Hello from the United States!

Here a family photo of us all in front of the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. This is a magical place and is an educational centre and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Roma and Etruria. The Villa is modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, a Roman country house in Herculaneum which was a city buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

Here is another picture of my son Elliott (8) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles! Go Baseball! We saw the Dodgers play the New York Mets and they won 9 to 1. We also went to another major league baseball game, the Milwaukee Brewers against the San Francisco Giants and the Brewers won 7 to 5. It is summer here now and very hot -- baseball season!

Today we are going to the beach on Lake Michigan, which is the third largest of the five great lakes in the United States. You must look on a map to see where I am!

More photos soon!