Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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