where's walrond?

Normally, whenever my family and I go on vacation, I play "Where's Walrond?" here on Chookooloonks​:  I provide a daily clue, each one more revealing than the previous, for you to guess where we are.  This time, however, I think I'll just give you a few clues in this one post, and let you guess from these clues (and if you're the first to guess correctly, along with a copy of The Beauty of Different signed to whomever you'd like, I'll also send a ittle souvenir from here included in the package as well).  For the rest of our 2 weeks here, I'll pop in when I can and share more thoughts and images of our vacation and our experience here. 

Sound good?

And with that, here are some photo clues.  Where am I?  City and country, please!​