Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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