Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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