Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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