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