Mandy looked closer at Leo's writing.
"Can you read this, Vinnie?" she said.
But Vinnie was looking at the photo.
It was glowing blue.
They were standing where the old man had stood!
A well-dressed woman suddenly walked past the children.
She seemed to be in a rush.
As she hurried toward the cathedral door, something fell from her neck.
It landed softly on the open page of Leo's notebook.
It was a mirror locket.
Mandy noticed the small mirror on the notebook.
"Vinnie, look!" she whispered excitedly.
She picked up the book and held the mirror to the page.
Now Mandy could read the writing!
"The thoughts and ideas of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci!" she read.
"Leonardo da Vinci!" the children shouted.
The photo glowed red as they fell down the dark tunnel.
They landed with a thump in the attic.
"Wow, the greatest artist of all time!
It's too bad we didn't get to talk to him more!" cried Mandy.
"I could tell he was special," said Vinnie.
Mandy rolled her eyes.
"Vinnie! Mandy! Come downstairs!" shouted Mom.
The children ran down to their parents, who were still in the kitchen.
"We need to talk," said Mom.
The children sat quietly and listened.
"We're moving again," began Dad.
"The company needs me in California."
"California!" the children shouted together.
"We just moved here!" said Vinnie.
"I know," said Dad. "But this can't be helped."
For the next few days, the children were busy packing.
"Kids, would you mind clearing out the attic for me?"
Dad asked one morning.
With heavy hearts Vinnie and Mandy went upstairs.
"I'm sad to leave," cried Mandy.
"Well, at least we got to the end of the album," said Vinnie.
He took the album out again.
Each page had a photo of their travels.
In the pictures the old man was gone, replaced by Vinnie and Mandy.
The objects were not glowing anymore.
"We had some great adventures," said Vinnie.
"And we made many friends," added Mandy.
"What was your favorite journey?"
Vinnie thought for a moment.
"I liked every one.
I learned so much about the world—its different people and their special cultures."
"Me too," agreed Mandy.
"What should we do now?" asked Vinnie.
The children sat and thought.
"Someone else will be living here, right?" said Mandy.
"Maybe they'll find this album.
Maybe they'll go on photo travels too."
"Should we leave a note?" asked Vinnie.
"Great idea!" Mandy said.
She grabbed a pen and turned to the first page of the album.
"On our first trip to Egypt, a glowing pyramid called to us . . . ," Mandy wrote.
They finished the note and closed the photo album.
Then they put it in a corner of the attic.
A week later, the family shut the door of their house.
Vinnie and Mandy looked up at the attic window.
Exciting adventures were waiting for whoever would find the album next.
For Vinnie and Mandy, another adventure was about to begin.
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