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My parents came to Europe for the first time about two weeks ago now. They had a blast… as you can see with the photo posted above. Kim and I booked a 4 hour bike tour around the city center of Paris, France as one of the many excursions with my parents. They say it was their favorite part. I think you can all see why… Click on the photo to see a few more of the sights we saw.

London Bridge was one of the stops. Our guide was entertaining while telling us all the facts about the castle situated in modern day London. I still can’t believe the history seeped into the landscape of the city I call home now.

We took them to our favorite Italian restaurant in Wapping, London- Bordello. The train wasn’t working properly so we took them on a bus to get there, an experience as no one we were hosting that night had used a bus as a means of transportation around the city yet. I wouldn’t say we went through the nicest parts of town to get to the very nice restaurant we went to!

We also went north to Liverpool to experience where and how the Beatles became famous. When went to the houses where John and Paul grew up. John was from a middle class family and Paul was from, let’s say, the other side of the tracks. We also went to into Wales and stayed at a beautiful hotel just along one of the may canals that create beautiful system of waterways all throughout the north of the UK in the country of Wales. We took a horse drawn boat ride down one of the canals while there.

My Mom’s best friend Marjorie, her sister Mary Ann and their friend Lee were here visiting at the same time as my parents. We all went to London Bridge and Bordello together. Lee decided to rent an apartment in London for three months to take in all of London. He’s really enjoying being here and it seems he’s fitting right in. He says he’s using the lift these days not the elevator.

I worked through most of the visit but did manage to take a few days off. Summer came when Mom and Dad arrived and left when they departed for the states. I think they brought the Georgia sun with them. We had the best weather during their entire stay. I think it rained once while we were touring inside the Palace at Versialle. The sky opened up when we went to the gardens after lunch.

These are just a few of the photos that Kim took. I am going to put a few more of the photos my parents took once I go through them. Plus, I’d like to show-off northern UK. It’s beautiful!

As always.. enjoy and feel free to comment as you feel!