Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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