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