Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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