Leadenhall Market

Two Girls in the Big City

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August 7th 2008
My friend Natalie from Sydney has arrived to spend a week with me and to reacquaint herself with London. She arrived safely last night into Terminal Five, Heathrow's new terminal. To say that this place has had its growing pains is putting it mildly, but it is a beautiful building and I was glad to finally be able to see it for myself. Nat and I have been travelling together since we spent a ... 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