Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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