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Rowan in snow
Yes, I took a lot of photos. -
Rowan in snow
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Rowan in snow
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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. -
Rowan in snow
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Ninja warrior in Cannes!
Unfortunately I did not see the actual show, just the stage. -
Church of St. Fosca
The church is also a pilgrimage site. -
Poppies!
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Still life
Let's just say: you had to be there to understand ;-) -
Untitled
Art in Zagreb airport: Untitled by Emre Namyeter (2022). There's something about this installation that I just love. -
Local art
Some interesting local art. -
Monasterio de San Jerónimo
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Palacio de la Madraza
The madrasa was founded in 1349 by Yusuf I, Most of the building (now part of University of Granada) was replaced with a baroque building. These (I think) are the doors of Saints Caecilius and Gregory of Elvira. With pomegranate underneath, the symbol of Granada. -
Traffic sign
Traffic sign for a campaign against domestic violence. -
Window shopping in Granada
Window shopping in Granada is an experience! So many so beautiful and special dresses. I am not used to seeing dresses like that in shops. -
Centro Cultural Fundación Unicaja de Málaga
A palace in the Plaza del Obispo in front of the Cathedral. -
Alcazaba
Reconstructed Nasrid palaces. -
Alcazaba
Cuartos de Granada -
Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The reason why we came to Beaune: The hospices. Founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Phillip the Good was in use until 1971. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Trente-trois. Trente-trois. Trente-trois... Thirty three. Thirty three. Thirty three... Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui... -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The ceiling in the Room of the Poor is an upside-down boat-skiff shape. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy. -
Beaune Polyptych
The Polyptych altarpiece of the Last Judgement by Rogier van der Wayden, dating from ~1446. Opened central panel shows Christ on a rainbow and Archangel Michael below him with the scale to weigh souls, with heaven being on the left and hell on the right. -
Beaune Polyptych detail
The red angel above Nicolas Rolin's head holds a golden helmet. -
Beaune Polyptych
Closed altarpiece shows Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, who founded the hospice in 1443. In the center are St. Sebastian and St. Anthony with the Annunciation on top. While the wife has a 'proper' white angel, the red angel of Nicolas looks quite devilish to me. -
Château de Chenonceau
La chambre de Catherine de Médicis A typical renaissance baldachin bed. -
Château de Chambord
Louis XIV's ceremonial apartment. While Francoise's bedroom looked cosy, this one is too grand for my liking. -
Bayeux Cathedral
The portal of Saint Thomas Becket, showing the assembly of Northampton (1164) and the Assembly of Ambosus (1170); crossing of the English Channel and his martyrdom; and the veneration of his tomb. -
Bayeux Cathedral
Plenty of old windows in the cathedral as well... These are from 1260, showing the local bishops Exupère and Loup. -
Bayeux Cathedral
The 11th century crypt is simply magnificent. The entrance to the crypt was closed soon afterwards and the crypt forgotten - until 1412. -
Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many angels in the crypt. They play all sorts of instruments. -
Bayeux Cathedral
15th century fresco of angels in the crypt. -
Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée
First house to be liberated in France on the 5/6th of June 1944, located in Bénouville. -
Fougères
Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) is a name that comes up often in these parts. She was the Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, twice. -
Cherrueix
I really like this town. -
Mont Saint-Michel
Virgin and the child, 13th century. -
Mont Saint-Michel
Plenty of lovely souvenir shops and places to eat in the town, but some of them closed fairly early in the evening. -
Phare de Ploumanac'h
Phare de Ploumanac'h on the Sentier des Douaniers. The weather wasn't the best... oh well. -
Côte de granit rose
Just about every rock is beautiful! -
Manoir de Kervaudu
I get the door. I get the open upper part for ventilation or light. I even get the cat door. But why do you need two cat doors? -
Le Croisic
One of the many crêperies. I think we counted six just here. Within a two minute walk. -
Puy de Dôme
The buses were slow and I could take pictures. The cyclists passes by us so quickly, "impossible à attraper". -
Beatrice
Super-Beatrice by LeDiesis -
Ravenna
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Mausoleum of Theoderic
There is a large porphyry bathtub in the top floor. -
Mausoleum of Theoderic
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The Arian Baptistery
As always, beautiful decorations everywhere. -
The Orthodox Baptistery
Lush decorations -
The Orthodox Baptistery
Hm, is this an optical illusion? Because sometimes I see birds and sometimes fish. -
Ravenna
What lovely messages all over the town. -
Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra
Parts were covered with mosaics and parts with marble plates. This were the foundations for the marble plates, now (pretty sure) reused elsewhere. -
Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra
I wonder if the red and blue were always that pale or were they more vibrant. -
Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra
Dance of the Seasons (original). Spring on the left, Autumn with the crown is in the front, Winter in the back and Summer is missing. A personification of Time plays a pan flute. -
Sant’Apollinare Nuovo
The Three Magi, Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar. They carry the gifts (gold, frankincense and myrrh) and walk towards the Bethlehem star. -
Fly me to the Moon
A sculpture by J. C. Farhi (2011) at Venice airport. Is it just me - but I see Pikachu :-) -
Poppies!
I love poppies but mid-March is simply too early. Even for Côte d'Azur. -
Mouans-Sartoux
The traffic sign being swallowed by a tree looks almost like a lizard/dinosaur eye. -
Wild Kong
Wild Kong by Richard Orlinski, 2012. -
Schwammerlturm
The tower was originally built in 1268 and rebuilt in 1615. The first time I'm seeing the tower with blue background, so far only at night and/or rain. -
Leoben
A very intricate - almost fractalesque coat of arms. -
Dotonbori Osaka
Very descriptive restaurant signs. -
Dotonbori Osaka
Another very descriptive sign. We had takoyaki here. Apparently Nr.1 takoyaki in Dotonbori. This I can read. For everything else there is google lens. -
Kōfuku-ji Nara
The recently reconstructed Central Golden Hall of Kōfuku-ji. Established in 710, the temple consisted of over 150 buildings. -
Tōdai-ji temple
The seated giant Buddha representin Vairocana and one of the two Bodhisattvas. One cannot imagine how big the great Buddha really is. -
Tōdai-ji temple
A healing statue (Binzuru). One needs to rub the part of the statue one wants to heal. -
Tōdai-ji temple
One part of the Todai-ji temple complex. -
Tōdai-ji temple
Sun in Palm of Great Buddha by Tatsuya Matsui (2023). -
Mizuya shrine
Mizuya shinto shrine in the woods. I can certainly recommend udon at the Mizuya Chaya restaurant nearby :-) -
Kasuga Taisha
The Shinto temple was established in the 8th century. It is famous for its numerous lanterns... Well, yeah. -
Kasuga Taisha
For centuries, the shrine used to be rebuilt every 20 years. -
Kasuga Taisha
Tsubakimoto Jinja Shrine, one of the many shrines within Kasuga Taisha. -
Kasuga Taisha
Google translate says: "Life extension", so I suppose these are longevity charms. -
Kasuga Taisha
Naishiden Hall, once a building for the “naishi” court ladies who served in the shrine. -
Kasuga Taisha
Naishiden Hall. Deities of the main shrine are moved here during the rebuildings. -
Kasuga Taisha
Chumon (Middle Gate) and Oro (Open Veranda). What a magical place this is. -
Kasuga Taisha
Shato-no-Ohsugi, the giant cedar tree. This tree is 800-1000 years old. -
Nara
Kotoka daifuku, local Nara sweets. With deer, of course. -
Kuchu Teien Observatory
Heart-shaped padlocks on the observation deck. -
Washing machine
Not to mention the challenges with washing machines. I don't know how tourists managed before google translate! -
Hiroshima
One of the many manhole covers in Hiroshima. These are on the street leading towards the baseball stadium. -
Miyajima island
Floating torii gate at high tide. The first torii was reportedly erected in 593 and one has been standing here since 1168. The current one is from 1875. -
Miyajima island
The gates/torii to the Itsukushima shrine. One had to steer the boat through the gates to approach the shrine. -
Itsukushima Shrine
The present shrine was built in 1168 under Taira no Kiyomori, a prominent nobleman. -
Itsukushima Shrine
The complete shrine is built over the sea, depending on the tides. -
Itsukushima Shrine
Marodo-jinja shrine, a shrine for guest dieties. -
Itsukushima Shrine
The size of the torii gates becomes apparent when a boat approaches. -
Itsukushima Shrine
The Itsukushima shrine is dedicated to the three daughters of Susano-o no Mikoto, a kami in Japanese mythology, goddesses of seas and storms. -
Daishō-in
Daishō-in temple is full of such little statues, Jizo, representing guardian deity of children and travellers. -
Daishō-in
Three wise Jizo. -
Daishō-in
500 rakan figures, Buddhist high priests, who have attained enlightenment. -
Daishō-in
More statues around the temple. -
Daishō-in
500 rakan. What an interesting variety of faces and emotions. -
Daishō-in
One of the 500 rakan statues, this one is Nr. 5. -
Miyajima island
Jinja Gojūnotō, a five-storied pagoda, constructed in 1407. -
Miyajima island
Plenty of chopsticks to chose from. And yes, you can have them engraved :-) -
Mukaishima Bridge
Although we crossed many bridges, we did not cross this one, connecting Mukaishima island with Iwashi.