Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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