Here are some photos from the summer of 2014.

The scenery along the river Main in Germany.

Jason in front of the Bonn Minster church.

The math building of the University of Bonn.

A pretty townhouse in Bonn.

Can you decipher this sign?

The Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem!

The Old City Hall in Bonn.

Bronze plaques in the pavement in front of the Altes Rathaus in memory of the burnt books.

Ljudmila in front of the Poppelsdorfer Allee.

Jason enjoying a sunny day in the park.

Jason feels like a kid in a candy store.

Bonn's Post Office/ MPIM.

Interesting looking flower in the Botanical Garden.

Protea cynaroides, the national flower of South Africa.

This evergreen tree is spiky.

A beautiful lake in the gardens.

The main building of the Botanical Garden.

A tasty treat from a local bakery.

Jason on the campus of University of Bochum.

West Park in Bochum, Germany.

The Cologne Cathedral.

Place d'Italie in Paris.

The center of a maze in Jardin des Plantes.

Ljudmila is as tall as a mini-tree.

Sam Grushevsky and Ljudmila in the Botanical garden.

Graffiti on Rue de la Clef.

More graffiti.

A quaint street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.

More interesting graffiti.

And more.

Our Parisian balcony at night.

An interesting bulding on Jussieu's campus.

The best campus cafeteria dessert!

Inside Le Bouillon Chartier.

Sacre-Coeur seen from the Math building in Jussieu.

Pots used for cocoa drinks by the Mayas and Aztecs.

Modern cups for enjoying cocoa drinks.

Jason pretending to be a chocolate character.

The Paris Observatory.

Ljudmila and Jason in front of Notre Dame.

Ljudmila enjoying the best seat on the boat - next to the captain!

Under the bridges of Paris.

The Conciergerie.

Cour de cassation.

Statue of Henry IV on the Pont Neuf.

The "Love Lock" bridge.

The Institut de France.

Pensive Jason seen in the side mirror of the boat.

Detail of a bridge.

The drunken boat.

We had to stop for this huge ship.

The Eiffel Tower seen from the tallest building on campus.

The Pantheon in Paris.

A great view of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

The Basilica of Sacre Coeur.

The National Museum of Modern Art.

A sundial with golden angels in the Sorbonne.

Ljudmila and Jason in the Sorbonne Cour d'Honneur.

Playful Ljudmila trying to "touch" the pyramid.

Inside of the Louvre Pyramid.

Cupid and Psyche.

An interesting ceiling.

Mona Lisa.

St. John the Baptist.

Venus de Milo.

Athena of Valletri.

Jason dwarfed by Babylonian statues.

The Law Code of Hammurabi.

Flowers at Union Sq Market in NYC.

Ljudmila's cousin, Dimitar Ivanov, performing at the Europe Music Fest in Sofia.

Ljudmila arrived in Sofia in time for Snezhka's birthday.

The beautiful birthday cake that Elia picked.

A trip to Kostenets.

Can you spot Ljudmila?

Ljudmila in front of Kostenski waterfall.

Elia in Kostenets, enjoying a well-deserved lunch.

A stork in flight.

Ljudmila on a trip to Vitosha mountain.

A green mountain lawn.

This dog was following us all the way.

Birch trees and a gazebo rest area.

A close-up of a rosehip flower.

Apricots growing in our backyard in Gulyantsi.

Our fig tree.

And even a quince!

A grape vine in our yard.

Part of our yard in Gulyantsi.

The church in Gulyantsi.

Sunflowers.

The view from Sofia's apartment.

A beautiful flower growing in our backyard.

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