United Kingdom (Scotland)
Palace of Holyroodhouse
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
Highland cow
from Edinburgh Castle
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
Highland cow and regular cow
Palace of Holyroodhouse
on the river Ness
Canongate Tolbooth
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
Edinburgh Castle
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
on Loch Ness
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
Princes Street Gardens
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
view from Arthur’s Seat
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
United Kingdom (England)
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tower Bridge
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Marylebone neighborhood
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
across prime meridian, Greenwich
Hawkshead
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
in the London Eye
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
the Eye and Parliament
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
London Eye
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Stonehenge
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
finally with best friend from home
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
in front of Kensington Palace, London
tea at World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
London
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
Lucy is watching an owl (the blur) fly over her head, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Bletchley Park
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
at last with best friend from home
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Windsor Castle
Stratford-upon-Avon
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Stratford-upon-Avon
Harrods, London
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
last night with Tincho and Roger
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
Lake Windermere
Christ Church, Oxford
Cotswolds
Stratford-upon-Avon
Camden market, London
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stonehenge
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
France Continued (Versailles and Paris)
view from the Musée d’Orsay
bookstore, St. Germain
giant cinnamon at perfume class
pastries
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
fountain at Versailles
Versailles at night
dinner with the Bonoans
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
sculpture at Versailles
flame “fountains” at Versialles
playing music on the sidewalk
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
modern art installation at Versailles
at the Bois de Boulogne
the Louvre
Palais Garnier
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
catacombs
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
street art
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
Iceland fans in Montmartre
Musée d’Orsay
locks on the Pont Neuf
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
through a window at Versailles
street art
bubbles at Versailles
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
heading into Versailles
Versailles
little chalk mice as street art
myrrh at perfume class
playground, Parc de la Villette
fountain at Versailles
crowds at the Louvre
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
France, Part Deux
at Clos Lucé
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Maison de la Magie, Blois
Les Alicourts
swing in Leonardo’s Clos Lucé
gargoyle, Blois
Blois with Carolina
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Blois, Son et Lumière show
Chateau de Cheverny
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
double-helix staircase, Chambord
Monet’s garden, Giverny
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
Monet’s garden, Giverny
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Chambord
rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos Lucé
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
snail
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos Lucé
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
in our stylish accommodations
fencing lesson, Museé Van Oeveren
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Cheverny
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
Chateau de Cheverny
Blois
Museé Van Oeveren
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
Belgium
elevator in the Atomium
chocolate store, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
comic strip mural, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
The Netherlands
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
street in Amsterdam
cheese market
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
girls are on the “t”
Zaanse Schans
lunch
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
tulips, of course
cheese market
cheese on boat in canal
symbols of the Netherlands
cheese vendor
Zaanse Schans
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
seven bridges, Amsterdam
soon-to-be fries
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
our houseboat is on the left
Germany
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
Hohenschwangau
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
Don’t try this at home.
night watchman, Rothenburg
in a rapeseed field
Neuschwanstein
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
Löwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
stork nest, Rothenburg
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
Rothenburg
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
water park near Stuttgart
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
Mercedes factory
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
watch tower at old East/West German border
Wilhelmshöhe park
old border crossing between East and West Germany
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
in Hamelin
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
dusk in Rothenburg
flowers, Kassel
town hall in Bremen
up Rapunzel’s tower
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
Neuschwanstein
Füssen
Rapunzel’s tower
Wilhelmshöhe park
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
artwork at old East/West German border
Rothenburg
didn’t taste as good as it looked
birds of prey show, Sababurg
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
old border crossing between East and West Germany
Bremen
Bashful and Snow White
Rothenburg
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Did she or didn’t she?
Valais blackneck goats
Austria
Leopoldskron Palace, used as the rear of the von Trapp home in Sound of Music, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
with Camila in Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
loving Sound of Music bike tour
Swarovski Crystal World
Austrian pretzels
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
Innsbruck
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
sharing is caring, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Peace Bell, Mosern
Swarovski Crystal World
Salzburg cemetery
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
nest in crown
salt mine, near Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
cemetery, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
salt mie, near Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Italy, Part II
night, Venice
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
night, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Burano, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
Burano, Venice
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
Murano: making glass horse
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
Miami does not like the gondola ride (with Lucy and our guide Giorgia)
ambulances in Venice
canal, Venice
singing opera from gondola, Venice
Murano: inside of a glass kiln
gondola ride, Venice
gondola traffic, Venice
Adriatic Cruise
lunch in Naples
professional dancers in Olympia
Dubrovnik, Croatia
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia
spring in Pompeii
Dubrovnik, Croatia
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Santorini
transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
Santorini
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
Naples
Oosterdam ship
national park near Split, Croatia
arriving in Venice
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
library in Ephesus, Turkey
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
Santorini
čevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
Santorini
Santorini
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
Santorini
tired of ruins, Athens
Todd dancing in Olympia
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
national park near Split, Croatia
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
from kids’ club (Lucy)
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
Santorini
from kids’ club (Nati)
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
monastery in Corfu, Greece
delicious apple tea, Turkey
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
delicious gyros, Santorini
Italy
dusk in Florence
through a keyhole, Rome
despite all the bickering…
Roman countryside
artist on the banks of the Arno
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
Lucy’s fresco
spring in 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
Bocca della Verità, Rome (with guide’s finger)
marbling paper in Florence
marbling paper in Florence
missing stream of water altogether
in Boboli Gardens
mosaic workshop in Florence
restaurant in Rome
Duomo, Florence
ceiling in the Uffizi
mosaic workshop in Florence
Rome
Fun with Panoramas
France
children tell street artist what to paint
lion and his pets in Arles
Aix-en-Provence
Lulu, mean French dog
up a tree in Nice
three French men
dusk in Nice
market in Aix-en-Provence
Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
Nice
Spain, Part II
Holy Week procession
getting wax from Nazareno
Jesus
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)
contrast: view out of back window, Palau Güell, Barcelona
rousing game of foosball
market, Barcelona
in a restaurant
thorn from crown of Jesus
chimneys of Palau Güell, Barcelona
ham, Sevilla
Nazarenos
Sevilla
balcony view of Roman centurions
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
with friends
souvenirs in Plaza de España, Sevilla
Cuenca at night
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Casa Batlló, Barcelona
tree, Sevilla
Casa Milà, Barcelona
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
Plaza de España, Sevilla
Park Güell, Barcelona
balcony view
ceiling, Park Güell, Barcelona
staircase, Casa Battló, Barcelona
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
Gibraltar
caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama
Spain
Nati in Madrid market
falla on fire
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
Granada
Granada
Parque del Retiro
Valencia oranges!
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
falla in Valencia
Sacromonte, Granada
remnants of a falla
pigs on balcony of ham store
falleras in Valencia
narrow street in Granada
Torres de Quart
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
Japan
view from our room
playing dress-up, Kyoto
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
samurai class, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
selfie with Nati and Wayne
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
origami class, Kyoto
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
Ghibli Museum
clock made from old toys
Nati with Alto
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Ueno Park, Tokyo
street in Kyoto
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Tokyo playground
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
Ghibli Museum
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
playing dress-up, Kyoto
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
China, part 2
