Village in Alsace, France.

A quiet corner of a medieval castle.

Hamlet tucked into Vosage Mountains, eastern France.

Tall silver blades above the town of Pforsheim, Germany, memorializing the fire-bombing of the city during WWII.

A plaque honoring the thousands of civilians burned alive when the town of Pforsheim, Germany, was fire-bombed by the British during WWII.

Tall silver blades, set high above the town of Pforsheim, bearing the names of civilians burned alive when the town was fire-bombed by the British during WWII.

Venice.

German town on Rhine River.

English post box.

Village in France.

Castle in Burgundy, France.

Copenhagen, Denmark. A stately old trading city.

Lovely English countryside.

Colmar, France.

Paris.

Evocative castle ruins in Ireland.

Colmar, France.

The Duomo, Florence.

Haarlem in Holland.

Burgundy countryside, France.

Tuscany countryside, Italy.

Medieval town of Rothenburg, Germany. One of my favorite places.

Manor house in Burgundy countryside, France.

Ireland.

Amsterdam.

Charming village in Germany’s Rhineland.

Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera.

Village in Burgundy countryside, France.

Classic Cotswolds cottage in England.

The majesty of St. Peter’s on a Sunday morning

Burgundy countryside, France.

German village.

Views of the Rhine from a ruined hilltop castle.

Views of the Rhine from a ruined hilltop castle.

Ruins of historic Rhinefels Castle, Rhine, Germany.

Ruins of historic Rhinefels Castle, Rhine, Germany.

A village in Austria.

Medieval town of Rothenburg, Germany. One of my favorite places.

Castle ruins in Germany’s Rhineland.

Czech Republic.

Tuscan countryside, Italy.

Germany.

Castle along Rhine River.

Bacharach, Germany.

Czech Republic

Historic medieval charity hospital in Beaune, France.

Medieval town of Rothenburg, Germany. One of my favorite places.

Historic medieval charity hospital in Beaune, France.