Château de Chambord II

Too bad about how the light is hitting the painting, but I liked the furniture and wallpaper!

Linderhof VIII

Refugee

Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's Cube was invented by Hungarian, Rubik Ernő.

UNHCR

Painting Detail

Municipio Painting

Louise of Lorraine's Bedchamber.

Louis XIV

The Model

This woman was being photographed in front of every notable item in the place.

Catherine de Medici

Catherine put up this painting after taking over the castle from Henry's mistress. Such a somber woman!

Dog Painting

Napoleon

Part of a painting of Napoleon.

Dragon on the Wall

Roman Forum Illustration

On the side of a building in Nyon.

Luzern IV

Southwestern U.S. motorcycle.



View from the bridge.



Rat

Albi VI

Torino VIII: Reading Club

We went to a wonderful old building which houses the "Reading Club." You can sit in one of the rooms provided and relax with a book, or find a corner to chat with a friend over drinks from the bar. They were restoring the ceiling in this room.









The menu at the bar. I took this shot especially for my book club friends since we read Italo Calvino in our group.

Český Krumlov V: Wall Art

Fake window.

The buildings are painted on the outside in very interesting ways. Some optical illusions, some Trompe-l'œil.



Real window.

The Palais des Nations (UN) in Winter III

This ceiling was created by Spanish abstract artist Miquel Barceló. I love all the colors and textures. Some of the paint looks like colorful stalactites.