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