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