Parliament

If they did the lighting right and you got rid of Big Ben, I would say Budapest's Parliament is more impressive. We had plenty more interesting photos that included us but the wind and rain did not allow enough retakes. :-(

London Day 1: Rain Falls Horizontally on the Thames

December 28th 2007
We had planned on going to bed early the night before but it didn't quite work out so well as is the norm for us here. We ate dinner at around 8:30PM and went to bed around 11PM with a wake up at 5:30AM to catch the Transilien SNCF train to Gare St. Lazare at 6:38AM and transfer via RER Ligne E to Gare du Nord for an 8:07AM departure on the Eurostar. We were absolutely exhausted the entire day a ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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

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