United Kingdom (Scotland)
for Harry Potter fans, by the grave of Thomas Riddle
Highland cow and regular cow
at the top of Arthur’s Seat
Nati as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
Lucy, Camera Obscura Museum
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Lucy as magna, Camera Obscura Museum
on the street of Inverness in celebration of Highland Games
view from Arthur’s Seat
Palace of Holyroodhouse
on the river Ness
barrels of Tomatin whiskey
Highland cow
ruins of abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse
Canongate Tolbooth
rubbing nose of Greyfriars Bobby
Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh Castle
Nati, Camera Obscura Museum
from Edinburgh Castle
in the prisons, Edinburgh Castle
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Nessie left that white trail as she swam away, Loch Ness
Palace of Holyroodhouse
same room, same time, Camera Obscura Museum
searching for Nessie, Loch Ness
Lucy reaches out to her hand’s reflection, Camera Obscura Museum
barrels for Tomatin whiskey
Nati’s hand, Camera Obscura Museum
American flag graffiti at Edinburgh Castle prison
in Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard)
with world travelers Chuck and Kerstin in Edinburgh
Yeah! We climbed Arthur’s Seat!
on Loch Ness
Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle
United Kingdom (England)
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Stratford-upon-Avon
beautiful walk, Cotswolds
Cotswolds
Christ Church dining hall, Oxford
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
ferret racing, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
across prime meridian, Greenwich
the Eye and Parliament
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
London
medieval knocker on church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Cotswolds
mean swans, Stratford-upon-Avon
Chipping Campden, the Cotswolds
aggressive geese, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
Christ Church, Oxford
the dragonfly: the reward for solving a puzzle and finding the center of a maze, Bourton-on-the-Water
from garden of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife–not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Broadway Tower, Broadway, Cotswolds
Tower Bridge
Bletchley Park
from inside Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London
local summer fete, Snowshill, the Cotswolds
at last with best friend from home
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stonehenge
Marylebone neighborhood
Stonehenge
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
war memorial, Bourton-on-the-Water
Stratford-upon-Avon
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
in front of Kensington Palace, London
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
reproduction of Alan Turing’s office, Bletchley Park
Harrods, London
B&B garden, Broadway, the Cotswolds
cottage of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife, not the actress), Stratford-upon-Avon
Lake Windermere, Ambleside
Camden market, London
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Lucy is an accurate sun dial, Stratford-upon-Avon
Windsor Castle
celebrating Alice in Wonderland in Oxford
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Photoshopped church, Cotswolds
working on marble run, Mechanical Art and Design Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
Hawkshead
Cyberdog store, Camden market, London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Lake Windermere
Shakespeare’s grave, Stratford-upon-Avon
tea at World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
Lucy is watching an owl (the blur) fly over her head, Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
in the London Eye
Stratford-upon-Avon
Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, Near Sawrey
finally with best friend from home
Hogwarts Express, at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
Mary Arden’s farm (Shakespeare’s mother), Stratford-upon-Avon
dock at Low Wray, Lake Windermere
at Warner Brother’s Studio, London
“Inflatable Dreams” installation at the Melissa store, Covent Gardens
London Eye
last night with Tincho and Roger
Christ Church, Oxford
straddling the prime meridian, Greenwich
window with graffiti in the birthplace of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
words and phrases coined by Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon
France Continued (Versailles and Paris)
meeting up with Yoana, a friend from last year’s vacation
dinner with the Bonoans
Versailles
looking into Marie Antoinette’s recreated cell in the Conciergerie, Paris
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
pastries
crowds at the Mona Lisa, Louvre
modern art installation at Versailles
a tribute to Nati’s monkey, Jojo
the Phantom’s box (box 5) in the Palais Garnier
fountain at Versailles
Iceland fans in Montmartre
street art
locks on the Pont Neuf
crowds at the Louvre
at the Bois de Boulogne
through a window at Versailles
flame “fountains” at Versialles
myrrh at perfume class
Versailles at night
playing music on the sidewalk
please be quiet and be respectful of the neighborhood
bubbles at Versailles
Palais Garnier
sculpture at Versailles
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau, Versailles
fountain at Versailles
little chalk mice as street art
the Louvre
playground, Parc de la Villette
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
bookstore, St. Germain
catacombs
giant cinnamon at perfume class
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
view from the MusΓ©e d’Orsay
street art
Frank Gehry’s Fondation Luis Vuitton
Apollo taking a selfie, Louvre
heading into Versailles
MusΓ©e d’Orsay
France, Part Deux
Chateau de Cheverny
swing in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
Monet’s kitchen, Giverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Chateau de Cheverny
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Blois
Blois with Carolina
12th century stained glass in cathedral of Chartres
ladder leading to tunnels in rock quarry
dogs at Chateau de Cheverny
steps to our tree house, Les Alicourts
Natalie holding a silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
Carolina holding silk worm at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Chateau de Cheverny
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
rose bush in Leonardo’s Clos LucΓ©
gargoyle, Blois
at Clos LucΓ©
church in van Gogh painting, Auvers-sur-Oise
Monet’s garden, Giverny
fencing lesson, MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
double-helix staircase, Chambord
MuseΓ© Van Oeveren
Monet’s garden, Giverny
dog kibble, Chateau de Cheverny
silk worms at la Magnanerie, Loire Valley
Maison de la Magie, Blois
center of double-helix staircase, Chambered
Les Alicourts
cat sleeping in Renaissance bed in Leonardo’s bedroom, Clos LucΓ©
Chateau de Cheverny
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
in our stylish accommodations
Monet’s garden, Giverny
Blois, Son et Lumière show
Chambord
graves of van Gogh brothers, Auvers-sur-Oise
snail
cave dwelling in Loire Valley
Belgium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate workshop, Brussels
truffles from Mary chocolate shop
“Dinner in the Sky” tables hoisted on cranes in front of the Atomium
chocolate workshop, Brussels
chocolate store, Brussels
elevator in the Atomium
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
comic strip mural, Brussels
The Netherlands
symbols of the Netherlands
cheese market
Zaanse Schans
lunch
tulips, of course
crazy chicken, near Zaanse Schans
our houseboat is on the left
mixing paint at Rembrandt’s house
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
multi-colored cheese, Alkmaar
Alida Hoeven Cheese Farm, Volendam
street in Amsterdam
cheese market
cheese on boat in canal
unicorn, near Zaanse Schans
seven bridges, Amsterdam
cheese vendor
soon-to-be fries
hanging from ceiling in a restaurant
girls are on the “t”
view from houseboat, Amsterdam
Germany
sculpture commemorating “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” Grimm fairy tale, Wolfhagen
dusk in Rothenburg
Rapunzel’s tower
night watchman, Rothenburg
flowers, Kassel
Mercedes factory
watch tower at old East/West German border
Neuschwanstein
FΓΌssen
up Rapunzel’s tower
showing slanted floor in restaurant from 1620, Hamelin
Meistertrunk festival, Rothenburg
Did she or didn’t she?
Rothenburg
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
with Richter family, Munnerstadt
plugging leak in Hercules fountain, Kassel
didn’t taste as good as it looked
When you throw money down the drain, you hear the voices of the Bremen Town Musicians.
with Gundula and Werner, Rothenburg
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
Don’t try this at home.
old border crossing between East and West Germany
cookout with Bonoan family and their friends
water park near Stuttgart
Hohenschwangau
WilhelmshΓΆhe park
artwork at old East/West German border
Bashful and Snow White
Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
Neuschwanstein
town hall in Bremen
in a rapeseed field
Valais blackneck goats
rose lemonade at Briar Rose’s castle
“Little Red Riding Hood,” art installation, Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
screaming for Ray to hurry and get in photo before timer goes off–he didn’t make it
stork nest, Rothenburg
Bremen
Rothenburg
in Hamelin
Aqueduct Fountain, Bergpark WilhelmshΓΆhe, Kassel
Venus the dog at Briar Rose’s castle
Rothenburg
old border crossing between East and West Germany
roses and thorns outside Briar Rose’s castle (Sleeping Beauty)
LΓΆwenburg castle, built to look like ruins, Kassel
Rapunzel’s castle courtyard
art showing West and East German cars and walk signals and watchtower
birds of prey show, Sababurg
Austria
Swarovski Crystal World
Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
walking toward emergency exit, Innsbruck
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
nest in crown
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
salt mine, near Salzburg
Sound of Music bike tour, Salzburg
Himmler escape tunnel, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
outside Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!, Villa von Trapp, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
stuck in cable car, Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
Doe, a Deer, Mirabell Gardens
Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Swarovski Crystal World
Leopoldskron Palace, used as the rear of the von Trapp home in Sound of Music, Salzburg
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
Peace Bell, Mosern
Salzburg cemetery
Swarovski Crystal World
trick fountains, Hellbrunn Palace
I Have Confidence in Me, Sound of Music tour
Swarovski Crystal World
Austrian pretzels
loving Sound of Music bike tour
Swarovski Crystal World
Swarovski Crystal World
salt mie, near Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg
Mozart silhouette in cocoa powder
trick fountain, Hellbrunn Palace
Innsbruck
Swarovski Crystal World
evacuating cable car, Innsbruck
sharing is caring, Salzburg
cemetery, Salzburg
with Camila in Salzburg
Italy, Part II
Klibansky sculpture taken apart and being shipped away, Venice
night, Venice
sun setting over Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
night, Venice
singing opera from gondola, Venice
gondola traffic, Venice
ambulances in Venice
rowing with Bucintoro club, Venice
sculpture by Joseph Klibansky, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
canal, Venice
Burano, Venice
Burano, 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
gondola ride, Venice
where gondolas are built and repaired, Venice
pots matching house, Burano, Venice
on water taxi, Venice
Murano: making glass horse
Adriatic Cruise
Santorini
monastery in Corfu, Greece
graffiti in prison, Doge’s Palace, Venice
spring in Pompeii
Δevapi for lunch, Trogir, Croatia
tired of ruins, Athens
Santorini
Santorini
Naples
national park near Split, Croatia
delicious gyros, Santorini
transfer from ship to hotel, Venice
Oosterdam ship
starting the race in ancient Olympian stadium
“reading” Todd’s coffee, Turkey
modern statue amidst ruins of Pompeii
Dubrovnik, Croatia
arriving in Venice
Todd dancing in Olympia
national park near Split, Croatia
monastery in Corfu, Greece
lunch in Naples
crossing the finish line in ancient Olympian stadium
outdoor seating with blankets, Dubrovnik, Croatia
at Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
delicious apple tea, Turkey
Watch out, pigeon! (Venice)
Santorini
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Virgin Mary’s house, Turkey
from kids’ club (Lucy)
Santorini
Santorini
St. Mark’s Square, Venice
through window in Doge’s Palace, Venice
from kids’ club (Nati)
cat resting in Ephesus, Turkey
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Santorini
professional dancers in Olympia
lending hand for a priest, Cavtat, Croatia
library in Ephesus, Turkey
tour guide’s wine production, Trogir, Croatia
Italy
mosaic workshop in Florence
Duomo, Florence
Roman countryside
Lucy’s fresco
despite all the bickering…
Bocca della VeritΓ , Rome (with guide’s finger)
oculus of Pantheon, Rome
ceiling in the Uffizi
Neptune and his pet crane, Boboli Gardens
marbling paper in Florence
marbling paper in Florence
St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
spring in Florence
in Boboli Gardens
Rome
restaurant in Rome
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
artist on the banks of the Arno
through a keyhole, Rome
mosaic workshop in Florence
missing stream of water altogether
my birthday as documented by Panerai clock at Galileo Museum, Florence
dusk in Florence
Fun with Panoramas
France
dusk in Nice
children tell street artist what to paint
market in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
lion and his pets in Arles
Lulu, mean French dog
up a tree in Nice
Nice
Arles: ancient Roman arena currently used for bullfights
three French men
Spain, Part II
Setas de Sevilla (Mushrooms–not the official name)
ceiling, Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
thorn from crown of Jesus
rousing game of foosball
Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
ham, Sevilla
market, Barcelona
Parque de Maria Luisa, Sevilla
Cuenca at night
Cuenca parador with bridge in front
Lucy’s drawing of Holy Week processions
souvenirs in Plaza de EspaΓ±a, Sevilla
random vintage car parade, Barcelona
Casa BatllΓ³, Barcelona
Jesus
Sevilla
Casa MilΓ , Barcelona
tree, Sevilla
in a restaurant
making crema Catalana at Le Meridien, Barcelona
balcony view of Roman centurions
balcony view
Park GΓΌell, Barcelona
making paella, Le Meridien, Barcelona
Nazarenos
getting wax from Nazareno
“paella” swing, Ciutadella Park, Barcelona
with friends
Holy Week procession
contrast: view out of back window, Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
staircase, Casa BattlΓ³, Barcelona
chimneys of Palau GΓΌell, Barcelona
Gibraltar
caves with interesting lighting
munching Doritos, Gibraltar
hanging out
loving mama
Spain
falleras in Valencia
tasting horchata de chufa (they didn’t like it)
remnants of a falla
Iglesia San Juan del Hospital, Valencia
falla in Valencia
Sacromonte, Granada
Valencia oranges!
falla on fire
narrow street in Granada
Nati miraculously turns on a fountain
Granada
Nati in Madrid market
pigs on balcony of ham store
Granada
Parque del Retiro
Torres de Quart
Japan
playing dress-up, Kyoto
fish interested in out “Girls’ Day” offering
Sadako’s paper cranes, Hiroshima
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
prayer tablets outside a temple, Tokyo
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Ghibli Museum
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
Nagano snow monkey
view from our room
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
Tokyo playground
samurai class, Kyoto
origami class, Kyoto
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
two partial Todds at Little Prince Museum, Hakone
in Maruyama Park, Kyoto
on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Mt. Fuji as viewed from our room
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
A-bomb Dome as seen through memorial, Hiroshima
street in Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Ueno Park, Tokyo
selfie with Nati and Wayne
Nagano snow monkey
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Todd and Lucy, boat on Lake Ashi
Nati with Alto
WWII memorial with eternal flame from Hiroshima bombing and paper cranes
Taiko drum lesson, Kyoto
playing dress-up, Kyoto
Tofuku-Ji Temple, Kyoto
clock made from old toys
Ghibli Museum
straw-wrapped sake barrels at Meiji Shrine
street crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
China, part 2
stretching silk for comforter stuffing
Mongolian temple through smog in Beijing
Tiger Hill, leaning tower
Todd plays mahjong with icy friends
Mandarin duck
Bird’s Nest
ropes course in mall
canals in Suzhou
Beijing Forbidden City
Olympic Green
Shanghai Oriental Pear Television Tower
Temple of Heaven
everyone has a selfie stick
Natalie learning from calligraphy master
fresh orange juice from vending machine
Olympic Green
arriving in Beijing, from train
path lights outside Bird’s Nest
on my dinner plate
glass floor, TV Tower observation deck
washing in Suzhou canal
Olympic Green, Beijing
what I look like when I’m yelling at the girls
light tunnel in Shanghai
canals in Suzhou
Water Cube water park–closed for winter!!
from inside Water Cube
view from TV Tower observation area
canals in Suzhou
feeding koi
Temple of Heaven, retirees working out
after our Peking duck dinner
ice sculptures–warmer than outside
Tiger Hill Park, Suzhou
dog with dyed ears and tail
ice slide
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
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
incense spirals in a temple
CNY parade
goldfish store
view from Victoria Peak
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
vegetable packet for New Year offering
CNY parade
Kowloon bird park
Aberdeen sampan
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
CNY dinner, chicken course
Kowloon flower market
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
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
macaque
Phanak Island
Lucy’s soup ingredients
bird
at Patara Elephant Farm
Maya Beach
even Lucy is tired of rice
mudskipper
at the market
Reclining Buddha
view from room in Chiang Mai
waterfall outside Chiang Mai
street food as good as Anthony Bourdain promised
with Menoy and her baby
macaque with an itch
Todd making drunken noodles
macaque
small bats in a cave
in streets of Chiang Mai
bird
happy with a cleaver
balancing on kayak with guide
eel Andaman Sea
loi kratong
lots of cables
guide falling off kayak
Maya Beach
Bangkok Royal Palace
Maya Beach off Phuket
Andaman Sea
mudskipper
sunrise Andaman Sea
Chinese tourist taking picture with Lucy and Natalie
pretty altar
Andaman Sea
Maya Beach off Phuket
Le Meridien Phuket
at Patara Elephant Farm
Nati’s noodles
Nati with Chompu
Singapore
orchid from botanical garden
in Chinatown
eels in Chinatown
Chinatown
Singapore Botanic Garden
Singapore is hot
orchid from botanical garden
Supertree Grove
temple in Chinatown
in Chinatown
Australia
tasting sugar cane juice
Whitehaven Beach
bats in Cairns
koala at Currumbin
which foot is longer?
Sydney Opera House
Fraser Island
lunch at zoo
on Derwent Hunter
Tasmanian devil
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Sydney Opera House
bird drinking from fountain
Blue Mountains
camels waiting for riders
bats in Cairns
sand boarding
Noosa Heads
sunrise at Uluru
rock sculpture north of Cairns
kangaroos on side of road
ATVs on sand dunes
emu drinking out of fountain
Uluru
Bondi Beach
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island
bats taking off in Cairns
rainbow lorikeet feeding
Great photos!
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Hi This is Eva , this is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
I am learning a lot!!!!!!! My favorite one was the one about the super cute ELEPHANTS π±π!!!!!!!ππππππππππ loved the wall of China as well, and all of your pictures.
I hope you guys are having fun, I miss you guys so muchπ’
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wonderful pictures, neighbors! getting ready for Las Fallas???
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