- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Yup. - Vézelay Abbey
The ones who have not yet received the Word of God are not quite human: some are dwarfes... - Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many 12th century carvings in the cathedral. This one depicts a man with a monkey. - Bayeux Cathedral
I am confused. Are these dogs with their tails biting their asses? Or - more plausible - are they chimeras? - Swallows!
- Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill. - Leoben
Something was founded in 1853. I just don't know what. - Phaselis
- Doggo!
Another old barn transformed into a new house. Is that a dog-shaped opening? - Basilisk
Basilisk in the Schönlaterngasse 7. - Cow with glasses
Bäckerstraße 12, probably 16th century. A cow. With glasses. Playing Backgammon. With a dog. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Volta pinta
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this image... - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Inspired by Nero probably explains it. - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Yes, Nero. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Romulus and Remus and their wolf-mother. - A rhinoceros
A rhino by William Darrell. In Edinburgh. Very similar to the one in Lisbon. - A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - 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. - San Rufino Cathedral
Spider-dog! On the Assisi Cathedral! I wonder what the official explanation is. - Palazzo del Popolo
Is this a dog with a helmet? And a cow sitting on top of it? - 12-sided bell tower
Coat of arms on the 12-sided bell tower, next to Chiesa di Sant'Andrea. - Street sign
- La Fontana Maggiore
The fountain was built in 1275-1278. And it's still standing in the main square. Here we see: The she-wolf that fed Romulus, Remus and their mother Rea Silvia; Two of Aesop's fables (the fox and the crane and the wolf and the lamb); January (a gentleman and his wife at the hearth - Aquarius) - La Fontana Maggiore
Here we see: May (two Knights on Falconry - Gemini); June (the harvest and flailing - Cancer); July (the threshing and the division of wheat - Lion). - La Fontana Maggiore
Here we see: The Lion Guelph and the Griffin of Perugia; with a bit of December on the left and a bit of Grammar and Dialectic on the right. - Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
Interesting coat of arms on the town hall walls. - Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. - Siena Cathedral
The Hellespontine Sibyl (detail) by Neroccio di Bartolomeo. She was known for her prediction of Crucifixion. The wolf and the lion represent Siena and Florence. - Siena Cathedral
A lion on the exterior of the cathedral. I am a bit intrigued by his eyes... - Loggia della mercanzia
- Fonte Gaia
The first fountain was built in 1342, this one was made in 1419 by Jacopo della Quercia. - Fonte Gaia
The original statues are kept in a museum, these are some (old) copies. - Palazzo Avignonesi
Built between 1542 and 1572 by Jacopo Barozzi, known as the Vignola. Now a hotel. - Palazzo Bucelli
The bottom part of this palace is decorated with plenty of Etruscan and Roman remains. Some are quite interesting. - Palazzo Bucelli
A fish biting a pegasussnake? - Pozzo dei Grifi e dei Leoni
Two griffons and two lions holding the Medici coat of arms. - :-)
Two doggos watching the Florence Cathedral. - Palazzo Vecchio
A lion in the Palazzo Vecchio. No, this time we didn't enter it, just walked around the palace a bit. - Detail
Street lamps in Florence have very interesting bases ;-) Oh, and they are of course three-legged. - Miradouro de Santa Luzia
An angry fish at the Miradouro de Santa Luzia - Tiles in Alfama
Finding little treasures while getting lost in Alfama. - Levico Terme
How to make a boring fence interesting. - A random armadillo
Armadillo by Liene Mackus. - The Cat's House
Well, here I regretted not carrying my proper camera. Because I couldn't zoom in to the statue of the cat on top of the roof. - The Christmas market
Plenty of bunnies in the Christmas market. This one was in Esplanade. - Christmas decorations
More Christmas decorations in Kronvalda park. Unfortunately I wasn't there at night. - La Pepa
Surely this is not a coincidence, as they must know about Peppa Pig, right? - A chameleon!
I love the Supercable logo! It just puts a smile on your face, doesn't it? :-) - A wolf!
What a wonderful art in Plaza de los Lobos. - Cathedral gardens
What a lovely gem, the cathedral gardens. - Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. - Bayeux Cathedral
12th century carving. I see a lion and an eagle carrying a fish. But it may also be a lion and a griffin. - Bayeux Cathedral
Some more lions/griffons/creatures higher up, but the most notable are the Bayeux lovers underneath them. - Arromanches
- Ack!
Nope, nope, nope. - Ravenna
After two days of sightseeing in the town, one recognises almost all the street-sign mosaics. - Casa Matha
Casa Matha is a guild of fishermen, one of the oldest in the world. - Ravenna
- Ravenna
Well, hello there!