Trafalgar square lion with big ben

Day 2 Friday 16th

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December 16th 2005
We had a HUGE day! We began the day catching the Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour of London. This bus gives us a live commentary as we were driven around the sights of London. The tour guide took delight in paying out on our group once he discovered we were Aussies. Mr George's "Aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi" as we went past the Australian Embassy may have been the give away. We enjoyed sitting on 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