Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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