Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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