Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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  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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