Three weeks ago, I hopped on the Piccadilly tube line and headed to Heathrow to pick up my parents for their two week vacation in England. One week ago, I was once again at Heathrow watching them go. We had a great time during their stay. Dad got in the routine of walking to Starbucks every morning for his Americano coffee with pouring cream. Mom got in the habit of sitting in our kitchen using the internet while the rest of us slept. We all got used to sharing one toilet (yikes!) In the end, everything worked out fantastic and I think that mom and dad loved England as much as Josh and I have come to love it. In fact, they are already planning their next trip! Here are some picture highlights from their first week here...
Days 1 through 3 - France (Paris, Bayeux, Lisieux, Normandy)
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| Josh and I on the Eurostar to Paris |
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| Our first dinner in Paris! |
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| Crepes in front of the Eiffel Tower |
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| Josh and Dad on the Metro |
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| Mom and Dad on Omaha Beach |
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| Mom in front of Notre Dame |
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| Josh and I at the Arc de Triomphe |
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| Dinner on the Eurostar back to London |
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| Mom and Dad in the Hall of Mirrors - Palace of Versailles |
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| Kissing by the Eiffel Tower :) |
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| At the top of the Eiffel Tower |
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| Mom and Dad in front of St. Therese's Bascillica in Lisieux France |
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| Mom and Dad at the Louvre |
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| Josh and I on a Love Locks bridge over the river Seine |
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| Mom and Dad along the river Seine |
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| Sad that the Catacombs in Paris were closed due to an air conditioning malfunction...we walked for ages to get there! |
Days 4 through 6 - London
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| In front of St. Paul's |
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| Dad at the top of St. Paul's Cathedral |
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| Mom and I taking a break from walking! Temple Church |
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| Mom with a Horse Guard. |
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| Dad in Horse Guard regalia! |
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| Mom and Dad in St. James Park |
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| Mom and I in front of Buckingham Palace |
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| The Queen was home! |
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| Mom and dad in London! |
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| Boat ride on the Thames |
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| Lunch with mom and dad near the Tower of London |
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| Visiting the sick at the HMS Belfast |
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| HMS Belfast |
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| Evening drinks at the Kings Pub |
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| Warm fire at Hampton Court Palace |
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| Lunch at Hampton Court Palace |
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| Mom and Dad outside of Hampton Court Palace |
Days 6 through 7 - Mildenhall, Cambridge, Ely
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| Delicious dinner at Sam and Amanda's |
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| Cigar time in Mildenhall |
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Coffee family time, Mildenhall Style!
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| Mom and her golden child. |
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| Climbing up into Sam's Plane! |
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| Mom, Amanda and I peeking out of the KC - 135 |
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| Sam showing dad all the controls |
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| Our punting trip in Cambridge |
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| Punting! |
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| Sam and Amanda in Cambridge |
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| Samanda's cottage in Chippingham |
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| Sam and Amanda...sad to see us leaving :( |
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| Hugs before the train arrives to take us back to London |
We literally took about a thousand pictures over the two weeks my parents were here, so there are a lot to go through! Week 2 to come soon!
Rachel x
3 comments:
So glad your parents got to visit and experience your life abroad!! Love the pictures, can't wait for part two :).
Love,
Amanda
So excited we made it in your Blog!!!! It was a awesome, unforgettable trip. Josh and Rach are wonderful Hosts and Tour Guides. We saw so much in the 2 weeks we were there. Thank you again..
P.S. We loved seeing where Sam and Amanda live too, and Sam's plane he flys. They were great Hosts and Tour Guides also. Thank you!!
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