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The Hall of Enlightenment

It seemed like every tome on exploration was represented on the lofty shelves of the hall of Enlightenment.
The End of a Multi-Continent Quest!

July 28th 2007
I suppose it technically happened in Zurich when I stepped off of the plane and walked through security to the gate for my onward flight, but I never left the airport, which makes me think it doesn’t count. I watched its undulating landscape go by beneath me in the early morning sunshine, but I was thirty-thousand feet above its green fields and ancient cities. So it was that on the morning of ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

British Flag 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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