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