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