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 foreign climes

Vézelay, France: a Plus Beaux Village

Lantern Maker's Courtship (ca 1850; William Holman Hunt)

Knossos Palace, The Home of King Minos

Tangier (Ferdinand van Kessel I; 1689)

Bishop and people of Anagni wait for return of relic (ca 1225)

asia (Franklin McMahon; archaic)

Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)

N (the letter; ca 1500)

Devprayag: The Divine Confluence at the Head of the Ganges River

Palmanova, Italy: A Most Beautiful Village

vintage scenes and map of Benin

Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, England (1754; Thomas Bowles)

Albolafia water mill, Cordoba, Spain (9th century)

end of a tiring day shopping on Al-Qattanin street, Jerusalem

Happy New Year! Let's hope for a better 2026.

San Gimignano, Italy: a medieval hill town

Li River, Yangshuo, Guilin, Guanxi, China

back to Conques, Aveyron, France

Sidon Sea Castle, Sidon, Lebanon (erected 1288 AD)

Benin