Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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