https://globalnomadfamily.com/2017/08/28/eski-foca-jewel-of-the-aegean/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07111.jpgDSC07111https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170819_150836.jpg20170819_150836https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170821_182504.jpg20170821_182504https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170821_182408.jpg20170821_182408https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170819_150640.jpg20170819_150640https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07105.jpgDSC07105https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07130.jpgDSC07130https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07088.jpgDSC07088https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07141.jpgDSC07141https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc07155.jpgDSC071552017-10-13T17:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2017/06/20/bonnie-scotland-by-nate/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05700.jpgdsc05700https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05584.jpgdsc05584The Misty Isle Boat trip!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05712.jpgdsc05712https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05730.jpgdsc05730https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05724.jpgdsc05724https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05729.jpgdsc05729https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05721.jpgdsc05721https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05707.jpgdsc05707https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05693.jpgdsc05693https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc05624.jpgdsc056242017-06-20T19:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2016/06/23/playing-indiana-jones-in-olympos/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05222.jpgDSC05222https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05254.jpgDSC05254Instead, we roasted marshmallows by the fire at Orange Bungalows; we substituted graham crackers with tea biscuits (cookies) and it was GOOD!!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05261.jpgDSC05261https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc04864.jpgDSC04864https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc04866.jpgDSC04866This was a lovely October day.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc04862.jpgDSC04862After the ruins you arrive at the sea!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05223.jpgDSC05223https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05221.jpgDSC05221https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05218.jpgDSC05218https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc05248.jpgDSC052482016-07-06T15:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2016/04/11/top-five-antalya-day-trips/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc04488.jpgDSC04488Our local swimming pool:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02178.jpgDSC02178This is on the eastern end of Kaleiçi, off of Işikar Caddesi.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc01416.jpgDSC01416The first mention of Perga was in Hittite times, when it was known as Perha.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc01412.jpgDSC01412Alexander the Great stopped here after Phaselis.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02395.jpgDSC02395Andy loved this Oreo-based milkshake...nice way to end our exploration at the cafe by the water!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02377.jpgDSC02377https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02374.jpgDSC02374Unfortunately, no swimming is allowed!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02109.jpgDSC02109One of Termessos' claim to fame is that the city defied Alexander the Great in 333 BC.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc02085.jpgDSC02085Termessos is one of the best preserved sites in Turkey.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc01850.jpgDSC01850Don't forget to bring a picnic lunch!2016-05-08T18:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/09/05/nine-countries-six-states-one-year-by-nate/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09268.jpgDSC09268We went out for Mexican food for my birthday!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc06551.jpgDSC06551The mountains are not far away.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09596.jpgDSC09596I wish we could have seen the camels race!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09229.jpgDSC09229I was so surprised because it was a week before my birthday!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09147.jpgDSC09147https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09137.jpgDSC09137I love this place!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc09021.jpgDSC09021Too cold to swim.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc08765.jpgDSC08765It was hot and the water felt good!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc08613.jpgDSC08613The food was delicious! We swam and ate and ate and swam.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc08457.jpgDSC08457Amber's garden2015-09-05T15:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/08/19/photo-of-the-day-the-magical-monastery-of-st-nicholas/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc04218.jpgDSC04218Taken from the top of the monastery!2015-08-19T10:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/07/16/kekova-the-sunken-city/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02778.jpgDSC02778There are lots of little cafes to enjoy a snack and homemade ice cream.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02789.jpgDSC02789Sarcophagushttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02770.jpgDSC02770The sarcophagus tombhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02750.jpgDSC02750Kaleköy is accessible only by sea.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02757.jpgDSC02757kekhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02756.jpgDSC02756kekhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02743.jpgDSC02743simenahttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02731.jpgDSC02731Kekovahttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02732.jpgDSC02732Kekovahttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02803.jpgDSC02803It looks like a swimming pool, but it isn't!2015-07-28T13:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/07/07/the-greek-island-of-kastellorizo-chill-time/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02597.jpgDSC02597Kaş harborhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02593.jpgDSC02593Nice way to spend Father's Day, eh? But we missed our kids!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02545.jpgDSC02545https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02571.jpgDSC02571https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02568.jpgDSC02568The view from our table.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02576.jpgDSC02576This is where we had lunch.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02569.jpgDSC02569Fresh fish!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02563.jpgDSC02563Photohttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02554.jpgDSC02554The view:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02556.jpgDSC02556Looks like I'm sitting by the pool, doesn't it?2015-07-11T16:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/07/04/photo-of-the-day-sumela-monastery/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc02875.jpgDSC028752015-07-04T09:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/06/24/kas-the-perfect-holiday-spot/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02222.jpgDSC02222https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02228.jpgDSC02228https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02612.jpgDSC02612https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02506.jpgDSC02506https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02593.jpgDSC02593Not many guys get to say that their wife took them to a Greek Island to celebrate Father's Day!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02667.jpgDSC02667Doesn't this guy do anything besides relax?https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02673.jpgDSC02673https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02665.jpgDSC02665https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02598.jpgDSC02598https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02545.jpgDSC025452015-06-24T14:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/06/22/antalya-turkey-our-new-home/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02324.jpgDSC02324Kaleici's harbor in Antalyahttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01773.jpgDSC01773https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02156.jpgDSC02156https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01829.jpgDSC01829Always bargain before purchasing!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01854.jpgDSC01854Phaselis is great to take in the ruins, enjoy a picnic by the sea, and have a swim.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01965.jpgDSC01965Side, a lovely sea side town with fascinating Roman ruins and a long sandy beach.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02089.jpgDSC02089Ancient Termessoshttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02079.jpgDSC02079Termessoshttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01792.jpgDSC01792The Ottoman houses have been nicely restored.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc01801.jpgDSC01801There are lots of boats to choose from; lots have a pirate motif.2015-06-24T12:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2015/06/16/photo-of-the-day-kas-turkey/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02217.jpgDSC02217We went to this lovely seaside town last month and we are looking forward to returning next week!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc02220.jpgDSC02220We visited this lovely seaside town last month and we are looking forward to going back next week!2015-06-16T10:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/12/27/bamboo-banks-paradise-in-the-jungle/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00581.jpgDSC00581The dining area: a great place to enjoy delicious food and nature at the same time!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00271.jpgDSC00271My favorite view by the pool:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00478.jpgDSC00478https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00248.jpgDSC00248https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00598.jpgDSC00598https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00403.jpgDSC00403This is where the guests get to enjoy their meals! There's a game room and library attached.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00352.jpgDSC00352Every meal was a feast!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00265.jpgDSC00265https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00145.jpgDSC00145https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc00556.jpgDSC005562014-12-28T13:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/11/23/beaches-camels-and-sand-dunes/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1221.jpgIMG_1221https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09608.jpgDSC09608Good-bye, desert!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09641.jpgDSC09641We watched the sun get lower in the sky, but had to head home while it was still light. https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09630.jpgDSC09630Quite an amazing view!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09617.jpgDSC09617The adults enjoyed chillin' while the kids played...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09615.jpgDSC09615https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1210.jpgIMG_1210https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09631.jpgDSC09631https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1149.jpgIMG_1149https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09586.jpgDSC09586Apparently the camels are ridden by robot jockeys during the race...no, I'm not making it up!2014-11-23T13:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/11/15/sunny-california-in-november/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09541.jpgDSC09541https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09540.jpgDSC09540https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09537.jpgDSC09537https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09535.jpgDSC09535https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09529.jpgDSC09529Oceanside, Californiahttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09514.jpgDSC09514https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09512.jpgDSC09512https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09508.jpgDSC09508https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09507.jpgDSC09507https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09505.jpgDSC09505This lovely park sits on the cliffs overlooking the ocean.2014-11-20T08:07:04+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/10/28/2013-2014-best-year-yet-by-nate/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07361.jpgDSC07361We even got to see the Pope!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07078.jpgDSC07078Goofing around!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc08392.jpgDSC08392Good-bye room!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc06821.jpgDSC06821My room in Prague.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07194.jpgDSC07194Gelato. Simply the best.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc072361.jpgDSC07236Where are the lions?https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07236.jpgDSC07236https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07221.jpgDSC07221We met up with our friends, the Stock family.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07148.jpgDSC07148The view from the Pantheon.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc07082.jpgDSC07082Lots of photos, come ON, MOM!2014-11-06T09:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/11/10/salzburg-city-of-mozart-and-the-sound-of-music/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05995.jpgDSC05995It's fun to think that Mozart walked down this street!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05940.jpgDSC05940It has an interesting museum of World War i artifacts.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05990.jpgDSC05990St. Peter Churchhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05971.jpgDSC05971viewshttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05979.jpgDSC05979My boyshttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05964.jpgDSC05964The courtyard of the abbey.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05965.jpgDSC05965Nonnburg Abbeyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05902.jpgDSC05902https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05919.jpgDSC05919mansionhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05896.jpgDSC05896Fortress2014-10-27T05:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/11/02/the-source-of-my-wanderlust/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sam_0723.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERADresden: my grandfather's home city. He left in the late 1930's.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc00224.jpgDSC00224Istanbul, where my grandmother had hoped to be sent after her escape from Soviet Russia. Ironically, it is one of my favorite countries...I've been there six times!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sam_2358.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAParc Guell, Barcelona, October 2011, just after we first moved to Prague.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc00578.jpgDSC00578Seville, April 2013https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05044.jpgDSC05044Andy and Nate on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, summer 2013https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_2692.jpg101_2692Andy and our daughter, Samantha, at Versailles, Summer 2012https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc05943.jpgDSC05943Andy and Nicole in Salzburg, October 20132014-12-27T19:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/08/16/the-bay-of-kotor-montenegro-stunning/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08806.jpgDSC08806perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08756.jpgDSC08756Ok, this was the view from the parking lot!!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08779.jpgDSC08779Perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08783.jpgDSC08783perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08796.jpgDSC08796perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08793.jpgDSC08793perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08792.jpgDSC08792perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08778.jpgDSC08778Perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08769.jpgDSC08769Perasthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08765.jpgDSC08765The water was clear and wonderful!2015-01-27T17:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/08/02/good-bye-prague/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08395.jpgDSC08395We were so tired after cleaning and packing all day! The built in closet was the only place to sit down besides the floor.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc05604.jpgDSC05604Sunrise, from our window. That's the Crown Plaza Hotel, built in the 50's during Communist times.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0772.jpgIMG_0772The last day assembly. This is the moment I had been dreading ever since we made the decision to leave Prague.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_1447.jpg101_1447Prague=eye candyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08153.jpgDSC08153Nate waiting for the bus on his day of school. I was choking back the tears! Notice the castle in the background.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08396.jpgDSC08396We LOVED this view. We are so gonna miss it!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08392.jpgDSC08392Good-bye, Nate's room!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08391.jpgDSC08391Ljudmila helped me clean the flat. We would have been cleaning 'til the wee hours without her help!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08389.jpgDSC08389Better to dance than to cry!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08388.jpgDSC08388Good-bye living room and kitchen!2014-08-12T10:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/11/25/krakow-poland-the-communist-restaurant/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0664.jpg101_0664Leninhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0665.jpg101_0665Stylova Restauranthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0659.jpg101_0659foodhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0668.jpg101_0668The city planhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0658.jpg101_0658Advertisinghttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0656.jpg101_0656How ironic!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_0655.jpg101_0655What are they looking at??2014-05-23T20:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/04/24/the-picturesque-city-of-kaleici-in-antalya-turkey/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06781.jpgDSC06781Just before sunset...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06546.jpgDSC06546Now, that's a view!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06616.jpgDSC06616Nikolashttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06614.jpgDSC06614https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06607.jpgDSC06607https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06603.jpgDSC06603https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06606.jpgDSC06606https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06594.jpgDSC06594https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06599.jpgDSC06599https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc06591.jpgDSC065912014-06-05T19:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/03/02/photo-of-the-day-sunset-in-antalya-turkey/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc06793.jpgDSC06793The end of a lovely, sunny day in February!2014-03-02T00:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/12/15/prague-christmas-market-in-old-town-square/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/101_4899.jpg101_4899Jan Hus presides over the festivities, as always.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/101_4905.jpg101_4905https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/101_4894.jpg101_4894Old Town Square2014-01-27T20:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2014/01/13/photo-of-the-day-bosphorus-cruise/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc00153.jpgDSC00153Sariyer, Turkey: February 20132014-01-13T13:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/11/15/photo-of-the-day-chateau-de-chenonceau/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/101_2978.jpg101_2978Château de Chenonceau2013-12-25T18:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/28/munichs-hofbrauhaus-the-worlds-most-famous-beer-hall/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05684.jpgDSC05684Notice the ceiling!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05677.jpgDSC05677heyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05700.jpgDSC05700private beerhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05714.jpgDSC05714traditionalhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05703.jpgDSC05703sausagehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05697.jpgDSC05697beerhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05718.jpgDSC05718hoffbrauhaushttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05653.jpgDSC05653churchhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05611.jpgDSC05611towerhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05620.jpgDSC05620wow2013-10-29T17:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/26/photo-of-the-day-legoland/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0841.jpg101_0841San Marco Squarehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_07951.jpg101_0795The real Venice:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc06041.jpgDSC06041Venice...or is it?2013-10-26T22:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/23/paradise-at-the-foot-of-the-french-alps/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc029621.jpgDSC02962https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02962.jpgDSC02962It was difficult to say good-bye to our wonderful hosts and leave this beautiful home.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02909.jpgDSC02909The summer "dining room".https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02957.jpgDSC02957More stunning views as we headed "home".https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02953.jpgDSC02953Just below the monastery.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02954.jpgDSC02954The monasteryhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02939.jpgDSC02939We shared the view with these friends:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02944.jpgDSC02944The view!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02923.jpgDSC02923We found a shady spot with a view.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02728.jpgDSC02728Life is good here!2014-03-08T13:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/22/photo-of-the-day-salzburg-and-the-sound-of-music/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05775.jpgDSC05775The Pegasus fountain, where Julie Andrews sang "Do Re Mi" with the Von Trapp children.2013-10-23T08:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/21/photo-of-the-day-munichs-marienplatz/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc05614.jpgDSC05614My two crazy men!2013-10-21T21:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/13/enchanting-venice/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0881.jpg101_0881Inside the courtyard of the Doge's Palace.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02595.jpgDSC02595The Clock Towerhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02582.jpgDSC02582I wonder about the lives of the people who have lived in this flat....https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc025621.jpgDSC02562https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02562.jpgDSC02562Rialto Bridgehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc02558.jpgDSC02558The Grand Canalhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0836.jpg101_0836nivehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0795.jpg101_0795The Doges Palace and San Marco Squarehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0764.jpg101_0764We didn't want to pay 80+ Euros so we rode the gondola across to the other side for about 2 euros.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_0719.jpg101_0719canal2013-10-23T20:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/11/photo-of-the-day-the-julian-alps-slovenia/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_4604.jpg101_4604Julian Alps, October 20122014-08-16T09:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/05/photo-of-the-day-utah-d-day-beach/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc03593.jpgDSC03593Utah Beach2013-10-07T11:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/03/photo-of-the-day-prague-home-sweet-home/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/101_3923.jpg101_3923I have been blessed to call this spectacular city my "home" since July 2011!2013-10-23T19:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/10/02/photo-of-the-day-sunset-on-the-bosphorus/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc00051.jpgDSC00051Istanbul, Turkey: February 20132013-10-11T15:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/09/30/photo-of-the-day-annecy-french-alps/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc03086.jpgDSC03086Lying 60km to the south of Lake Geneva, ANNECY is one of the most beautiful and popular resort towns of the French Alps. The delights of the town nowadays lie not just in its historical monuments, like the imposing Chateâu on the hill or the fort of the Palais d'Île closer to the lake, but also in the stunning scenery which can be admired from various points around the town. Surrounded by spectacular mountains and located on the banks of a sparkling turquoise lake, Annecy is about as close to a fairy-tale city as it is possible to get except in a children's story.2013-10-01T13:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/09/28/photo-of-the-day-mont-blanc-french-alps/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc03225.jpgDSC03225, is the highest mountain in the Alps and the European Union.[1] It rises 4,810 m2013-10-02T20:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/09/18/jesus-in-jerusalem/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04810.jpgDSC04810Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” John 11:25-27https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04764.jpgDSC04764 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. Acts 4:13-14https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04819.jpgDSC04819" If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts 4: 9-12https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04332.jpgDSC04332Things have changed a lot in the last 2000 years!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04452.jpgDSC04452The city which is sacred to three world religions.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05205.jpgDSC05205Jerusalem at night.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05187.jpgDSC05187citadelhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05044.jpgDSC05044Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. 44 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.” 45 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. 46 The men seized Jesus and arrested him. 47 Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 48 “Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” 50 Then everyone deserted him and fled. Mark 14: 43, 48-50https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc043701.jpgDSC04370 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. ..And I, when I am lifted up[g] from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die. John 12:27, 32-33https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc04370.jpgDSC04370Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” John 11:25-272013-10-03T15:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/08/21/san-zeno-cathedral-of-verona-a-hidden-gem/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02686.jpgDSC02686The courtyardhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02670.jpgDSC02670San Zenohttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02679.jpgDSC02679the remainshttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02678.jpgDSC02678Down in the crypthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02672.jpgDSC02672The altarhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02660.jpgDSC02660coolhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02655.jpgDSC02655Andyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02633.jpgDSC02633Baptismal fonthttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02653.jpgDSC02653coolhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02644.jpgDSC02644cool2013-09-20T11:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/08/13/sunset-on-the-holy-land/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04248.jpgDSC04248Cute kid!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04266.jpgDSC04266Gone!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04264.jpgDSC04264Down....https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04261.jpgDSC04261Down...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04253.jpgDSC04253It was a lovely secluded beach. We were shown it by a local:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04233.jpgDSC04233Then we watched the sun go down over the Mediterranean.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04232.jpgDSC04232I got the whole group to pose like this, but instead of a "Praise God!" photo it looks more like "Stop, don't shoot!"https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04229.jpgDSC04229Praise God, we are in the Holy Land!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04225.jpgDSC04225Time to get out and dry off...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04215.jpgDSC04215The sun started making its way down...2013-08-18T20:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/08/03/kutna-hora-dont-miss-it/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100509.jpgP1100509It was fun to wander the streets!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100608.jpgP1100608The fun angels:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100596.jpgP1100596The view from the balcony.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100568.jpgP1100568The stained glass windows are stunning!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100562.jpgP1100562All these photos came from Elsa's camera, since we forgot to recharge our camera before coming to KH.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100553.jpgP1100553St. Barbara's Cathedral in the background.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100556.jpgP1100556I wished that we had more time just to wander the streets.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100530.jpgP1100530St. James was the principal parish church of medieval Kutna Hora.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100516.jpgP1100516This is the Church of St. James, built in the 14th century.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1100510.jpgP1100510I have a weakness for taking photos of cute window boxes:)2013-08-11T20:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/30/the-last-day/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04060.jpgDSC04060Quick lunch included ice cream!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04171.jpgDSC04171No matter our picnic got rained out...we enjoyed the rainbow while discussing leprechauns and pots of gold with Nate!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04167.jpgDSC04167Good-bye Netherlands! It was a lovely 55 minutes!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04168.jpgDSC04168We sped by this sign and came around to get a photo...Limburger...get it?https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04165.jpgDSC04165Leaving our rural adventure in the Netherlands.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04155.jpgDSC04155We got to frolic briefly in the field before a light rain chased us back into the car to finish our picnic:(https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04152.jpgDSC04152Picnic in a field!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04151.jpgDSC04151So we ended up in another little town and parked next to this field.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04164.jpgDSC04164The town was a victim of my drive-by shooting...of their cute town!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc04160.jpgDSC04160We drove into the little town; I think it was called Mesch.2013-09-19T19:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/24/day-7-opera-at-the-1st-century-bc-arena-di-verona/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02472.jpgDSC02472Nate didn't make it all the way through, but the rented cushion came in handy. The performance ended around 12:30 am...we were surprised it finished so late!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02477.jpgDSC02477The story gets even more complicated because the Pharaoh's daughter loves Radames and is promised to marry him...but Radames loves Aida.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc024701.jpgDSC02470The story gets even more complicated because the Pharaoh's daughter loves Radames and is promised to marry him...but Radames loves Aida.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02470.jpgDSC02470Aida is a captured Ethiopian princess who is in love with Radames, who struggles to choose between his love for Aida and his duty as the Pharaoh's celebrated military commander.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02453.jpgDSC02453Verdi's 1871 opera set in Egypt...a love triangle.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02445.jpgDSC02445The performance started at 9:15pm.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02437.jpgDSC02437At last it was time to go find seats up in the nosebleed section of the arena! We rented cushions for 3 Euros apiece. Advice: bring your own cushions! https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02401.jpgDSC02401It was so quiet and peaceful...we were the only people there.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02398.jpgDSC02398We came across this lovely church called Chiesa San Giovanni in Foro.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02355.jpgDSC02355The clock tower.2013-07-27T15:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/20/verona-so-much-more-than-juliets-balcony/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02429.jpgDSC02429statuehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02426.jpgDSC02426Arch of Scaglierihttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02416.jpgDSC02416I wanted to sit here!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02337.jpgDSC02337Andyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02422.jpgDSC02422https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02408.jpgDSC02408Fun souvenirs!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02412.jpgDSC02412Just another amazing statue!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02351.jpgDSC02351That's Dante!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02297.jpgDSC02297This was so interesting Nate gave them a coin!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02321.jpgDSC02321More love graffiti...2013-07-24T00:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/15/day-five-the-unesco-world-heritage-town-of-vicenza/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02262.jpgDSC02262There were pallazos (palacial mansions belonging to the nobility) scattered throughout the city...this is one of them.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02248.jpgDSC02248Every self respecting European town seems to have a picturesque clock tower....although Prague's is the best of all!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02172.jpgDSC02172Nikolas delighted this street performer by insisting that we give him a coin!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02241.jpgDSC02241This window box made my A list:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02238.jpgDSC02238So picturesque!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02182.jpgDSC02182You can see the Venetian influence.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02232.jpgDSC02232The architecture around the city was stunning!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02211.jpgDSC02211More goofing around...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02224.jpgDSC02224Playing steal the hat and run!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02205.jpgDSC02205Amazing detail!2013-07-17T07:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/13/day-four-picnic-at-lake-garda/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02132.jpgDSC02132Now he was suggesting photo ops...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02125.jpgDSC02125https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02128.jpgDSC02128Nate hates posing for photos so we bribed him with ice cream!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02073.jpgDSC02073After our picnic we went on to the old city area.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02145.jpgDSC02145The sun sets on a perfect day on Lake Garda!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02143.jpgDSC02143Enjoying the sunset and the aftermath of a sugar high from the ice cream)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02133.jpgDSC02133No day is complete without a visit to the gelateria!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02127.jpgDSC02127Ok, just one more balcony. You are lucky I'm not posting all the other ones I took.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02131.jpgDSC02131I'm displaying my weakness for taking photos of cute balconies:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02129.jpgDSC02129Look for the close up in the next photo....2013-07-14T13:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/12/day-three-through-the-alps-to-verona/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02054.jpgDSC02054Photos couldn't capture the beauty of the Alps!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02047.jpgDSC02047You could stop here for a bite to eat...but we didn't.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02037.jpgDSC02037See what you would miss if you just speed by in your car?https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02045.jpgDSC02045Not a bad way to get a little exercise before returning to the chairs.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02043.jpgDSC02043I call dibs on these chairs!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02041.jpgDSC02041I want to camp here!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02051.jpgDSC02051We stopped here to snap a few quick photos. Notice the camping photos at the https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02048.jpgDSC02048The Austrian Alps!2013-07-12T21:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/11/evening-two-the-end-of-the-romantic-road/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02028.jpgDSC02028The food was excellent!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02013.jpgDSC02013The organ!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02014.jpgDSC02014This church was beautiful!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02010.jpgDSC02010The clock tower.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02002.jpgDSC02002This is another place we'd love to spend more time in.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01999.jpgDSC01999Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit the castle.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02009.jpgDSC02009The town is immaculate!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01997.jpgDSC01997These wrought iron signs seem to be typical, too.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02008.jpgDSC02008Cute cafes were everywhere!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01991.jpgDSC01991Many of the buildings have paintings on them.2013-07-13T09:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/10/day-two-the-real-disneyland-castle/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01981.jpgDSC01981The view of the castle from the town. It shows how far we climbed to get to it!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01969.jpgDSC01969Then we walked down the hill to Hohenschwangau, the touristy town at the bottom of the hill.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01960.jpgDSC01960Neuschwanstein Castle!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01952.jpgDSC01952Here's Howenschwangau Castle, where crazy King Ludwig lived as a boy. Not a bad place to grow up!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01955.jpgDSC01955Next, we walked to Marienbrucke Bridge, the bridge I pointed out about Andy a few pictures ago.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01945.jpgDSC01945The castle actually looked very new up close. It had just been restored earlier this year.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01937.jpgDSC01937Must have a photo in front of the castle, even with random tourists posing for their own photos:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01934.jpgDSC01934There's Andy, waving his arms on the balcony. There were tons of tourists there!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01927.jpgDSC01927https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01918.jpgDSC01918Notice the bridge above Andy. We are about halfway to the bridge at this point.2013-07-13T09:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/09/day-one-lost-on-the-romantic-road/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01846.jpgDSC01846This is ALL we travel with...no checked bags!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01874.jpgDSC01874Be sure to visit this lovely town!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc018731.jpgDSC01873Just another amazing building!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01863.jpgDSC01863There were several buildings with paintings on themhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01862.jpgDSC01862Look for the close up in the next photo.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01886.jpgDSC01886https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01880.jpgDSC01880Notice the tower in the background.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01873.jpgDSC01873We were sad we only had a short time to spend here.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01872.jpgDSC01872Look for the close up in the next photo.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01861.jpgDSC018612013-07-10T06:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/07/05/best-of-2012-2013-another-great-year/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/101_4750.jpg101_4750https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01735.jpgDSC01735Walking home with Sydney after Summer Fayre.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01719.jpgDSC01719i got launched in the air!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/101_1255.jpg101_1255Just being silly!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/101_1226.jpg101_1226The view from the prayer tower.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01460.jpgDSC01460But there's a big cathedral that pops out of the middle of the mosque!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01373.jpgDSC01373See, it looks like a mosque, right?https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01436.jpgDSC01436It was a mosque built in the 900's.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01364.jpgDSC01364Another rainy day!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01091.jpgDSC010912013-07-06T19:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/04/27/six-insider-tips-for-getting-around-prague/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/101_1378.jpg101_1378Charles Bridgehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01816.jpgDSC01816Prague at duskhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/101_1286.jpg101_1286St. Vitus Cathedralhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/101_1777.jpg101_1777Basilica of St. George at Prague Castlehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1100342.jpgP1100342View from Prague Castlehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sam_0207.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAThe Prague "Eiffel Tower"https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sam_2127.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAThe tower at Charles Bridgehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/101_1840.jpg101_1840Prague State Opera with Mom and Dadhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01753.jpgDSC01753Wenceslas Squarehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1100696.jpgP1100696The Powder Tower2013-10-29T15:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/05/29/my-top-ten-list-for-prague/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1110056.jpgP1110056In front of the Estates Theater.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc00062.jpgDSC00062From the castle walls!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/101_1170.jpg101_1170Charles Bridgehttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/101_0683.jpg101_0683It's pretty fun to stand on a real drawbridge!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/101_0690.jpg101_0690This was taken in March...the views are more spectacular in spring, summer and fall.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sam_0932.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERATaken with our friend Vanda in summer 2010.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sam_0245.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAQuench your thirst with the world's best beer--or apple juice:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sam_0234.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAHead down the hill...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sam_0229.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAKids--big and small--will love the mirror maze at the top.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sam_0207.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAThere's a nice view of Prague waiting...2013-10-11T15:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/06/23/the-bone-church-the-creepiest-day-trip-from-prague/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100398.jpgP1100398https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100419.jpgP1100419https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100418.jpgP1100418The decorations came from the bones of 40,000 people.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100414.jpgP1100414Creepy!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100400.jpgP1100400This is the coat of arms of the Swarzenburger family.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100385.jpgP1100385https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100430.jpgP1100430Am I really posing next to a chandelier of human bones? Odd!!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100434.jpgP1100434What? Bones in a church??https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100374.jpgP1100374The graveyard on the church grounds.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1100373.jpgP1100373Ahhh, another quaint European church...not!!2013-06-27T21:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/06/08/slovenia-one-of-our-all-time-favorite-european-countries/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4564.jpg101_4564The most spectacular country you have never heard of!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4809.jpg101_4809The view to the village.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4805.jpg101_4805The boys went exploring!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4770.jpg101_4770Not far from the famed toilet with a view!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4797.jpg101_4797We were the last visitors of the day.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4747.jpg101_4747It's a very "Lord of the Rings-ish" sort of place!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4720.jpg101_4720It was first discovered in the 17th century, and became a tourist attraction in 1819.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4705.jpg101_4705It is about 12 miles long!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4733.jpg101_4733Nate's favorite part of the day:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/101_4677.jpg101_4677The entrance to the cave.2013-09-19T11:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/05/19/renting-a-car-in-europe-six-lessons-learned/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01358.jpgDSC01358https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01444.jpgDSC01444https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01286.jpgDSC01286We got to see an authentic flamenco concert. We were the only tourists there!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01312.jpgDSC01312The Albayzin; the Moorish quarter of Granada. Notice the Alhambra in the background!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01315.jpgDSC01315https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc00578.jpgDSC00578The Alcazar gardens in Seville.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc00986.jpgDSC00986Plaza de Espana, Seville2013-07-06T19:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/05/11/the-alhambra-a-photo-essay/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01194.jpgDSC01194Isabella's prodigy Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ the Americas, leading to the Spanish Empire, one of the largest world empires for hundreds of years to come.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01227.jpgDSC01227The fall of Granada ended the eight hundred year long Islamic presence in the Iberian Peninsula.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01220.jpgDSC01220The gardens were lovely!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01190.jpgDSC01190Many fled the inquisition to their ancestral lands in North Africa.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01181.jpgDSC01181The 1492 Alhambra decree forced the predominantly Muslim population to convert to Roman Catholicism or face death.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01174.jpgDSC01174In 1492 Muhammad XII (known as Boabdil to the Spanish) surrendered Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella, Los Reyes Católicos, after a long siege.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01165.jpgDSC01165The Nasrid sultans were responsible for building most of the palaces in the Alhambra.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01163.jpgDSC01163The Nasrids aligned themselves with Ferdinand III of Castile in 1238, and became a vassal state of the Christian kingdom of Castile for 250 years.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01146.jpgDSC01146The ambitious Ibn al-Ahmar established the longest lasting Muslim dynasty in Spain : the Nasrids.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc01148.jpgDSC01148It became the capital of a province of the Caliphate of Cordoba.2013-05-19T16:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/04/13/beautiful-prague-prague-castle-and-st-nicholas-church/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sam_2099.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAClimb the tower to get this pic!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1100340.jpgP1100340Elsa and me!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sam_2068.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc01417.jpgDSC01417https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1100349.jpgP1100349This is a beautiful location for a classical concert!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100758.jpgP1100758https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100344.jpgP1100344Prague Senate Buildinghttps://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100343.jpgP1100343https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/101_3826.jpg101_3826https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p1100356.jpgP11003562013-04-30T09:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2012/09/02/my-amazing-year/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3692.jpg101_3692We think this place was the inspiration for Disneyland's Haunted House!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3675.jpg101_3675The inside of the cathedral honored Joan of Arc.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3610.jpg101_3610The Cathedral of Orleans.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3674.jpg101_3674https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3598.jpg101_3598The Cathedral of Orleans.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3549.jpg101_3549Abby of Fontevraud: Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their son Richard the Lionheart are buried here!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3466.jpg101_3466The Castle of Chinon, started in the 900's and added to by Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3227.jpg101_3227Inside the Cathedral of Chartres.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_3026.jpg101_3026Sam and Me at Chateau of Cheverny. This is Captain Haddock's Castle. There was a Tintin Exhibition here!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_2978.jpg101_2978Chateau of Chenonceau.2013-04-13T14:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/03/23/whats-there-to-do-in-venice-by-nate/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nikolas-back.jpgNikolas' backHmmm...I guess Venice is a very cool place!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/island.jpgIslandVenice by water taxi.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funny-face.jpgFunny faceThat's me entertaining the tourists on the boat:)https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mom-nik-boat.jpgMom Nik boatWater taxi...now, that's what I'm talking about!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bridge-of-sighs.jpgBridge of sighsThis is the Bridge of Sighs.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/riding-lion.jpgRiding LionI got to ride a lion.https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pigeon-on-head.jpgPigeon on headSweet success!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/waiting-for-a-pigeon.jpgWaiting for a pigeonI'm waiting...https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chasing-pigeons.jpgChasing pigeonsChasing pigeons is a blast!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/san-marco-square.jpgSan Marco SquareSan Marco Square.2014-03-11T14:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2013/04/07/celebrating-semana-santa-in-seville/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00884.jpgDSC00884Cute kid watching the processions!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00718.jpgDSC00718https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00709.jpgDSC00709Watching from balconies...premium locations!https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc007131.jpgDSC00713https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00917.jpgDSC00917https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc007641.jpgDSC00764https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00764.jpgDSC00764https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00748.jpgDSC00748https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00913.jpgDSC00913https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc00915.jpgDSC009152013-04-13T13:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2012/08/13/a-travellers-tips-for-paris-for-those-on-a-budget/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2433.jpg101_2433https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2404.jpg101_2404https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2418.jpg101_2418https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_3362.jpg101_3362https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2692.jpg101_2692https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2726.jpg101_2726https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2613.jpg101_2613https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2657.jpg101_2657https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2526.jpg101_2526https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/101_2515.jpg101_25152013-04-13T13:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.com/2012/07/19/one-year-anniversary-of-living-in-prague/https://globalnomadfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/101_1392.jpg101_13922013-04-13T13:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://globalnomadfamily.comdaily1.02017-10-13T17:25:53+00:00