And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

Day 19

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February 20th 2008
Gday all For the first time ever for either Jules or myself we got snowed on before we left Auntie Ada's. Well today we travelled to Edinburgh for a look at the castle and a few other things. The drive up was spectacular with all the snow on the ground and trees and so forth. Plans went a bit awry as some people told us it was 4.5 hours drive which turned into about 5.5 or 6. So whe ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh

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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