You can take the ladies out of Lowbanks...

Okay, I love my mother-in-law, and aunt-in-law (Lori), but I have to 'take the piss' out of them and share some true tourist stories.

They got to London without any problems, took the train and a cab to my house, albeit getting a bit dizzy in the London taxi on the winding streets on the opposite side of the road. We went out for our first pub experience that night - for fish and chips of course, again no worries since Syd and I were with them.

However, the next day some episodes happened that made us laugh to tears at dinner that evening! Syd and I went to work the next day and left them to their own devices. After a long 'lie-in' they got going around 1 pm and went to Green Park tube. When they got there they popped into a posh cafe to use the toilet, and decided it best to buy a coffee while they were there. Barb walked up to the counter and asked for a coffee. She started making it and then said to Barb - 'Americano?' and she said 'No- Canadian!'. The girl started to laugh and then Barb realised she wasn't asking about her nationality and said "oops. I thought you asked if I was American" to which she humourously replied, 'it's okay, i'm not predjudice!"

They were amazed at the underground system and couldn't believe how high the escalators were, such that they stopped dead at the bottom of the escalator blocking traffic and exclaimed really loud (in the American way): "How far underground ARE we?".

Later that day they tried to buy tea in Covent Garden tea shop and it cost pounds and pence. Being a banker after 30 some odd years, Aunt Lori didn't understand what all of the coins looked like or meant yet so she just dug around in her pockets and held out a handful of coins for the cashier to pick out of her hand!

Lastly, we went to a pub while waiting for Syd and try our first ales. We are drinking them out on the street and they see a big red phone booth. They are like, "ooh, ooh, lets get a picture in the booth!" so the proceed with their pint glasses into the booth. I took a while to line up the picture to which they exclaimed, "hurry up, we look like tourists!". I told them that they didn't need my help for that!

Good laughs - thanks Mum!