Originally Posted by graciegirl

While looking at the Thames another American tourist who was also viewing it said to us "Did you know that London is centuries old?'

Who knows what educational opportunities that people had to miss if they were born in the thirties or if their parents were born during the great depression? Good people sometimes could not earn enough to give their children a college education and there were not government loans for college back then. Not knowing your history perfectly does not make you a bad person.

Will this be Sarah Palins' first visit to Europe?

I can't bash her. She is a sincere person. She is just not my cup of tea.