Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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