
The famous tympanum, which is within the narthex, serves as a spiritual defense of the crusades. It was here that King Richard the Lionheart and King Phillip Augustus met for the Third Crusade.

Vézelay Abbey
The ones who have not yet received the Word of God are not quite human: some are dwarfes...

Vézelay Abbey
... and some have elephant ears.

Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it.

Bayeux Cathedral
The Bayeux cathedral is the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry. Originally from 1077, rebuilt in the 12th century and finished in the 19th.

Bayeux Cathedral
Well, that is an interesting window. On a gothic cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
Plenty of 13th century decoration in the church. This is the chapel of St. Thomas Becket, lower part showing scenes with Saint Nicolas and a crucifixion.

Bayeux Cathedral
Thee Madonnas in the cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven. A 15th century fresco in the crypt.

Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint James the Minor in the cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint Bartholomew in the cathedral.

Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many 12th century carvings in the cathedral. This one depicts a man with a monkey.

Bayeux Cathedral
Imagine being a 12th century mason and you have to/are allowed to include such faces into the cathedral walls.

Bayeux Cathedral
I am confused. Are these dogs with their tails biting their asses? Or - more plausible - are they chimeras?

Bayeux Cathedral
Another grotesque creature, which surely had a meaning.

Fougères
How to express yourself politically in a very Breton way :-)

Fougères
A lovely depiction of medieval village life.

Swallows!

Vallouise
Well, this is an interesting building ;-)

Vallouise
One of the 'maisons plus riches'. Influenced by Piedmont architecture, the rich had stone staircases and arcades.

Orvietto cliffs

Cathedral

Palazzo del Popolo
The palace was built in 1280-1316.

Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Founded in the 7th century. Built on Etruscan/Roman remains, rebuilt in the 12-14th century.

Civita di Bagnoregio
Thisisalongaddresstoremember.inn.it

Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
A lantern in the entrance hall of the old town hall. It was super hot and sunny, so vaulted entrances like this are a fine invention. Rebuilt in 1239 and enlarged in 1337.

Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill.

Rubber ducklings!
Now this is a lot of rubber ducks!

House of Blackheads
The name of the house derives from the guilders' patron St. Maurice, who was often depicted as a Moor.

Riga centre

Local graffiti

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1876-1884.

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.

Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-)

Gustav-Adolf-Kirche

Pestsäule in Leoben

Leoben
Something was founded in 1853. I just don't know what.

Pan
Pan just casually playing his flute in the town center.

A gnome?
University of Leoben.

Ravenna

Ravenna

Box of chocolates
Our work was rewarding ... but getting a special reward was nice too ;-)

Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri

Typical Korea

Bougainvillea in Antalya

View from Antalya towards the mountains

Fixing a room in a Turkish manner, Antalya

Antalya: Saat Kulesi, Yivli Minare and the minaret of Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque
Yivli Minare was built under Seljuk Sultan Ala al-Din Kay Qubadh I (1220-1237).

Çıralı

Simena - Kaleköy
With a Byzantine castle. The town can be reached only by boat (or foot).

Simena - Kaleköy

Kekova
Partially sunken Lycian town Dolikhiste.

Phaselis
Must have been a wonderful city.

Phaselis underground
Heating?

Phaselis

Phaselis Baths

Phaselis
Well, it mentions Hadrian...

Phaselis

Antalya at night

Hesapci Sk., Antalya

Aaaaah, the perfection. Antalya

Porto Azzurro

Chiessi

Capoliveri

Rio nell'Elba

Doggo!
Another old barn transformed into a new house. Is that a dog-shaped opening?

Old houses in Mareson

Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7.

Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7.

Basilisk
The basilisk, Schönlaterngasse 7. According to a myth, on 26 June 1212, the servant of a baker discovered a basilisk at the bottom of the well in the courtyard. He destroyed it by holding a mirror to it (looking into its eyes was known to be fatal). The basilisk exploded. Now I know where JK got her ideas from.

Basilisk
Basilisk in the Schönlaterngasse 7.

Jesuitenkirche
Interior of Jesuit Church

Cow with glasses
Bäckerstraße 12, probably 16th century. A cow. With glasses. Playing Backgammon. With a dog.

Aliens?
Some UFO lights in the center or Vienna.

Stephansdom
The tower of Stephansdom, 136 m, built between 1368 and 1433.

Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse.

Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914.

Palazzo Ghini, Cesena
Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI with Boreas the North Wind blowing on a lily, symbolizing his Swedish (northern) origin and the bending without breaking of the pure Church.

Piaza del Popolo, Cesena
Piaza del Popolo and Fontana Masini (1581-1590) by Laureti, Masini and Montevecchio.

Guild Sign in Via Righi, Cesena

Via Fantaguzzi, Cesena

Contrada Uberti, Cesena