Big Ben

Whirlwind tour of London

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April 17th 2007
Well, I flew thousands of miles, and the first business I see after getting off the plane is... Starbucks. It made me laugh, so I bought a tea, that's where my first dollar was spent overseas. Then I rode the Tube to Picadilly Circus, I got above ground and was surrounded by beautiful buildings with columns and carvings everywhere, and the buildings were just boring old businesses, nothing specia ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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