British Museum from the outside

Weekend in London

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July 15th 2007
Left Reading on Saturday morning to take the train back to London for the weekend. Arrived in at Paddington Station at around 11am, where we left our bags for the day while wandering around the city. Looked at the British Museum, then met up with Sally with plans to go on the London Eye - the lines were ridiculous, though, so we gave up and walked along the river looking at the street performers a ... 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