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