Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

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 workshop, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
comic strip mural, Brussels
chocolate store, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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