Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
on Loch Ness
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
view from Arthur’s Seat
from Edinburgh Castle
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
Edinburgh Castle
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Highland cow
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
Canongate Tolbooth
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
Palace of Holyroodhouse
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
Princes Street Gardens
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
on the river Ness
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
Highland cow and regular cow
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games

United Kingdom (England)

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Marylebone neighborhood
Cotswolds
Lake Windermere
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
Windsor Castle
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
Cotswolds
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Camden market, London
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Bletchley Park
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Harrods, London
London
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
London Eye
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stonehenge
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
Stratford-upon-Avon
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Lucy is watching an owl (the blur) fly over her head, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
in the London Eye
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
across prime meridian, Greenwich
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
the Eye and Parliament
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
in front of Kensington Palace, London
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
at last with best friend from home
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Hawkshead
last night with Tincho and Roger
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Christ Church, Oxford
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
Stratford-upon-Avon
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
tea at World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Tower Bridge
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
Christ Church, Oxford
Stonehenge
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
finally with best friend from home
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stratford-upon-Avon

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

street art
catacombs
modern art installation at Versailles
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
flame “fountains” at Versialles
view from the MusΓ©e d’Orsay
giant cinnamon at perfume class
street art
Versailles at night
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
MusΓ©e d’Orsay
locks on the Pont Neuf
Versailles
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
bookstore, St. Germain
Iceland fans in Montmartre
pastries
at the Bois de Boulogne
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
through a window at Versailles
myrrh at perfume class
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
crowds at the Louvre
bubbles at Versailles
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
sculpture at Versailles
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
dinner with the Bonoans
heading into Versailles
little chalk mice as street art
playing music on the sidewalk
Palais Garnier
fountain at Versailles
playground, Parc de la Villette
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
the Louvre
fountain at Versailles
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton

France, Part Deux

rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
Chateau de Cheverny
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
Chateau de Cheverny
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
fencing lesson, MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
double-helix staircase, Chambord
Maison de la Magie, Blois
Chateau de Cheverny
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos LucΓ©
Chateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Cheverny
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
Chambord
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Blois
swing in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Blois, Son et Lumière show
Les Alicourts
at Clos LucΓ©
Monet’s garden, Giverny
gargoyle, Blois
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
Blois with Carolina
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
in our stylish accommodations
MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
snail

Belgium

chocolate workshop, Brussels
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
comic strip mural, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
chocolate store, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
elevator in the Atomium

The Netherlands

our houseboat is on the left
street in Amsterdam
soon-to-be fries
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
tulips, of course
symbols of the Netherlands
girls are on the “t”
Zaanse Schans
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
cheese market
cheese vendor
Zaanse Schans
cheese market
cheese on boat in canal
seven bridges, Amsterdam
Zaanse Schans
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
lunch
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
view from houseboat, Amsterdam

 

Germany

in a rapeseed field
up Rapunzel’s tower
Rothenburg
Did she or didn’t she?
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
dusk in Rothenburg
old border crossing between East and West Germany
town hall in Bremen
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
watch tower at old East/West German border
flowers, Kassel
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
Valais blackneck goats
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Rapunzel’s tower
Don’t try this at home.
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
artwork at old East/West German border
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
in Hamelin
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
Rothenburg
old border crossing between East and West Germany
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
FΓΌssen
Neuschwanstein
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
birds of prey show, Sababurg
Neuschwanstein
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
stork nest, Rothenburg
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
LΓΆwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
water park near Stuttgart
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
Hohenschwangau
didn’t taste as good as it looked
night watchman, Rothenburg
Bremen
Mercedes factory
Rothenburg
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
Bashful and Snow White

 

Austria

Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
salt mine, near Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Innsbruck
Salzburg cemetery
Swarovski Crystal World
nest in crown
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
Swarovski Crystal World
Peace Bell, Mosern
Salzburg
Austrian pretzels
Swarovski Crystal World
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
salt mie, near Salzburg
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
loving Sound of Music bike tour
Leopoldskron Palace, used as the rear of the von Trapp home in Sound of Music, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
sharing is caring, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
with Camila in Salzburg
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
cemetery, Salzburg
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens

Italy, Part II

on water taxi, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
singing opera from gondola, Venice
ambulances in Venice
Murano: making glass horse
Miami does not like the gondola ride (with Lucy and our guide Giorgia)
on water taxi, Venice
night, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Murano: inside of a glass kiln
Burano, Venice
gondola traffic, Venice
canal, Venice
gondola ride, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
Burano, Venice
night, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice

Adriatic Cruise

transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
national park near Split, Croatia
Naples
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
library in Ephesus, Turkey
Santorini
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
spring in Pompeii
Santorini
Santorini
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
čevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
tired of ruins, Athens
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
delicious gyros, Santorini
Santorini
Santorini
Dubrovnik, Croatia
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
Santorini
Santorini
delicious apple tea, Turkey
from kids’ club (Lucy)
from kids’ club (Nati)
arriving in Venice
Todd dancing in Olympia
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
lunch in Naples
Dubrovnik, Croatia
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Dubrovnik, Croatia
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
Oosterdam ship
national park near Split, Croatia
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
professional dancers in Olympia
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice

Italy

dusk in Florence
ceiling in the Uffizi
Bocca della VeritΓ , Rome (with guide’s finger)
despite all the bickering…
Lucy’s fresco
mosaic workshop in Florence
Roman countryside
marbling paper in Florence
mosaic workshop in Florence
spring in Florence
through a keyhole, Rome
in Boboli Gardens
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
artist on the banks of the Arno
Rome
Duomo, Florence
my birthday as documented by Panerai clock at Galileo Museum, Florence
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
Neptune and his pet crane, Boboli Gardens
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
missing stream of water altogether
marbling paper in Florence
restaurant in Rome

Fun with Panoramas

France

Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
Lulu, mean French dog
children tell street artist what to paint
up a tree in Nice
lion and his pets in Arles
Aix-en-Provence
Nice
three French men
market in Aix-en-Provence
dusk in Nice

Spain, Part II

ceiling, Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
with friends
Casa BatllΓ³, Barcelona
ham, Sevilla
thorn from crown of Jesus
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
market, Barcelona
souvenirs in Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
contrast: view out of back window, Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
Holy Week procession
chimneys of Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
getting wax from Nazareno
Cuenca at night
staircase, Casa BattlΓ³, Barcelona
balcony view
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
Nazarenos
rousing game of foosball
Jesus
Sevilla
in a restaurant
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
balcony view of Roman centurions
Casa MilΓ , Barcelona
tree, Sevilla
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)

Gibraltar

caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama

Spain

falleras in Valencia
pigs on balcony of ham store
narrow street in Granada
falla on fire
Granada
Nati in Madrid market
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
Valencia oranges!
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
remnants of a falla
Sacromonte, Granada
Granada
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
Parque del Retiro
falla in Valencia
Torres de Quart

Japan

Ghibli Museum
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Tokyo playground
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Ghibli Museum
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
Nagano snow monkey
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
street in Kyoto
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
origami class, Kyoto
samurai class, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
clock made from old toys
Nagano snow monkey
Nati with Alto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Ueno Park, Tokyo
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
selfie with Nati and Wayne
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
view from our room

China, part 2

fresh orange juice from vending machine
glass floor, TV Tower observation deck
Bird’s Nest
after our Peking duck dinner
feeding koi
Natalie learning from calligraphy master
ropes course in mall
canals in Suzhou
Tiger Hill, leaning tower
Olympic Green
Mandarin duck
Beijing Forbidden City
Olympic Green, Beijing
stretching silk for comforter stuffing
everyone has a selfie stick
from inside Water Cube
Temple of Heaven, retirees working out
Mongolian temple through smog in Beijing
Temple of Heaven
dog with dyed ears and tail
Tiger Hill Park, Suzhou
Olympic Green
view from TV Tower observation area
arriving in Beijing, from train
Shanghai Oriental Pear Television Tower
canals in Suzhou
what I look like when I’m yelling at the girls
light tunnel in Shanghai
washing in Suzhou canal
ice slide
ice sculptures–warmer than outside
path lights outside Bird’s Nest
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends
on my dinner plate
canals in Suzhou
Water Cube water park–closed for winter!!

China, part 1

countryside in Yangshuo
drying vegetables in Yangshuo
Yangshuo Cooking School
Yangshuo meat market
Yangshuo market
Yangshuo street market
Yangshuo park
Yangshuo cormorant fishing
along Li River
along Li River
Nati learning to make hand-shadow wolf in Chengdu
Helen, our guide in Yangshuo
restaurant wall in Yangshuo
Chengdu
Xian
making dumplings in Xian
grinding corn in Xian
Nati’s foot compared to shoes of adult woman with bound feet
girls with painter-farmer in Xian
warm welcome by painter-farmer in Xian
participating in welcome ceremony in Xian
Xian lantern festival
painter-farmer’s home in Xian
Xian lantern festival
lanterns in Chengdu
Xian
Beijing drum tower
Beijing outside Chairman Mao’s mausoleum
Beijing, tires protected from dog pee
Beijing, Forbidden City, roof
Beijing, Forbidden City, for good luck

Hong Kong

CNY dinner, chicken course
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Kowloon bird park
Aberdeen sampan
Kowloon flower market
view from Victoria Peak
Tai O fishing village
goldfish store
Tai O fishing village
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
CNY parade
incense spirals in a temple
CNY parade
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
vegetable packet for New Year offering
CNY parade
CNY parade

Cambodia

Siem Reap: Ta Prong Temple
Siem Reap: Bayon Temple
Siem Reap countryside
Siem Reap: Bayon Temple
Siem Reap: on their way to school
Siem Reap: tuk tuk
Siem Reap: driver takes a nap between fares
Siem Reap: Svay Chek village school
Siem Reap
gate to Angkor Thom
Ta Prong temple ruins
Angkor Wat relief
Angkor Wat
Ta Prong temple

Thailand

Andaman Sea
Nati with Chompu
guide falling off kayak
in streets of Chiang Mai
loi kratong
Reclining Buddha
macaque
Maya Beach
at the market
Maya Beach
Le Meridien Phuket
Maya Beach off Phuket
sunrise Andaman Sea
eel Andaman Sea
Todd making drunken noodles
at Patara Elephant Farm
Lucy’s soup ingredients
balancing on kayak with guide
mudskipper
lots of cables
bird
Phanak Island
Nati’s noodles
street food as good as Anthony Bourdain promised
mudskipper
Andaman Sea
waterfall outside Chiang Mai
happy with a cleaver
view from room in Chiang Mai
macaque
with Menoy and her baby
Bangkok Royal Palace
small bats in a cave
at Patara Elephant Farm
even Lucy is tired of rice
bird
macaque with an itch
Chinese tourist taking picture with Lucy and Natalie
Maya Beach off Phuket
pretty altar

Singapore

orchid from botanical garden
Supertree Grove
in Chinatown
Chinatown
orchid from botanical garden
eels in Chinatown
Singapore Botanic Garden
in Chinatown
Singapore is hot
temple in Chinatown

Australia

ATVs on sand dunes
Whitehaven Beach
lunch at zoo
bats in Cairns
on Derwent Hunter
sand boarding
kangaroos on side of road
Fraser Island
Sydney Opera House
Blue Mountains
emu drinking out of fountain
Uluru
Sydney Opera House
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
koala at Currumbin
sunrise at Uluru
bats in Cairns
Tasmanian devil
rock sculpture north of Cairns
which foot is longer?
bird drinking from fountain
camels waiting for riders
rainbow lorikeet feeding
Bondi Beach
bats taking off in Cairns
tasting sugar cane juice
Noosa Heads
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island

3 comments

  2. Hi This is Eva , this is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
    I am learning a lot!!!!!!! My favorite one was the one about the super cute ELEPHANTS πŸ˜±πŸ™Š!!!!!!!πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’• loved the wall of China as well, and all of your pictures.
    I hope you guys are having fun, I miss you guys so much😒

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