tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70919417579084100532024-03-14T10:22:18.671-07:00It's a Wonderful Life....Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-34112878152143635662014-07-23T16:55:00.000-07:002014-07-23T16:56:01.441-07:00Terry and Lois Celebrate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our good friends, Terry and Lois celebrated a milestone.....their 25th wedding anniversary. It was a blessing to gather together and celebrate with them. May God continue to bless their family and home.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-77790360562047982322013-03-11T18:39:00.002-07:002014-02-17T16:45:55.740-08:00Summer Daze<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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On a warm summer day we went for a drive with Don and Trudy.....we explored an Italian grocery store, walked around Deep Cove and ended with a dinner at the Tomahawk Restaurant in North Vancouver.<br />
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Beautiful day, great friends and time well spent.<br />
Thankful for God's blessings in my life!<br />
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-31017859024930893962013-03-11T18:25:00.003-07:002013-03-11T18:35:02.928-07:00roses<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Just so's ya know.....I'm going to try to catch y'all up on the last few months.<br />
Hope you'll check back often!<br />
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Blessings to anyone who still follows!!</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-23191045253820055732012-08-04T18:46:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:47:05.045-07:00Fleetwood Park<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Looking after the boys for the afternoon gives way to a park opportunity.<br />
I really do love summer!</div>
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-67025100497136135272012-08-03T18:21:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:22:07.179-07:00Sunday at Lake Whatcom<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Our friends Terry and Lois were renting a cottage on the lake....</div>
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so a few of us acrossed the border to keep them company.</div>
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It was so relaxing....great food, six dogs, good friends with a view.<br />
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We hadn't been to the Okanagan for years....it was time to make the trip.</div>
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We have such terrific memories of camping with our young family.</div>
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We had a terrific visit with Rick and Terra and their boys.<br />
We also had dinner with dear longtime friends....such a treat!<br />
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Our memories of Westbank go back to the years spent at Wiig's RV Park. But as time marches on, changes marches in. Below are photos of what has taken the place of our little gem of a campground.</div>
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Townhouses selling for $1.7 million. So much for staying there for 30 bucks a night!</div>
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We stayed in the Provincial Campgrounds.....beautiful but lacking electrical hook-ups. We decided that we are not un-plugged type of campers....that may not be too much of a revelation to those of you who know me well.....bah haha!</div>
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Thankful for the opportunity to spend time away enjoying God's creation....I really do LOVE living in BC.<br />
I hope you have had a chance to do some travelling this summer...blessings my friends!</div>
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A beautiful day, and in need of some raspberries to freeze. So off to the farm we go...<br />
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Making memories...one moment at a time....priceless</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-60483586707636300152012-08-02T15:00:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:36:34.035-07:00Lindsey turns 30<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Jordan planned a surprise party for his dear wife, Lindsey.</div>
But ultimately, it was Beckham who was surprised the most....he cried for 10 minutes straight after we all yelled "surprise"....poor wee lamb!</div>
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It was at their "cross-fit" friends' house....thanks Rod and Julie!</div>
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Happy Birthday, Linds!</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-67420940678328803822012-08-02T14:50:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:35:07.394-07:00Straw-be-be's<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Here's Scooter and Cole waiting for dinner</div>
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Since strawberries are usually ready at the end of June, our dinner would often coordinate with the last day of school....a good reason to celebrate.</div>
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All things strawberry.....strawberry waffles with whipped cream, strawberry pancakes, strawberry shortcake, strawberries and ice cream, and more strawberries....what a wonderful way to celebrate God's delicious provision.<br />
And the kids can't believe there good fortune....berries and ice cream for dinner!</div>
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We traipsed over to the Island and brought the berry bounty with us.....Christy added a yummy chocolate chip loaf to the feast....sooo good!</div>
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Try side-stepping normal for a Berry Dinner....it's wonderful!<br />
Thank you Lord for our delicious berry crops!</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-62231247691508209872012-08-02T14:09:00.000-07:002012-08-27T14:09:46.658-07:00Dear Wee Beckham<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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I don't think words are required.....</div>
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Grammie loves you, Beckham Jordan!</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-269451182122087702012-08-02T14:00:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:41:28.063-07:00Crescent Beach Day<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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With all of the Grands together we decided to have a beach day</div>
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What a terrific time everyone had together!</div>
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I do LOVE my family and SO enjoy the times we can spend all together.<br />
God is good. All the time.</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-43922301041811531532012-08-02T13:51:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:37:24.675-07:00July birthdays<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I felt VERY blessed and celebrated this year....I am thankful for the friends and family God has put in my life.<br />
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Jim and Diane hosted a wonderful dinner party in my honor...and it was all done by a personal chef. The meal was over the top delicious. It was great for everyone, even our hosts, to simply sit and be served.</div>
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Such great friends!<br />
We then had a family gathering with all our kids and kidlets present....such fun!</div>
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Denay's birthday is just a few days after mine, so we celebrated together.</div>
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Thanks Paul and Shawna, our gracious hosts, for a lovely afternoon feast..</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-35110798870857710912012-08-02T13:01:00.000-07:002012-08-27T15:14:37.008-07:00Quilt<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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This quilt was a birthday gift handmade by my dear SIL Marilyn. She is an amazing quilter, and all of my kids and kidlets have had one given to them for their weddings and births. So FINALLY I have one of my own....yippee!!</div>
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Thanks Marilyn....you are such a blessing to me!</div>
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-77585694454793472472012-08-01T19:30:00.000-07:002012-08-27T19:02:43.979-07:00Beckham's Dedication Day<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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What a joy to share in such a special day!<br />
We pray that God will bless and keep this wee boy....and that he will give his heart to the Lord at an early age.</div>
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And off to a pnacake lunch at Jordan and Lindsey's with family and friends.</div>
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Beckham Jordan McClelland<br />
A true gift from God</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-32587037230740150192012-08-01T18:58:00.000-07:002012-08-27T19:03:59.045-07:00Ken and Evie<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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This photo was taken a few weeks after Ken had a severe heart attack. We cherish our time together, and praise God that his health is improving day by day.</div>
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Our dear, youngest g-boy....Beckham....what a treasure he is to me!</div>
Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-9499681345020392822012-08-01T04:00:00.001-07:002012-08-07T11:50:46.541-07:00Trip of a Lifetime<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
We have been planning this trip for over a year now....and dreaming about it for even longer. <br />
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This is a big deal for us....Bob had been to London last year for the first time. and I had never been across the ocean to anywhere in Europe. So it was all new to us...and it SO exceeded our expectations...we are so thankful for the opportunity to travel and meet so many interesting people, experience different cultures, and enjoy a part of God's world that we had never seen before.</div>
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This is where our adventure began....Miami, Florida. It was stormy and we thought this would be the start of a stormy cruise.....boy were we wrong!<br />
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We cruised out of port into perfect weather....warm and sunny day, after day after day....simply lovely!</div>
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This photo is to show the very worst waves we encountered on the cruise....most of the time the water was like glass....gorgeous!</div>
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Dressed up for one of three formal nights....our cruise was 15 days long.</div>
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Our dinner mates....Zoila and Bill, Eve, Gerry and Carla. We so enjoyed Gerry and Carla, a dear christian couple from Florida.</div>
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Sunset...look at the water...so amazingly calm!</div>
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Land-ho! After 8 days at sea we landed in Tenerefe, Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.</div>
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It was great to simply walk the streets of the city and explore the gorgeous parks and gardens.</div>
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Back on the ship for another couple of days of sea travel....up and around Africa through the Strait of Gilbraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-42087903459092109462012-08-01T03:00:00.001-07:002012-08-07T00:04:28.357-07:00Our cruise ports<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Our next port of call was Palma on the Island of Majorca</div>
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GORGEOUS!</div>
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We packed a lunch and ate in the park by the cathedral.</div>
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A band was playing salsa music as we walked the street....magical.<br />
Now back on the ship and off to Barcelona, Spain</div>
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This was the building that housed the Pinta, Nina nad Santa Maria as they were being built...Christopher Columbus was here....I LOVE the old-ness of Europe!!</div>
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Dancing to a full orchestra in the square in Barcelona</div>
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Las Ramblas...a wide street to stroll, people watch, shop and eat.<br />
Back on the ship again and on to Villefranche on the French Riviera.</div>
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Villefranche was a beautiful town built on the side hills around a cove harbor on the Mediterranean.<br />
This port has been used since Roman times as a deep sea port.</div>
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We walked the town and had a coffee at one of the tables along the harbor....surreal.</div>
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One of my favorite photos.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-54622597442538920812012-08-01T02:00:00.000-07:002012-08-04T17:01:46.770-07:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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After spending the morning in Villefranche, we took a bus tour to Nice and the small village of Eze.</div>
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Our ship in the Bay of Villefranche</div>
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French Riviera Beach in Nice</div>
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Everywhere we looked there were amazing views and elaborate architecture.</div>
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Magnificent bridge we crossed over into the 2000+ year old village of Eze</div>
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Our day was so full....every minute so enjoyable!<br />
Back onto the ship and off to Livorno, Italy.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-86911616365940014692012-08-01T01:00:00.000-07:002012-08-06T19:11:47.099-07:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Upon landing at the port of Lovorno, we took a bus tour to the Borgo la Torro Winery in the anicient village Montecarlo, Tuscany, Italy</div>
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A very relaxing day</div>
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This was one of the anicient road that leads to Rome.</div>
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Our final sunset on the ship</div>
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We arrived in Civitavecchia to catch the train into Rome.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-70675669257912366412012-07-31T15:00:00.000-07:002012-08-07T11:54:45.189-07:00Rome<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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We walked through Villa Borghese everyday...a gorgeous park-like estate with a zoo, museums, fountains and even a lake.</div>
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We walked and walked and walked...it was terrific!</div>
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Trevi Fountain</div>
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This was a restaurant I researched on-line before our trip. It took some scouting to find it, but it was WELL WORTH the search. Family run, real Italian food, and cozy atmosphere.<br />
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It is ranked #20 out of 4269 on Trip Advisor</div>
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And a long stroll home to walk off some of that pasta</div>
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Street markets and oh, the architecture!</div>
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A MUST HAVE - gelato cone!</div>
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Our bags are packed and we are off to catch a flight to Paris.</div>
</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-8310218379560527362012-07-31T14:00:00.000-07:002012-08-07T00:18:54.418-07:00Paris<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Our quaint room in Paris....overlooking the Pantheon<br />
<a href="http://www.hoteldupantheon.com/">http://www.hoteldupantheon.com/</a><br />
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I LOVE Paris!<br />
It is a "for sure" that we want to visit it again.</div>
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There is just something about Paris....very Parisienne I guess!</div>
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Loved strolling the streets and just "taking it in"</div>
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This night was "our anniversary dinner" not because it was our anniversary, but because it was so amazing right from start to finish</div>
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Quaint French Restaruant - Les Papille<br />
a 4 course meal - every bite was "OUT OF THIS WORLD"<br />
Cream of Cauliflower soup<br />
Lamb shank served over oven baked vegetables<br />
Bleu cheese and figs<br />
Apple Creme Brulee<br />
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The service was professional but personal<br />
The food was high end with a home made taste<br />
The entire meal was an unforgetable experience<br />
a true event for both of us <br />
check it out - <a href="http://www.lespapillesparis.fr/">http://www.lespapillesparis.fr/</a> <br />
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Farm markets, patisseries, street side cafes</div>
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On this day, although warm, it was threatening to rain. But this didn't effect our day at all....and there is something about Paris in the rain....who knew?!</div>
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This lady was checking into our hotel and Bob noticed her Canadian passport and found out that she was from Edmonton. He said we do business in Edmonton at the Butterdome Craft sale....she said, "Oh, I go to the Butterdome every year to by a Cranberry Pudding"!! Are you kidding me?! What a small world!!</div>
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Napoleon walked down this very alcove</div>
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What'd I tell you? <br />
Rain in Paris...fantastique!!</div>
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Went through the war museum.....Bob was a happy camper</div>
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Arc de Triomphe and of course the Effel Tower</div>
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Our time in Paris was amazing and we WILL be going back someday.<br />
Au revoir, Paris....now on to Jolly Olde England.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091941757908410053.post-86078822158280104422012-07-31T12:00:00.000-07:002012-08-06T19:54:08.674-07:00london<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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We flew over to London and booked into our hotel in Notting Hill just up from Kensington/Hyde Park.</div>
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The Caesar Hotel - <a href="http://www.derbyhotels.com/en/hotel-the-caesar/">http://www.derbyhotels.com/en/hotel-the-caesar/</a></div>
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We landed in the clouds, but by the afternoon the sun came out and stayed out for the entire 8 days we were in England.</div>
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Our late night cafe stop <br />
<a href="http://www.lepainquotidien.co.uk/">http://www.lepainquotidien.co.uk/</a></div>
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Fish and chips at a pub in the Old Bank of England building on Fleet Street<br />
<a href="http://oldbankofengland.co.uk/">http://oldbankofengland.co.uk/</a><br />
LOVED it!</div>
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Don't get it....everyone stands outside of the pubs even when there are seats available inside.<br />
Yup, I just don't quite get it.</div>
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We were in London the week before the Diamond Jubilee....there were flags flying and bunting hung everywhere</div>
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Covent Gardens...we ate here a couple of nights....made reservations at toptable.com and got 50% off our tab....SWEET!<br />
<a href="http://www.boulevardbrasserie.co.uk/">http://www.boulevardbrasserie.co.uk/</a></div>
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Tower of London tour....amazing...great tour guide...fun and informative</div>
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Now it was time to "get outta town"<br />
We took a cab to Slough, just outside of London and rented a car to begin our road trip through the English countryside.</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489922045739337387noreply@blogger.com0