Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: arches

The town looks so close. But there is no way from the town, to where we are, without going a long long long way around. We walked from town down to the valley, then back up, crossing fields, and at times knee deep in thistles. And then we popped out below Bomba, with this magnificent view.

St Nicholas was the bishop of Myra. He is the patron saint of Russia and Greece, many individual cities, and many groups (such as sailors, travellers, penitent thieves, children, widows, and more). His legacy morphed into the character that we now call Santa Claus. This church was not only the basilica he presided at, it is also where his grave is (or should I say, was – about 1,000 years ago, his remains were upped by some Italians and now lie in a couple of churches in Italy).

Portuguese fort, Mombasa, built from coral rocks.

Remains of the 1470 Darasbari Mosque, Gaud (Sona Masjid).

The building is now one of Asunción's museums.

Inside Junagarh (the fort) of Bikaner.

One of the audience halls within Agra Fort.

A richly decorated cloister. The passages have murals and frescoes and mosaics with Biblical stories as well as the tales of many saints.

“He climbed to the top of a Sycamore tree, For the Lord he wanted to see!” A mural from one of the passages of the highly decorated monastery at Kykkos.