Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

Bird’s Nest
Temple of Heaven
washing in Suzhou canal
Mongolian temple through smog in Beijing
dog with dyed ears and tail
glass floor, TV Tower observation deck
Olympic Green
view from TV Tower observation area
ropes course in mall
Mandarin duck
Beijing Forbidden City
Tiger Hill Park, Suzhou
Temple of Heaven, retirees working out
what I look like when I’m yelling at the girls
fresh orange juice from vending machine
light tunnel in Shanghai
canals in Suzhou
stretching silk for comforter stuffing
after our Peking duck dinner
Tiger Hill, leaning tower
Olympic Green, Beijing
feeding koi
everyone has a selfie stick
on my dinner plate
Shanghai Oriental Pear Television Tower
ice slide
from inside Water Cube
path lights outside Bird’s Nest
arriving in Beijing, from train
Natalie learning from calligraphy master
ice sculptures–warmer than outside
Water Cube water park–closed for winter!!
canals in Suzhou
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends
Olympic Green
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
CNY dinner, chicken course
Tai O fishing village
view from Victoria Peak
incense spirals in a temple
Aberdeen sampan
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
CNY parade
goldfish store
Kowloon flower market
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
CNY parade
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
Kowloon bird park
vegetable packet for New Year offering

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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