courtyard

Dover, England

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June 12th 2008
Landed at Heathrow and checked into the place I'll be residing at for the next month while here in merry 'ole England. Very nice place, a lot of history on the walls...pictures of teams dating back to as far as 1871. I was sent over from Canada as part of the advance party, so I got to check out the Dover area before the team arrived. One thing that I was surprised by was that you can see France f ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Dover

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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