Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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