View from our hike

Sheffield

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October 9th 2007
This is the city where Jon goes to university. The first day I stayed in his house. I put the kettle which was supposed to use a kettle stand on the stove. Thus, melting it not only awakening the 5 other guys who live with Jon but also the whole set of apartments because the fire alarm system is shared by all the terraced houses. I had to buy them a new kettle and the plastic fumes have dissap ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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