Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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