Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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
view from Victoria Peak
CNY dinner, chicken course
incense spirals in a temple
CNY parade
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
goldfish store
vegetable packet for New Year offering
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
Kowloon bird park
Aberdeen sampan
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Kowloon flower market
CNY parade
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Tai O fishing 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
Maya Beach off Phuket
Le Meridien Phuket
lots of cables
at Patara Elephant Farm
bird
guide falling off kayak
Nati with Chompu
in streets of Chiang Mai
balancing on kayak with guide
street food as good as Anthony Bourdain promised
Phanak Island
happy with a cleaver
Nati’s noodles
Chinese tourist taking picture with Lucy and Natalie
mudskipper
even Lucy is tired of rice
macaque
macaque
Maya Beach
Maya Beach
Reclining Buddha
mudskipper
view from room in Chiang Mai
Lucy’s soup ingredients
sunrise Andaman Sea
waterfall outside Chiang Mai
eel Andaman Sea
pretty altar
Bangkok Royal Palace
loi kratong
Maya Beach off Phuket
macaque with an itch
small bats in a cave
with Menoy and her baby
Todd making drunken noodles
Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea
bird
at the market

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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