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