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