What's This? (18)

Haven't posted a "What's This" in awhile but when my brother shared some of his photos with me from our trip to Europe I had to show you this.

What is it?  Can you guess?

The photo was taken in Melk Abbey.  Go to the Wikipedia site to see if you can find a photo very similar to this one identifying what it is.

Dan and I didn't take this excursion from the cruise ship to see Melk Abbey.

Other photos of our trip start here if you missed them.

Random Offerings from the Files

First my parents.

My dad would have been 98 on September 12th, they would have celebrated 76 years of marriage on the 14th, and Mom left us 3 years ago on the 26th.  Dad died in December of 2007.

On a vacation to Lake Ontario we drove up to see the St. Lawrence and take a boat ride tour.  Here's our first view of the river from the street.  Town name has escaped me.

On board the boat with a view of some of the houses in the 1000 Islands.

This is a lighthouse on the St. Lawrence but from another trip there.

And from Landsberg, Germany this past June here is where Dan and I had lunch.

 Notice the shawls on the chairs?  I thought someone had left one behind then realized all the chairs had them.  The air could be cold as we sat there and I was glad to have the shawl.

Above a tomato and cheese sandwich on a baguette and pizza below.

Unlike any kind of pizza we've had before.  Good though.

Tuesday Treasures #23 - Architectural Flourishes

More photos from the European Vacation in June.

Don't you just love the old architecture?  There's a touch of whimsey in the figures and flourishes incorporated into these old buildings.  Am I the only one to take photographs of them or do you do it too when you travel?

Enjoy these!

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Doors in Europe

This is an assortment of photos that I took while we were in Europe in June.

Doors are so fascinating.  No two are alike unless they are on the same building.

Some show their age but their old splendor is still evident like the one above in an alley in Budapest.

Wood or metal, many of these doors are massive structures.

Even the keyholes and door knobs are interesting.

Shapes are varied too.

The above door is fairly simple but the decor above is not and though the two doors are the same, only one is singled out for the decorations.

Who walked through these doors for all the decades they have stood as entryways and exits?

Do you have a favorite?  It's hard for me to choose.

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What's This? (17)

I haven't posted a "What's This?" post in ages.

When I took this photo on the Danube River Cruise, I knew it was perfect for this kind of post.

So "What's This?"

A giant coming up for air?

A burial where the nose didn't get covered?

What do you think?

With the gentleman sitting there beside it I realized the nostrils are big enough to enter.  Wonder what's in there or maybe I don't want to know.