Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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