Parliament Cairn

"This cairn was built by the keepers of the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament. It began on the night of the 10th April 1992 as news broke forth of the consecutive Conservative General Election victory. It ended 1980 days later. The previous day, 11th September 1997, Scotland voted "YES, YES" for her own Parliament.

Up in Ol' Scotland

March 18th 2008
March 14 - 18 Friday March 14 I set off early Friday morning to catch my 7:30 train up to Scotland. The journey went off without a hitch - except for a half hour stop. Something was wrong with the train, I think, but whatever it was we never found out because the PA system cut out after that. Once in Edinburgh, I found the Tourist Info Center and booked a witchery tour for Saturday night before ... 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

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