Bridge on the River Severn

Day 4 - Bristol - Leominster (Bristol - Monmouthshire - Herefordshire)

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May 27th 2008
It's pronounced Lemster, would you believe? Would you also believe that Gareth had to get a new wheel? Only his spoke broke opposite a cycle shop. Finally, the wind eased off, the rain stopped and we crossed the Severn Bridge in Wales, which looked...much the same as England. Except the road signs were supplemented with some unintelligible clusters of letters. We enjoyed a 3 mile downhill on ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Herefordshire

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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