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