Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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