United Kingdom (Scotland)
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
Palace of Holyroodhouse
view from Arthur’s Seat
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
on Loch Ness
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
Highland cow
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Princes Street Gardens
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
Highland cow and regular cow
Edinburgh Castle
Canongate Tolbooth
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
from Edinburgh Castle
on the river Ness
United Kingdom (England)
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
Camden market, London
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
in the London Eye
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Cotswolds
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
Stonehenge
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
Lucy is watching an owl (the blur) fly over her head, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Marylebone neighborhood
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Christ Church, Oxford
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Windsor Castle
Bletchley Park
Christ Church, Oxford
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Harrods, London
in front of Kensington Palace, London
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
Hawkshead
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
last night with Tincho and Roger
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
Tower Bridge
tea at World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Stonehenge
Cotswolds
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
London Eye
finally with best friend from home
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
at last with best friend from home
across prime meridian, Greenwich
Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
the Eye and Parliament
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
Lake Windermere
France Continued (Versailles and Paris)
heading into Versailles
Iceland fans in Montmartre
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
Versailles
sculpture at Versailles
playground, Parc de la Villette
Musée d’Orsay
through a window at Versailles
Versailles at night
playing music on the sidewalk
locks on the Pont Neuf
giant cinnamon at perfume class
modern art installation at Versailles
bookstore, St. Germain
street art
flame “fountains” at Versialles
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
view from the Musée d’Orsay
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
Palais Garnier
bubbles at Versailles
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
crowds at the Louvre
street art
myrrh at perfume class
the Louvre
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
fountain at Versailles
fountain at Versailles
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
at the Bois de Boulogne
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
dinner with the Bonoans
catacombs
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
pastries
little chalk mice as street art
France, Part Deux
swing in Leonardo’s Clos Lucé
Les Alicourts
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
in our stylish accommodations
Monet’s garden, Giverny
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
at Clos Lucé
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
Chateau de Cheverny
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
Chateau de Cheverny
rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos Lucé
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Cheverny
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos Lucé
gargoyle, Blois
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
Blois with Carolina
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
snail
fencing lesson, Museé Van Oeveren
double-helix staircase, Chambord
Blois, Son et Lumière show
Chambord
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Maison de la Magie, Blois
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Chateau de Cheverny
Blois
Museé Van Oeveren
Belgium
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
elevator in the Atomium
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
comic strip mural, Brussels
chocolate store, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
The Netherlands
tulips, of course
Zaanse Schans
cheese vendor
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
cheese on boat in canal
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
seven bridges, Amsterdam
Zaanse Schans
girls are on the “t”
cheese market
cheese market
soon-to-be fries
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
symbols of the Netherlands
street in Amsterdam
our houseboat is on the left
lunch
Zaanse Schans
Germany
dusk in Rothenburg
Löwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
artwork at old East/West German border
Neuschwanstein
flowers, Kassel
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
Bremen
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
water park near Stuttgart
old border crossing between East and West Germany
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Rapunzel’s tower
Mercedes factory
Valais blackneck goats
Rothenburg
didn’t taste as good as it looked
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
Füssen
night watchman, Rothenburg
birds of prey show, Sababurg
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
Don’t try this at home.
up Rapunzel’s tower
in Hamelin
Neuschwanstein
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
Wilhelmshöhe park
Hohenschwangau
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
Rothenburg
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
watch tower at old East/West German border
old border crossing between East and West Germany
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
Wilhelmshöhe park
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
Did she or didn’t she?
town hall in Bremen
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Rothenburg
in a rapeseed field
stork nest, Rothenburg
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
Bashful and Snow White
Austria
Swarovski Crystal World
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
with Camila in Salzburg
Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Peace Bell, Mosern
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
Swarovski Crystal World
Austrian pretzels
nest in crown
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Leopoldskron Palace, used as the rear of the von Trapp home in Sound of Music, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
salt mie, near Salzburg
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Innsbruck
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
cemetery, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
salt mine, near Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Salzburg cemetery
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
sharing is caring, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
loving Sound of Music bike tour
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
Italy, Part II
gondola traffic, Venice
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
night, Venice
Burano, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
Murano: making glass horse
singing opera from gondola, Venice
night, Venice
gondola ride, Venice
Murano: inside of a glass kiln
Miami does not like the gondola ride (with Lucy and our guide Giorgia)
Burano, Venice
ambulances in Venice
canal, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
Adriatic Cruise
delicious apple tea, Turkey
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Santorini
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
Santorini
national park near Split, Croatia
delicious gyros, Santorini
tired of ruins, Athens
library in Ephesus, Turkey
spring in Pompeii
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
Santorini
Dubrovnik, Croatia
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
Naples
arriving in Venice
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Santorini
Santorini
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
professional dancers in Olympia
transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
lunch in Naples
čevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Oosterdam ship
Todd dancing in Olympia
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
Santorini
from kids’ club (Lucy)
Dubrovnik, Croatia
from kids’ club (Nati)
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Santorini
national park near Split, Croatia
Italy
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
mosaic workshop in Florence
marbling paper in Florence
Neptune and his pet crane, Boboli Gardens
mosaic workshop in Florence
restaurant in Rome
spring in Florence
Bocca della Verità, Rome (with guide’s finger)
Duomo, Florence
artist on the banks of the Arno
Rome
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
dusk in Florence
ceiling in the Uffizi
missing stream of water altogether
my birthday as documented by Panerai clock at Galileo Museum, Florence
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
through a keyhole, Rome
Lucy’s fresco
Roman countryside
despite all the bickering…
in Boboli Gardens
marbling paper in Florence
Fun with Panoramas
France
Aix-en-Provence
market in Aix-en-Provence
three French men
Lulu, mean French dog
children tell street artist what to paint
Nice
lion and his pets in Arles
up a tree in Nice
Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
dusk in Nice
Spain, Part II
contrast: view out of back window, Palau Güell, Barcelona
Jesus
Casa Batlló, Barcelona
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)
Nazarenos
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
chimneys of Palau Güell, Barcelona
in a restaurant
market, Barcelona
Sevilla
thorn from crown of Jesus
rousing game of foosball
getting wax from Nazareno
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
ham, Sevilla
Plaza de España, Sevilla
ceiling, Park Güell, Barcelona
with friends
staircase, Casa Battló, Barcelona
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
tree, Sevilla
Casa Milà, Barcelona
souvenirs in Plaza de España, Sevilla
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Park Güell, Barcelona
Holy Week procession
balcony view of Roman centurions
Cuenca at night
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
balcony view
Gibraltar
caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama
Spain
Parque del Retiro
falleras in Valencia
falla in Valencia
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
Torres de Quart
Granada
Valencia oranges!
Granada
Nati in Madrid market
falla on fire
Sacromonte, Granada
pigs on balcony of ham store
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
narrow street in Granada
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
remnants of a falla
Japan
Ghibli Museum
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
Nati with Alto
clock made from old toys
selfie with Nati and Wayne
view from our room
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
Nagano snow monkey
street in Kyoto
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
samurai class, Kyoto
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
origami class, Kyoto
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Tokyo playground
Ueno Park, Tokyo
Ghibli Museum
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
China, part 2
canals in Suzhou
arriving in Beijing, from train
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends