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