Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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