Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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