Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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