Jul 23: HOMEWARD BOUND!
Jul 22: Last day for my shoes. Thank you, shoes, you have been good to me.
Jul 21: abbey at Holyrood Palace
Jul 20: Edinburgh Castle
Jul 19: Greyfriars Cemetery, Edinburgh
Jul 18: Tomatin scotch whisky tour
Jul 17: getting ready to find Nessie, Loch Ness
Jul 16: Highland Games, Inverness
Jul 15: long, rainy car ride to Inverness
Jul 14: finishing up tree top ropes course, Lake District
Jul 13: The original Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter collection, Lake District
Jul 12: playground at Brockhole, Lake District
Jul 11: driving up to the Lake District; notice fleeting blue sky
Jul 10: Medieval Festival, Tewkesbury
Jul 9: looking at view from Broadway Tower, Broadway, the Cotswolds
Jul 8: Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds
Jul 7: testing out Tudor beds in Mary Arden’s farm, near Stratford-upon-Avon
Jul 6: walking in Stratford-upon-Avon
Jul 5: quick lunch while our clothes are in the dryer
Jul 4: in Camden market, London
Jul 3: enjoying walking tour in London
Jul 2: a Mad Hatter in Oxford on Alice’s Day
Jul 1: at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, with Alegra and Maria
Jun 30: props from “Imitation Game,” Bletchley Park
Jun 29: Warner Brother’s Studio Tour: Harry Potter
Jun 28: yeoman warder tour, Tower of London
Jun 27: Lewis Chessmen at the British Museum
Jun 26: lunchtime on the Eurostar heading to London
Jun 25: heading into the catacombs in Paris; improvising for missing letter “t”
Jun 24: Musée d’Orsay
Jun 23: pianos in public spaces so anyone can play
Jun 22: Phantom tour of Palais Garnier
Jun 21: giant soccer ball hanging from Eiffel Tower
Jun 20: tour of the Louvre highlights
Jun 19: dragon slide, Parc de la Villette, Paris
Jun 18: bike tour of Versailles
Jun 17: making perfume
Jun 16: in Auvers-sur-Oise following in the steps of van Gogh
Jun 15: dining room and kitchen, Monet’s house, Giverny
Jun 14: after a week in the Loire Valley, on the road again; maybe we will find sunshine?
Jun 13: finishing fencing lesson
Jun 12: rain, rain, go away…
Jun 11: at the chateau in Blois
Jun 10: on our way to lunch in Amboise
Jun 9: equestrian show at Chambord
Jun 8: working on kid’s questionnaire, Chateau de Cheverny, with Carolina
Jun 7: heading to Loire Valley to pick up Carolina!
Jun 6: quick game before lunch
Jun 5: last gas in Belgium before heading into France
Jun 4: coloring time
Jun 3: chocolate in Brussels
Jun 2: The Atomium! Brussels
Jun 1: tour of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
May 31: multi-media tour at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
May 30: great tour guide (Remmie) with delicious cheese, Amsterdam
May 29: bike tour, Zaanse Schans
May 28: filming cheesy < 3, Volendam
May 27: street in Alkmaar
May 26: Universum-Bremen (science museum)
May 25: Juice stand in Bremen market
May 24: buying our souvenir key chain, pen, and Christmas ornaments, Hamelin
May 23: Pied Piper tour, Hamelin
May 22: Tierpark (zoo), Sababurg
May 21: park at Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
May 20: playground with water features, Waldeck
May 19: rainy work day
May 18: Hansel and Gretel house in Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel
May 17: wonderful lunch with Gundula and Werner in Rothenburg
May 16: singing to server to get free beer in Rothenburg during the Meistertrunk festival
May 15: heating up grill for bbq at Bonoan home
May 14: lunch with Bonoan family, Stuttgart
May 13: Mercedes factory tour– a little late because no photos allowed inside
May 12: driving to Stuttgart (rainy days make everything green)
May 11: snack time, Neuschwanstein
May 10: at bell foundry/museum, Innsbruck
May 9: fun at Swarovski Crystalworld, Austria
May 8: bought souvenir photo of slide into salt mine
May 7: brass and wind outdoor concert series, Salzburg
May 6: Sound of Music gazebo, Salzburg
May 5: Penalty for not getting Austrian toll sticker before we got to Austria 😦
May 4: finishing up “Treasure Hunt” tour in Venice
May 3: biking in Lido, Venice
May 2: a little bit of homework on a rainy day
May 1: cold, rainy day making our way to Burano, Venice
Apr 30: getting what turned out to be worst haircut ever
Apr 29: kids’ club director Jordan waiting for lunch
Apr 28: driving along coast in Croatia
Apr 27: cold and windy day in Dubrovnik
Apr 26: cold and windy day at Achilleion Palace, Corfu, Greece
Apr 25: wrestling at Ancient Olympia
Apr 24: tour of the Acropolis
Apr 23: lunchtime for cats at Ephesus
Apr 22: Santorini
Apr 21: arriving in Crete
Apr 20: day at sea
Apr 19: Vesuvius as seen from Pompeii
Apr 18: in line to board ship
Apr 17: gladiator school, Rome
Apr 16: tour at Roman Forum
Apr 15: “secret” passage between Vatican and Castel Sant’Angelo
Apr 14: BEST NOON PHOTO EVER! (enlarge to see the flame of the noon cannon)
Apr 13: line to go up to the cupola of the Duomo
Apr 12: Campanile in Florence. Wish you could hear the bells.
Apr 11: Secret Passages tour at the Palazzo Vecchio
Apr 10: putti in the Pitti
Apr 9: crowds at the Uffizi
Apr 8: audio book on drive to Italy
Apr 7: lunchtime in Nice
Apr 6: looking for lunch, Aix-en-Provence
Apr 5: “…la vie en rose…”
Apr 4: view from our Airbnb
Apr 3: disputing mini-bar bill–I swear we didn’t take anything
Apr 2: Parque Ciutadella, Barcelona
Apr 1: cold, rainy tour in Park Güell, Barcelona
Mar 31: at GaudÒs Casa Milà , Barcelona
Mar 30: driving to Barcelona
Mar 29: crossing bridge to parador after morning tour
Mar 28: packing to leave Sevilla
Mar 27: responding to letters from classmates
Mar 26: our friend Eric gets directions to kayak tour
Mar 25: view from our hotel; slow start today
Mar 24: la Giralda, Sevilla
Mar 23: detour to Gibraltar
Mar 22: bicycle-powered merry-go-round in Granada
Mar 21: view from the Alhambra
Mar 20: baby needs new shoes…didn’t find any
Mar 19: playing on Gulliver
Mar 18: walking in Valencia (falla in background)
Mar 17: getting our car for the next 100 days
Mar 16: at Reina Sofia Museum
Mar 15: tour of the Prado with Across Madrid
Mar 14: walking tour, Madrid
Mar 13: Degas at the Thyssen-Bornemiza Museum
Mar 12: making our way to Madrid
Mar 11: train to Tokyo
Mar 10: Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
Mar 9: in Takashimaya elevator on cold, rainy day in Kyoto
Mar 8: garden in temple, Kyoto
Mar 7: getting dressed for samurai practice
Mar 6: Chionin Temple garden, Kyoto
Mar 5: in Hakone
Mar 4: stream in Hakone
Mar 3: Girls’ Day in Tokyo
Mar 2: Nagano’s snow monkeys
Mar 1: at slanted house, Edo Wonderland
Feb 29: lunch at Ghibli Museum
Feb 28: Tokyo, Sensoji Temple
Feb 27: going to Tokyo
Feb 26: Shanghai lunch
Feb 25: Shanghai city model in Urban Planning Hall
Feb 24: driving past Starbucks in Suzhou
Feb 23: pollution seen from train out of Beijing
Feb 22: Hong Qiao Pearl Market
Feb 21: hot pot lunch in Beijing
Feb 20: the Great Wall
Feb 19: bullet train to Beijing
Feb 18: with reproduction soldiers
Feb 17: arriving in Xian
Feb 16: iPhone parts round trip to their birthplace
Feb 15: How badly do I need to go?
Feb 14: cooking lunch
Feb 13: on the Li River, Guilin, China
Feb 12: explanation as to why our flight was delayed one hour
Feb 11: game of Bananagrams before afternoon tour
Feb 10: lunch time
Feb 9: riding bus in Hong Kong
Feb 8: Hong Kong homework time
Feb 7: Siem Reap airport
Feb 6: Bayon Temple, Siem Reap
Feb 5: driving in Siem Reap
Feb 4: fish pedicure in Phuket
Feb 3: on way to sea kayak tour
Feb 2: lunch break in Andaman Sea off Phuket
Feb 1: taxi in Chiang Mai
Jan 31: outside of Chiang Mai
Jan 30: Patara Elephant Farm
Jan 29: delayed flight to Chiang Mai
Jan 28: throngs getting into royal palace, Bangkok
Jan 27: on way to airport
Jan 26: Chinese Heritage Museum
Jan 25: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Jan 24: driving in Singapore
Jan 23: goodbye motorhome
Jan 22: 1st aid station at Scenic World, Blue Mountains, after run-in with leeches
Jan 21: lunch at macadamia farm
Jan 20: Port Stephens dolphin watching
Jan 19: lunch in Yamba
Jan 18: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Jan 17: driving and organizing photos
Jan 16: Fraser Island tour
Jan 15: driving; didn’t see one
Jan 14: snorkeling in the Whitsunday Islands
Jan 13: on way to Whitehaven Beach
Jan 12: a long drive
Jan 11: Great Barrier Reef
Jan 10: Kuranda Skyrail
Jan 9: Driving in Cairns
Jan 8: waiting for shuttle bus at Ayers Rock
Jan 7: camel express at Uluru
Jan 6: flight to Ayers Rock
Jan 5: rainy day at Taronga Zoo
Jan 4: bus stop in a rainy day
Jan 3: Tobruk Sheep Station
Jan 2: lunch at Sydney Opera House
Jan 1: Bondi Beach, fun and cold
Dec 31: Sydney: “Forgotten Songs,” street art commemorating birds lost due to urbanization
Dec 30: Sydney Tower
Dec 29: the day we skipped as we crossed the international date line
Dec 28: ten-hour layover in LA
Dec 27: packing again; Christmas gifts don’t fit
Dec 26: Baby, it’s cold outside. Todd and girls skiing.
Dec 25: on way to go snowtubing
Dec 24: Todd and girls skiing; I’m still planning
Dec 23: McCall; inside is nice and warm
Dec 22: on plane to Phoenix then to Boise
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This is my favorite feature on the blog. I love seeing a piece of your day, every day. I’m really enjoying your adventure!
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