Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
chocolate workshop, Brussels
elevator in the Atomium
chocolate store, 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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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