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