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!