Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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