Lunch at Portree

Wee, Scotland

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April 14th 2007
We have just returned from a whirlwind tour of the Isle of Skye and the Highlands of Scotland - lots of Braveheart scenery. We had a very talkative bus driver/guide for our tour, who had an unlimited number of stories about clan feuds, faeries and legends, not to mention Scottish history. He also told us a few porkies, which we weren't aware of until he informed us. We attempted a tour record of ... read more

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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... ... read more