Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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