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Liverpool England, The Beatles, and the Yorkshire Dales!

While we were in Liverpool we went on a Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. It was on a very colorful bus with a bunch of other people. We drove around town for about 2 hours to see the houses, birthplaces and more memorable locations of the...

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The Alnwick Castle & York in England

We went to see a medieval castle that my dad lived in while he was in college! It's in a small town named Alnwick in the north of England. A lady gave us a tour of some of the classrooms where my dad had classes....

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Au Revoir France, Hello England and the UK

On our three hour drive from Paris north to the French border we took a short break near the town of Arras to see a Canadian WW1 memorial. France gave this plot of land to Canada after the war with the understanding that it would...

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Final thoughts and some more snaps from Paris

As you can see from the posts from Frankie, Wesley, and Jes we had an exceptional time in Paris with Michelle’s brother Timmy and family. This family meet-up was timed quite ideally near the end of our trip as it had been nearly 3 1/2...

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Paris, My Cousin, and Getting my Ears Pierced!

Before going to England we spent about five days in Paris, France with my cousin Venla, my big sister Jessa, and my aunt and uncle. When we were at Venla’s house we played in the basement a lot because there was a gymnastics area and an...

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The Louvre and The Mona Lisa

While we were in Paris we stayed at my cousin Venla's house. We also met my older sister Jes there who flew in from Minnesota. Venla's parents Pia and Timmy were great hosts and we got to try a lot of delicious French meals made...