Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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