Flags

Flag of Greece, flying on the Lykavittos Hill. Athens, Greece. Acadians proclaimed their flag at a "National Convention" held on Prince Edward Island in 1841: Que le tricolore soit le drapeau national des Acadiens français. Comme marque distinctive de la nationalité acadienne, on placera une étoile, figure de Marie, dans la partie bleue, qui est la couleur symbolique des personnes consacrées à la Vierge Sainte. Cette étoile, Stella Maris, qui doit guider la petite colonie acadienne à travers les orages et les écueils, sera aux couleurs papales pour montrer l'inviolable attachement à la Sainte église, notre mère. (Le Moniteur acadien, August 28, 1884) Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. Flag of Puerto Rico, flying over the El Morro castle. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Flag of the Basque country (Euskal Herria), in the Petit Bayonne neighborhood. Bayonne (Baïona), France. Flag of Iceland, flying over the Alþing, site of the first parliament. þingvellir, Iceland. Flag of Russia, at a procession on Red Square, with a military band playing Schumann's "Traumerei". (On September 10, 2006 -- is this a special day?) Moscow, Russia. Flag of Switzerland, flying over Paradeplatz, with the Crédit suisse building in the background. Zürich, Switzerland. Flag of Norway, on a ferry at the Rombak fjord. Near Narvik, Norway. Stylized flags of Norway, Sweden and Denmark on an SAS airplane. Prague airport, Czech Republic. Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Flags in the auditorium of a high school. The Chinese president would not be pleased to see this. Cambridge, MA.

Flag of Cyprus, on a Cyprus Airways airbus. Evagoras (411-374 BC) was king of Salamis. He drove away the Persians and united the island.
Larnaka airport, Cyprus.

Flag of the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", flying on the Lala Mustafa Camii (formerly Cathedral of St. Nicholas).
Famagusta, northern Cyprus.

Flags on the Grand' Place.
Brussels, Belgium.

Flag of Scotland with a lion rampant, at the Royal Mile.
Edinburgh, Scotland.

Flag of Scotland atop the Royal Yacht Britannia, used by the British Crown from 1953 to 1997.
Edinburgh, Scotland.

Flag of Wales and of Llywelyn "the Last" (i.e., before English annexation).
Conwy, Wales.

Flag of Portugal, at the Praça do Comércio.
Lisbon, Portugal.

Flag of Israel, at the Jerusalem City Hall.
Jerusalem, Israel.