Buckingham Palace

Our week in London

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October 4th 2007
We've had a great few days in London - been travelling around with our tourist "must see" maps showing all the icons (Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Madame Tussaud's etc). We have been very lucky with the weather - Monday and Tuesday there was occasional rain spurts, but yesterday and today there is blue sky and sunshine - even to the point of requiring sunnies!! Tuesday night Meggs came down t ... 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