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