Me on Salisbury Crags

Day 7: Edinburgh

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September 4th 2008
Had a wonderful breakfast this morning of potato scones and strawberry jam, YUM!!! Then met up with the free tour that was put on by the same company we did the tour with in Amsterdam, our guide was excellent and made the experience quite entertaining with true and funny stories. We saw Edinburgh castle (from the outside, we'll be going inside tomorrow), the oldest house in Edinburgh, Robert Burn' ... 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