Castle Howard from the fountain

York

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July 1st 2007
The day starts out sunny and change many times between sunny, cloudy, misting and raining. Upper 60's to 70 degrees - one of our nicest days yet (except for when it was raining really hard). Started out at Castle Howard - oh my gosh! It's a private house and the family still lives there (and has for over three centuries). Not allowed to take pictures inside, and I can't do it justice trying to ... 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