Maker of weather, dragon's lair, home to giants and grave of rulers: Lucerne's very own mountain, Pilatus, is one of the most legendary places in Central Switzerland. And one of the most beautiful. On a clear day the mountain offers a panoramic view of 73 Alpine peaks.

There was no snow, and even though it snowed a little bit occasionally, the snow was devoured by fog or rain a few hours later...

Christmas and New Year Holidays, photos taken in 2009-2010 and 2020-2011.

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.

What can be more boring than Vaduz, especially in rainy weather? ;)

Maker of weather, dragon's lair, home to giants and grave of rulers: Lucerne's very own mountain, Pilatus, is one of the most legendary places in Central Switzerland. And one of the most beautiful. On a clear day the mountain offers a panoramic view of 73 Alpine peaks.

Internationales Volkstanztreffen, Zürich - International Folk Dance Festival, Zurich. -July, 2010

Walks about Luzern :)

Carl Milles (1875-1955) was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains.Millesgården can be termed a work of art in its own right, a nicely balanced stage design of terraces, fountains, stairways, sculptures and columns, coupled with a diversity of vegetation and an immense vista across the waters of Värtan from the rocky heights of Herserud.

Semi-sunny, semi-rainy day, Sunday... :)

snowy sunny March... :-)

New Year Eve, afternoon 31.12.2010 :-)

Walks about the snowy city before the New Year 2011. Some of the most popular views of the city :-)

a couple of shots by A.D. Polyanin

Heat and sun, but it's not too hot (because of the water around? Isn't Stockholm the city on water?) Walking about the SLussen area. Center of the city...

A breathtaking panoramic view across the Alps, of 13 lakes and over the entire Swiss Mittelland through to Germany and France can be enjoyed from the summit of the Rigi.

Fribourg (French), (German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Üechtland, often Fribourg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine.

Drottningholm, literally "Queen's Islet", is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County.It is situated on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm. The Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish Royal Family since 1981, is located here. The Drottningholm Palace is on UNESCO´s World Heritage list. It is the most well-preserved royal castle built in the 1600s in Sweden and at the same time is representative of all European architecture for the period.