Edinburgh Day 2

August 23rd 2008

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August 23rd 2008
Was up at 8am and out the door by 8.30 to head back into town. Got back on a tour bus that morning and got off at Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh's volcano mountain which overlooked the entire city and countryside and had a view that was spectacular which made the long trek up worth it. Headed back down and before catching the tour bus back into town, managed to get a brief look (from the outside) of t ... 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