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