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Le Tour de France Opening Ceremony

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July 6th 2007
At last! Friday 5.00 has arrived and I am free for two whole days. And, for once, I do not have any work function to go to. Sigh - how to fill the time? Well, when one’s home city is hosting Le Grand Depart of Le Tour de France, one heads to Trafalgar Square to watch the opening ceremonies. Believe it or not, in all the time I have lived in London, I have never been to an event in Trafalgar ... 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