Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Festival

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August 19th 2007
Edinburgh was alive with people of differing nationalities enjoying six festivals - International Festival (the arts), Festival Fringe (2,050 shows), International Film Festival, International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and Military Tattoo. I enjoyed some Fringe comedy shows, including Australian, Adam Hills. Naturally I had to visit The Book Festival, which had books (obviou ... 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