Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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