Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

comic strip mural, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
chocolate workshop, 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
elevator in the Atomium

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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