Birmingham Canal 3

August 21 2008

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August 21st 2008
Took a trip up to Birmingham, mostly just to check out the town, shop around a bit and Phil had this great idea to go on a canal trip. Ok sure, sounds good. Arrived at Birmingham, had a look around the shops and managed to get a pretty quick idea why the UK is given the reputation of being an expensive place to live. Birmingham apparently has a 'beach' - or so one would assume when told "i ... 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