Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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