- Lago di Levico
There is a wonderful walking path around the lake. - Lago di Levico
Ideal for swimming and paddling. - Turkey tail fungus
I think these are turkey tail fungi. I may be wrong though. - Lago di Levico
View from the other side of the lake, towards Levico Terme. - Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
Founded in 1276, built and re-built several times. This building is from 1876. - View from strada del Menador
View towards Lago di Caldonazzo (left) and Lago di Levico (right). - House of Blackheads and Christmas tree
This wonderful building was bombed in WWII, completely demolished seven years later and rebuilt in 1999. - Christmas tree
Wonderful Christmas tree in the Town Hall square. - Rīgas Doms - Riga Cathedral
The Cathedral and the Cathedral Square (Rīgas Doms and Doma laukums). - Rīgas Doms - Riga Cathedral
This Lutheran church was founded in 1211, but (re)built several times, so it's got Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements. And there was this guy tuning the piano, so I had my own private concert! Pure magic. - Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1876-1884. - Esplanāde
One of the many parks in Riga. - Bird skyscraper
Now this is a brilliant way of reusing an old tree. - Red!
Rowan and larches in the background. - Rowan in snow
Yes, I took a lot of photos. - Rowan in snow
- Rowan in snow
- Rowan in snow
Oddly enough, a few days later, the snow fell down, and also all the rowan fruit. But only from these two trees. Microclimate? Or maybe birds? - Rowan in snow
Looking up a rowan tree. - Rowan in snow
Are there too many photos of rowan? Probably, but I love them so I don't care. - Tournoux
What an idyllic place, so far from everything. - Col de la Pousterle
Even the hiking paths are well prepared. - Col de la Pousterle
Not many people walked the path that morning. - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
What a lovely day for a walk. - Col de la Pousterle
Next to the hiking path is the cross-country skiing trail. - Col de la Pousterle
- Belvédère du Fournel
More snow than last year, but still not a lot. - Rowan in snow
- Gyr
From Vallouise to Pelvoux - Gyr
View from Gyr valley (Pelvoux) towards Puy Saint Vincent. - And a frog!
A super-cute frog. These animals are apparently illuminated at night. - Puy Saint Vincent
View towards Station 1600. And towards Mont Pelvoux (3943 m), Pic de Clouzis (3465 m), and Cime de la Condamine (2940 m). - Above Tournoux
- Île Saint-Honorat
A super soft and super quiet path. - Des oeufs de bouc
One of the windows/openings of the cave. - Heaven.
- Golden cape (Zlatni rt) in Rovinj
- Magnolia Grandiflora
The majestic magnolias blossoming all over town. - Strawberry Tree
A lovely garden very close to Alhambra. And free. And almost empty. - Plaza de la Merced
Mimosa trees are full of pink blossoms... ... and green parakeets. Look closely :-) - Cathedral gardens
And some wonderful Hawaiian hibiscus. - Frangipani!
I just love frangipani (plumeria)! - Alcazaba
The fortress was built on the slopes of Gibralfaro from the 11th to the 14th century. Puerta de los Cuartos de Granada. - Château de Chenonceau
The vegetable garden with all sorts of plants. I love the tiny apple trees forming the borders. Yes, those are 40 cm tall trees :-) - Château de Chenonceau
The avenue leading to the castle. Great shade in the summer heat. - Les Roches de Ham
A lovely walk. A wonderful view. Delicious galettes. And cidre. - Le Fort du Guesclin
As everything in Brittany, this place is also full of history. Romans, destroyed, fortress in 800s, destroyed, fortified castle built by Bertrand du Guesclin in 1100, destroyed in 1598, this one built in 1756... - Cap d'Erquy
It was insanely hot walking here, no shadow in sight. But it was worth it. - Côte de granit rose
A walk along the Côte de granit rose at sunset, somewhere between Ploumanac'h and Trégastel. - Côte de granit rose
What a lovely place for a house! - Château de Costaérès
Another spectacular place. A neo-medieval style manor on one of the islands. Built by a Polish engineer Bruno Abakanowicz, later Sienkiewicz wrote Quo Vadis here. Now owned by the comedian Didi :-) - Côte de granit rose
Every interesting rock has a name, I'm sure an interesting name was given to this one as well. This one is close to La Plage Saint Guirec. Update: it's called Napoleon's hat :-) - La Dordogne
Dordogne river. What an interesting place this part of France is. View of the river from our campsite. - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely place to rest and enjoy a drink. Especially in such a heat! - Puy de Pariou
One of the most photogenic volcanoes around there. Unfortunately the weather was quite meh so (this time) we didn't climb the Puy the Dôme. - Puy de Pariou
What a lovely place for a walk. We climbed up the hill from the back side, returning down the stairs. - Puy de Pariou
Puy de Pariou with Puy de Dôme in the background. Of course once we decided not to climb the Dôme but the Pariou, the skies cleared. - Puy de Pariou
What a lovely and tranquil place this forest is. - Valloire
I love the tree shadow on the church. Must be even lovelier in the winter. - Classe
More idyllic scenery. Not all of it is completely original though, but I don't know which part is and which isn't. - Olive tree
Sculpture of an olive tree by Constantinos Valaes in Galerie Lefakis in Saint-Paul-de-Vence - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A sculptured olive tree. - The hills above Èze
A lovely foggy walk starting from Voie Aurélienne. - The hills above Èze
Apparently there is wildlife in these woods. A boar or a fox could be 5 m away and I probably wouldn't notice it! - Mimosa
Acacia dealbata - Eucalyptus
And plantations of eucalyptus. We are close to Grasse after all. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
Hydropower plant and its dam. And a lonely tree. - Belluny
Well, the path around Belluny is not the most frequented. Yes, this is the path. - Mouans-Sartoux
The traffic sign being swallowed by a tree looks almost like a lizard/dinosaur eye. - Good morning!
Before sunrise in my favourite garden. - Hello sunshine