Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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