Platform 9 and 3/4

An English speaking country!

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November 10th 2005
I just got back last night from my trip to London! The trip was AMAZING! I would have to rate London as one of my favorite cities in the whole world! I would never want to live there (it was cold and very expensive), but it was a wonderful city to visit. I left Saturday morning from Madrid and arrived at the London-Gatwick airport at 1:00. I traveled with Ashley Berkland, Julie Meisner (2 gi ... 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