Favorite Photos

United Kingdom (Scotland)

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

United Kingdom (England)

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

France Continued (Versailles and Paris)

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

France, Part Deux

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

Belgium

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

The Netherlands

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

 

Germany

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

 

Austria

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

Italy, Part II

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

Adriatic Cruise

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

Italy

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

Fun with Panoramas

France

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

Spain, Part II

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

Gibraltar

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

Spain

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

Japan

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

China, part 2

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

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

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

Singapore

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

Australia

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

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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