United Kingdom (Scotland)
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
on the river Ness
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
Canongate Tolbooth
ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Highland cow and regular cow
Palace of Holyroodhouse
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
Highland cow
on Loch Ness
Princes Street Gardens
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
view from Arthur’s Seat
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
Edinburgh Castle
Palace of Holyroodhouse
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games
from Edinburgh Castle
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
United Kingdom (England)
Stratford-upon-Avon
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Windsor Castle
Bletchley Park
in the London Eye
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
finally with best friend from home
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
London Eye
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Marylebone neighborhood
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Christ Church, Oxford
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Lake Windermere
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Lucy is watching an owl (the blur) fly over her head, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
at last with best friend from home
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
in front of Kensington Palace, London
Christ Church, Oxford
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Hawkshead
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
tea at World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Harrods, London
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
last night with Tincho and Roger
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
across prime meridian, Greenwich
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
London
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Cotswolds
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
Camden market, London
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
the Eye and Parliament
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
Stonehenge
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Tower Bridge
Stonehenge
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Stratford-upon-Avon
France Continued (Versailles and Paris)
Palais Garnier
pastries
playground, Parc de la Villette
Iceland fans in Montmartre
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
myrrh at perfume class
at the Bois de Boulogne
modern art installation at Versailles
view from the MusΓ©e d’Orsay
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
bookstore, St. Germain
Versailles at night
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
catacombs
dinner with the Bonoans
locks on the Pont Neuf
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
giant cinnamon at perfume class
street art
flame “fountains” at Versialles
fountain at Versailles
crowds at the Louvre
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
fountain at Versailles
through a window at Versailles
street art
the Louvre
playing music on the sidewalk
heading into Versailles
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
bubbles at Versailles
Versailles
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
MusΓ©e d’Orsay
little chalk mice as street art
sculpture at Versailles
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
France, Part Deux
Chateau de Cheverny
rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
at Clos LucΓ©
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
Monet’s garden, Giverny
MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
Chateau de Cheverny
double-helix staircase, Chambord
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
in our stylish accommodations
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Blois, Son et Lumière show
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Cheverny
fencing lesson, MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos LucΓ©
Les Alicourts
snail
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Chambord
gargoyle, Blois
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
swing in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Maison de la Magie, Blois
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
Blois with Carolina
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
Blois
Belgium
comic strip mural, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate store, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
elevator in the Atomium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
The Netherlands
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
symbols of the Netherlands
tulips, of course
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
our houseboat is on the left
Zaanse Schans
cheese on boat in canal
Zaanse Schans
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
street in Amsterdam
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
cheese market
girls are on the “t”
cheese market
cheese vendor
soon-to-be fries
lunch
seven bridges, Amsterdam
Germany
Hohenschwangau
Neuschwanstein
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
Neuschwanstein
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
birds of prey show, Sababurg
Rothenburg
LΓΆwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
artwork at old East/West German border
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
watch tower at old East/West German border
water park near Stuttgart
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
in a rapeseed field
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
stork nest, Rothenburg
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
Bashful and Snow White
FΓΌssen
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
Mercedes factory
in Hamelin
dusk in Rothenburg
Don’t try this at home.
old border crossing between East and West Germany
up Rapunzel’s tower
Valais blackneck goats
flowers, Kassel
Rapunzel’s tower
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Rothenburg
Rothenburg
Did she or didn’t she?
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
Bremen
town hall in Bremen
didn’t taste as good as it looked
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
night watchman, Rothenburg
old border crossing between East and West Germany
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
Austria
sharing is caring, Salzburg
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
salt mine, near Salzburg
Peace Bell, Mosern
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
with Camila in Salzburg
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
cemetery, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Austrian pretzels
Swarovski Crystal World
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Salzburg cemetery
Swarovski Crystal World
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
nest in crown
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
loving Sound of Music bike tour
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
salt mie, near Salzburg
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
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
Swarovski Crystal World
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Innsbruck
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Italy, Part II
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
night, Venice
ambulances in Venice
Murano: inside of a glass kiln
Miami does not like the gondola ride (with Lucy and our guide Giorgia)
canal, Venice
Burano, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
gondola traffic, Venice
Murano: making glass horse
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
Burano, Venice
singing opera from gondola, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
night, Venice
gondola ride, Venice
Adriatic Cruise
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
national park near Split, Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
Todd dancing in Olympia
Santorini
Santorini
arriving in Venice
Santorini
Naples
transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
spring in Pompeii
Santorini
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
library in Ephesus, Turkey
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
tired of ruins, Athens
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
lunch in Naples
Δevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
national park near Split, Croatia
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
delicious apple tea, Turkey
from kids’ club (Lucy)
delicious gyros, Santorini
professional dancers in Olympia
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
Oosterdam ship
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
Santorini
Santorini
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
monastery in Corfu, Greece
Dubrovnik, Croatia
monastery in Corfu, Greece
from kids’ club (Nati)
Santorini
Italy
missing stream of water altogether
Bocca della VeritΓ , Rome (with guide’s finger)
my birthday as documented by Panerai clock at Galileo Museum, Florence
restaurant in Rome
in Boboli Gardens
Roman countryside
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
Neptune and his pet crane, Boboli Gardens
artist on the banks of the Arno
mosaic workshop in Florence
Lucy’s fresco
Duomo, Florence
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
spring in Florence
despite all the bickering…
marbling paper in Florence
through a keyhole, Rome
ceiling in the Uffizi
dusk in Florence
mosaic workshop in Florence
marbling paper in Florence
Fun with Panoramas
France
children tell street artist what to paint
Aix-en-Provence
Nice
Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
Lulu, mean French dog
market in Aix-en-Provence
three French men
lion and his pets in Arles
dusk in Nice
up a tree in Nice
Spain, Part II
Casa MilΓ , Barcelona
souvenirs in Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
tree, Sevilla
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
Casa BatllΓ³, Barcelona
Sevilla
chimneys of Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
balcony view
with friends
ham, Sevilla
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
balcony view of Roman centurions
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
market, Barcelona
contrast: view out of back window, Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
thorn from crown of Jesus
Cuenca at night
in a restaurant
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Holy Week procession
ceiling, Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
Nazarenos
Jesus
rousing game of foosball
staircase, Casa BattlΓ³, Barcelona
getting wax from Nazareno
Gibraltar
caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama
Spain
falla in Valencia
Granada
Valencia oranges!
narrow street in Granada
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
falla on fire
Torres de Quart
pigs on balcony of ham store
Sacromonte, Granada
Granada
Nati in Madrid market
Parque del Retiro
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
falleras in Valencia
remnants of a falla
Japan
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Nati with Alto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
selfie with Nati and Wayne
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
samurai class, Kyoto
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Ueno Park, Tokyo
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
street in Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
Ghibli Museum
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
clock made from old toys
Tokyo playground
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
Ghibli Museum
origami class, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
view from our room
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
Nagano snow monkey
China, part 2
ropes course in mall
path lights outside Bird’s Nest
Mongolian temple through smog in Beijing
canals in Suzhou
after our Peking duck dinner
Shanghai Oriental Pear Television Tower
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends
light tunnel in Shanghai
everyone has a selfie stick
glass floor, TV Tower observation deck
arriving in Beijing, from train
Natalie learning from calligraphy master
ice sculptures–warmer than outside
canals in Suzhou
stretching silk for comforter stuffing
view from TV Tower observation area
Bird’s Nest
Tiger Hill, leaning tower
what I look like when I’m yelling at the girls
Olympic Green
Beijing Forbidden City
Temple of Heaven, retirees working out
washing in Suzhou canal
Temple of Heaven
Olympic Green, Beijing
feeding koi
ice slide
Olympic Green
fresh orange juice from vending machine
on my dinner plate
from inside Water Cube
Water Cube water park–closed for winter!!
dog with dyed ears and tail
Mandarin duck
Tiger Hill Park, Suzhou
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
Tai O fishing village
goldfish store
view from Victoria Peak
Kowloon flower market
vegetable packet for New Year offering
CNY parade
CNY parade
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
incense spirals in a temple
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Aberdeen sampan
CNY dinner, chicken course
CNY parade
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
Kowloon bird park
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
guide falling off kayak
view from room in Chiang Mai
at Patara Elephant Farm
Andaman Sea
macaque
Maya Beach
sunrise Andaman Sea
Le Meridien Phuket
eel Andaman Sea
Lucy’s soup ingredients
happy with a cleaver
pretty altar
mudskipper
at Patara Elephant Farm
Phanak Island
Reclining Buddha
Nati’s noodles
Todd making drunken noodles
balancing on kayak with guide
with Menoy and her baby
even Lucy is tired of rice
lots of cables
macaque with an itch
in streets of Chiang Mai
Bangkok Royal Palace
small bats in a cave
Maya Beach off Phuket
loi kratong
bird
Maya Beach
street food as good as Anthony Bourdain promised
Nati with Chompu
macaque
Maya Beach off Phuket
Andaman Sea
bird
waterfall outside Chiang Mai
at the market
Chinese tourist taking picture with Lucy and Natalie
mudskipper
Singapore
orchid from botanical garden
in Chinatown
Singapore is hot
Chinatown
Supertree Grove
eels in Chinatown
Singapore Botanic Garden
in Chinatown
temple in Chinatown
orchid from botanical garden
Australia
sand boarding
Fraser Island
Sydney Opera House
which foot is longer?
camels waiting for riders
Uluru
bats in Cairns
rock sculpture north of Cairns
rainbow lorikeet feeding
tasting sugar cane juice
kangaroos on side of road
Blue Mountains
on Derwent Hunter
Whitehaven Beach
Bondi Beach
koala at Currumbin
bats taking off in Cairns
Noosa Heads
ATVs on sand dunes
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
lunch at zoo
bats in Cairns
Tasmanian devil
Sydney Opera House
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island
bird drinking from fountain
emu drinking out of fountain
sunrise at Uluru
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Hi This is Eva , this is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
I am learning a lot!!!!!!! My favorite one was the one about the super cute ELEPHANTS π±π!!!!!!!ππππππππππ loved the wall of China as well, and all of your pictures.
I hope you guys are having fun, I miss you guys so muchπ’
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wonderful pictures, neighbors! getting ready for Las Fallas???
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