Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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