The Persha's came to visit for over a week at the beginning of May. We had such a good time while they were here. We went to Dublin for 3 days, went to the movies, saw Wicked, saw the Snow White ballet, did some shopping in Camden Town, did some shopping at Portobello Market, did some shopping on Oxford Street, went to 'tea with a twist' and spent a lot of time (when it wasn't raining) drinking wine in the park. Oh, and John and Dates were able to go to a Rugby tournament while Britt and I shopped on their last day. It was so nice having them here and we miss them so much already! Here's some pics of their visit...
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| So happy they're here! |
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| First bar we walked in to in Dublin had live traditional Irish music. We found this to be very common...live music everywhere! |
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| Cheers! |
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| Drinking the first of many Guinness pints |
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| Leprechaun? |
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| The Temple Bar area. We spend a lot of time here...it was like an Irish 6th Street! |
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| We loved Farrington's and they loved Americans. |
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| Our Texas friends who are living in London right now, Grant and Kristin, happened to be in Dublin the same weekend as us! We met up with them for a very fun Saturday night out. |
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| This man was dressed as an Oompa Loompa for no apparent reason. |
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| The boys fit right in when they started arm wrestling the Irish men. |
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| On Sunday, we visited the Guinness Storehouse. |
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| Very true statement |
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| After the tour, you are able to enjoy a free pint at the Gravity Bar-awesome 360 degree views of Dublin. |
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| View from the Gravity Bar |
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| Brittani and I at the Gravity Bar. |
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| John and Brittani with Ireland's biggest fan. |
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| Seriously |
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| View from the Gravity Bar |
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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| Beautiful tulips in the garden outside of St. Patrick's |
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| St. Patrick's |
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| A family of ducks hiding in the garden at St. Patrick's. |
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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| Dublin Castle |
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| Dates was very excited about the Dublin Castle. |
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| Trinity College |
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| Entrance to a gorgeous garden Brittani and I stumbled upon. |
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| Boys with some Australian friends |
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| Girls' turn! |
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| Amazing band! |
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| Brittani and me with the band. |
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| Back in London! Britt and I went to 'Tea with a Twist' at the Marriott Park Lane. Instead of traditional English tea, they served us cocktails. Pretty genius idea if you ask me! |
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| They even served the 'tea' in a tea pot and tea cups. So fancy. |
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| We got stuck at Camden Market in the pouring rain. Here is John keeping our purchases dry-while wearing my rain coat. |
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| Thanks John! |
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| John imitating art. |
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| And again... this was all his idea, I swear :) |
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| Finally a sunny day-walking in St. James' Park! |
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| St. James' Park |
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| Nola enjoying the sun after months of rain. |
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| Walking to Battersea Park |
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| Walking to Battersea Park |
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| There's Nola loving the park. |
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| John loves Cider! |
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| Loved this highly recommended bar! |
The boys went to an all day rugby tournament on the last day. The theme was '70's'. They raided my closet for something to wear and this is what they came up with. Yes, they actually wore this out of the house to an all day sporting event.
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| While the boys were at rugby, Brittani and I went to Harrods... |
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| And Kensington Palace... |
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And won 3rd place at Quiz Night at the pub!
Nola enjoyed having her Auntie Britt here! |
As you can see, we had the best time! It was a wonderful week!
