United Kingdom (Scotland)
Edinburgh Castle
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
from Edinburgh Castle
Palace of Holyroodhouse
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games
Palace of Holyroodhouse
ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
on the river Ness
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Canongate Tolbooth
view from Arthur’s Seat
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
on Loch Ness
Princes Street Gardens
Highland cow and regular cow
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Highland cow
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
United Kingdom (England)
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Christ Church, Oxford
Stonehenge
Stratford-upon-Avon
Marylebone neighborhood
London
across prime meridian, Greenwich
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Stratford-upon-Avon
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
finally with best friend from home
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
Lake Windermere
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
London Eye
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Tower Bridge
Bletchley Park
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Christ Church, Oxford
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
Windsor Castle
in front of Kensington Palace, London
Harrods, London
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Cotswolds
at last with best friend from home
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
the Eye and Parliament
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Camden market, London
Cotswolds
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
in the London Eye
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
Hawkshead
last night with Tincho and Roger
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
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
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stonehenge
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
France Continued (Versailles and Paris)
bubbles at Versailles
fountain at Versailles
street art
playground, Parc de la Villette
view from the MusΓ©e d’Orsay
bookstore, St. Germain
modern art installation at Versailles
MusΓ©e d’Orsay
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
at the Bois de Boulogne
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
pastries
sculpture at Versailles
fountain at Versailles
Palais Garnier
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
street art
crowds at the Louvre
through a window at Versailles
Versailles at night
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
flame “fountains” at Versialles
playing music on the sidewalk
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
Versailles
heading into Versailles
Iceland fans in Montmartre
catacombs
dinner with the Bonoans
the Louvre
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
myrrh at perfume class
giant cinnamon at perfume class
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
little chalk mice as street art
locks on the Pont Neuf
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
France, Part Deux
at Clos LucΓ©
Blois
Monet’s garden, Giverny
double-helix staircase, Chambord
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
fencing lesson, MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
Les Alicourts
Blois, Son et Lumière show
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
Chateau de Cheverny
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Maison de la Magie, Blois
rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
Blois with Carolina
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Cheverny
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
Monet’s garden, Giverny
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
snail
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
swing in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos LucΓ©
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
gargoyle, Blois
Monet’s garden, Giverny
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
Chambord
in our stylish accommodations
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Belgium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate store, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
elevator in the Atomium
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
comic strip mural, Brussels
The Netherlands
Zaanse Schans
our houseboat is on the left
girls are on the “t”
soon-to-be fries
seven bridges, Amsterdam
symbols of the Netherlands
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
Zaanse Schans
tulips, of course
cheese market
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
lunch
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
street in Amsterdam
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
cheese on boat in canal
cheese market
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
Zaanse Schans
cheese vendor
Germany
dusk in Rothenburg
FΓΌssen
Rothenburg
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
night watchman, Rothenburg
Did she or didn’t she?
old border crossing between East and West Germany
water park near Stuttgart
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
in Hamelin
Valais blackneck goats
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
flowers, Kassel
town hall in Bremen
stork nest, Rothenburg
up Rapunzel’s tower
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
Rapunzel’s tower
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
Mercedes factory
Hohenschwangau
Bremen
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
in a rapeseed field
birds of prey show, Sababurg
Don’t try this at home.
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
artwork at old East/West German border
Neuschwanstein
Bashful and Snow White
old border crossing between East and West Germany
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Neuschwanstein
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
Rothenburg
watch tower at old East/West German border
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
Rothenburg
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
didn’t taste as good as it looked
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
LΓΆwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
Austria
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Austrian pretzels
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
with Camila in Salzburg
loving Sound of Music bike tour
Swarovski Crystal World
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
sharing is caring, Salzburg
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
nest in crown
Salzburg
salt mine, near Salzburg
Leopoldskron Palace, used as the rear of the von Trapp home in Sound of Music, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
cemetery, Salzburg
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Peace Bell, Mosern
Swarovski Crystal World
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
Salzburg cemetery
salt mie, near Salzburg
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
Swarovski Crystal World
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
Swarovski Crystal World
Italy, Part II
canal, Venice
Murano: inside of a glass kiln
on water taxi, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
ambulances in Venice
gondola traffic, Venice
night, Venice
Burano, Venice
gondola ride, Venice
night, Venice
Burano, Venice
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
singing opera from gondola, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
Murano: making glass horse
Miami does not like the gondola ride (with Lucy and our guide Giorgia)
on water taxi, Venice
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
Adriatic Cruise
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
Δevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
spring in Pompeii
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
from kids’ club (Nati)
Santorini
Dubrovnik, Croatia
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
national park near Split, Croatia
Santorini
Oosterdam ship
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
from kids’ club (Lucy)
Santorini
Santorini
Todd dancing in Olympia
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Santorini
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Dubrovnik, Croatia
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
Santorini
lunch in Naples
professional dancers in Olympia
Naples
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
library in Ephesus, Turkey
delicious apple tea, Turkey
tired of ruins, Athens
Dubrovnik, Croatia
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice
delicious gyros, Santorini
arriving in Venice
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
Santorini
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
national park near Split, Croatia
Italy
mosaic workshop in Florence
Rome
artist on the banks of the Arno
marbling paper in Florence
restaurant in Rome
despite all the bickering…
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
Bocca della VeritΓ , Rome (with guide’s finger)
dusk in Florence
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
Lucy’s fresco
in Boboli Gardens
missing stream of water altogether
spring in Florence
marbling paper in Florence
Neptune and his pet crane, Boboli Gardens
ceiling in the Uffizi
my birthday as documented by Panerai clock at Galileo Museum, Florence
Roman countryside
Duomo, Florence
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
mosaic workshop in Florence
through a keyhole, Rome
Fun with Panoramas
France
lion and his pets in Arles
Nice
three French men
Aix-en-Provence
Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
market in Aix-en-Provence
up a tree in Nice
children tell street artist what to paint
dusk in Nice
Lulu, mean French dog
Spain, Part II
Casa MilΓ , Barcelona
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
balcony view of Roman centurions
balcony view
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
in a restaurant
staircase, Casa BattlΓ³, Barcelona
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
thorn from crown of Jesus
chimneys of Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
Cuenca at night
ham, Sevilla
rousing game of foosball
Jesus
Sevilla
Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
market, Barcelona
tree, Sevilla
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)
souvenirs in Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
contrast: view out of back window, Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
getting wax from Nazareno
Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Nazarenos
Casa BatllΓ³, Barcelona
Holy Week procession
with friends
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
ceiling, Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Gibraltar
caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama
Spain
Torres de Quart
Nati in Madrid market
Valencia oranges!
falla on fire
pigs on balcony of ham store
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
Granada
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
Sacromonte, Granada
falleras in Valencia
falla in Valencia
remnants of a falla
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
Granada
Parque del Retiro
narrow street in Granada
Japan
street in Kyoto
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
playing dress-up, Kyoto
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Ueno Park, Tokyo
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Ghibli Museum
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
playing dress-up, Kyoto
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
origami class, Kyoto
Ghibli Museum
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
samurai class, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
clock made from old toys
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
view from our room
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
Tokyo playground
selfie with Nati and Wayne
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Nati with Alto
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
China, part 2
path lights outside Bird’s Nest
Bird’s Nest
stretching silk for comforter stuffing
Shanghai Oriental Pear Television Tower
everyone has a selfie stick
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends
Mongolian temple through smog in Beijing
fresh orange juice from vending machine
dog with dyed ears and tail
what I look like when I’m yelling at the girls
light tunnel in Shanghai
Mandarin duck
ice sculptures–warmer than outside
Temple of Heaven, retirees working out
after our Peking duck dinner
feeding koi
from inside Water Cube
view from TV Tower observation area
Tiger Hill Park, Suzhou
canals in Suzhou
Olympic Green
glass floor, TV Tower observation deck
ice slide
Water Cube water park–closed for winter!!
Temple of Heaven
Olympic Green, Beijing
Beijing Forbidden City
arriving in Beijing, from train
Natalie learning from calligraphy master
ropes course in mall
on my dinner plate
Tiger Hill, leaning tower
washing in Suzhou canal
canals in Suzhou
canals in Suzhou
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
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Tai O fishing village
view from Victoria Peak
Kowloon flower market
CNY parade
incense spirals in a temple
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
vegetable packet for New Year offering
Aberdeen sampan
Tai O fishing village
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
CNY dinner, chicken course
Kowloon bird park
CNY parade
CNY parade
CNY parade
goldfish store
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
guide falling off kayak
Le Meridien Phuket
eel Andaman Sea
Chinese tourist taking picture with Lucy and Natalie
lots of cables
Lucy’s soup ingredients
Reclining Buddha
Maya Beach off Phuket
Maya Beach
street food as good as Anthony Bourdain promised
in streets of Chiang Mai
Maya Beach off Phuket
loi kratong
even Lucy is tired of rice
small bats in a cave
macaque
bird
Bangkok Royal Palace
mudskipper
pretty altar
at Patara Elephant Farm
macaque
Nati with Chompu
happy with a cleaver
bird
view from room in Chiang Mai
waterfall outside Chiang Mai
at the market
macaque with an itch
Todd making drunken noodles
mudskipper
Andaman Sea
with Menoy and her baby
sunrise Andaman Sea
at Patara Elephant Farm
Nati’s noodles
balancing on kayak with guide
Phanak Island
Andaman Sea
Singapore
in Chinatown
Singapore is hot
orchid from botanical garden
Chinatown
temple in Chinatown
in Chinatown
Singapore Botanic Garden
orchid from botanical garden
eels in Chinatown
Supertree Grove
Australia
camels waiting for riders
kangaroos on side of road
Whitehaven Beach
lunch at zoo
sunrise at Uluru
bats in Cairns
koala at Currumbin
rock sculpture north of Cairns
bird drinking from fountain
tasting sugar cane juice
which foot is longer?
Uluru
bats taking off in Cairns
Fraser Island
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island
emu drinking out of fountain
bats in Cairns
sand boarding
Noosa Heads
on Derwent Hunter
ATVs on sand dunes
Sydney Opera House
Tasmanian devil
Blue Mountains
Sydney Opera House
Bondi Beach
rainbow lorikeet feeding
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
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Hi This is Eva , this is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
I am learning a lot!!!!!!! My favorite one was the one about the super cute ELEPHANTS π±π!!!!!!!ππππππππππ loved the wall of China as well, and all of your pictures.
I hope you guys are having fun, I miss you guys so muchπ’
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wonderful pictures, neighbors! getting ready for Las Fallas???
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