Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
chocolate store, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
elevator in 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
street in Amsterdam
lunch
cheese vendor
soon-to-be fries
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
tulips, of course
cheese market
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
girls are on the “t”
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
our houseboat is on the left
cheese on boat in canal
seven bridges, Amsterdam
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
cheese market

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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