Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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