Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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