Thistle

Humble but beautiful thistles on Vermio Mountain, Macedonia (Greece).
The thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland.

Ταπεινά μα όμορφα γαϊδουράγκαθα στο Βέρμιο

Zum Geburtstag

September 2006 in Evia ... Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!

Bari from the air

Bari, Italy, from the air during the flight Athens - Geneva, September 2012

Japanese in Berlin

27 September 1989: our very first Japanese dinner - in Berlin! - thanks to our good friend Nancy ...

Scheveningen

Scheveningen, autumn 2011 ...

There is anecdotal evidence of the name Scheveningen being used as a shibboleth during World War II to identify German spies: They would pronounce the initial "Sch" differently from Dutch native speakers ...

Berlin 1989

Riding the S-Bahn in Berlin - long before the fall of the Mauer ... September 1989 ...

Mountains all around me

Resting ... Tymfi Mountain of the Pindos range, August 2012

Lac Leman

Lac Leman ...

... and its vineyards ...

In Bern III

 Bern and the Aare river

The Old Town

... and Bern's bears ...

Swiss Alps

 The Swiss Alps as seen from the Einsteinterrasse in Bern.
Starting from the cupola of the Swiss Parliament from right to left: Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger.

From left to right: Mönch, Jungfrau, Swiss Parliament.

In Bern II

Bern Altstadt

In Bern

View of the Old Town from the Rose Garden

Houses on the bank of the Aare river

The Zytglogge Tower (clock tower), built in the early 13th century

Paul Klee Center - three hills of metal and glass

The Paul Klee Center in Bern, which opened in 2005, is dedicated to the person, life and work of Paul Klee (1879–1940). It houses the worldwide largest collection of Klee's works.

The maquette...

The view from space ...

... and my favorite goldfish ...

Helvetia - Switzerland

Vineyards along the coast of Lac Leman.

This week in Switzerland for a workshop at the International Space Science Institute in Bern.

Lac Leman, the Alps and the UNESCO-listed Lavaux vineyard terraces

Sea Shells

Sea shells on the beach of Noordwijk, South Holland

Relax

Relaxing - with a gorgeous view ...

Κρήτη

Επιστροφή στην Κρήτη μετά από 9 ολόκληρα χρόνια ...

... δυστυχώς μόνο για λίγες ώρες - για τη Σύνοδο Προέδρων Ερευνητικών Κέντρων στο ΙΤΕ,
το Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας

Upper Colorado River

Upper Colorado River near Moab, Utah (USA)

Greenland

Flying over Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), July 2009

Tomatoes II

Small (cherry) tomatoes of Santorini in the form of spoon sweet, served with crème caramel.
In Kamari, Santorini.