Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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