Houses of Parliament

Beautiful England

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April 29th 2005
After 3 rather quick days in NY, we got onto a plane (yet another 7am flight, which meant getting to the airport at 5 aargh) and headed off to UK. We were quite excited about UK. The objectives here were very different to the other countries so far - we were mainly going to be seeing relatives, and doing minimal sightseeing! So no mad trekking around from sight to sight, lonely planets clutched in ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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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