While everybody was relaxing over Christmas, I was busy travelling around London! It was very cold and I felt a bit underdressed. We went to a famous Clock Tower in London which is the fourth biggest clock in the world. The bell inside is very well known and is called 'Big Ben'. It has been helping people in London be punctual since 1858. It's very loud! Every hour the bell sounds 'The Westminster Chimes'. You can hear the chimes on this youtube video: &feature=related
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My name is Flat Tyler, I live in Newark, California. We've just finished the story about Flat Stanley and read all about all of his adventures. Flat Stanley came to see me in California and he's already had lots more adventures with me like becoming a kite once! Flat Stanley wants to travel more though so my Mom asked a friend of hers who lives in France if Flat Stanley could come and visit her and she said yes.
So we sent Flat Stanley on his way in the mail to France. He's lucky to travel via mail, it's much cheaper than an airfare and it didn't take him long to arrive! This ... full info
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear...more info