San Remo, Italy (Ligurian Riviera): it is most unusual to see palm trees growing next to a Russian Orthodox church. I took this picture on one of my cycling trips to Côte d’Azur.
Hi Camellia, it was closed at that time of the day, so I could not get inside. What made the sight so unusual to me was the palm tree. We associate onion shaped Orthodox cupolas with Russian winter. There is a large Orthodox Church near Tzarevich Avenue in Nice but, if memory serves me well, it is surrounded by “normal” (😀) trees.
Strange combination indeed
ReplyDelete… as if Het Loo was on top of a mountain 😀 or Neuschwanstein - at the side of Afsluitdijk.
DeleteNice capture
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom, thanks Jobi. The Russian Otrhodox chiche with a palm tree on its side was quite an unusual sight.
Delete*Jovi 🙂
DeleteInteresting image
ReplyDeleteIt was so fun to see it. With cold at this time of the year but still, Mediterranean Sea.
DeleteAs you said, the palm trees next to the Russian architecture is very interesting!
ReplyDeleteYes, I was dazzled and puzzled. I lived in Russia, so obviously, I associate this architectural style with snow and birch trees.
DeleteI bet the inside of that church is a sight (site) to be seen.
ReplyDeleteHi Camellia, it was closed at that time of the day, so I could not get inside. What made the sight so unusual to me was the palm tree. We associate onion shaped Orthodox cupolas with Russian winter. There is a large Orthodox Church near Tzarevich Avenue in Nice but, if memory serves me well, it is surrounded by “normal” (😀) trees.
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