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