Royal Mile

Back to Edinburgh

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June 17th 2008
Tuesday 17th June Up at the crack of dawn to catch a 7:30 flight back to Edinburgh. It was windy and attempting to rain (pretty much permanent conditions in Orkney) when we caught our taxi to the airport. (We had time to have a quick breakfast as the aircrew also stay at the hotel so we could afford to arrive a little later than normal.) By the time we got to the airport there was consistent ... 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