Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

Kowloon bird park
goldfish store
view from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Aberdeen sampan
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
CNY parade
Kowloon flower market
Tai O fishing village
CNY parade
incense spirals in a temple
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village
view from Victoria Peak
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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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