Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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