The London Eye

In London - Finally

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April 17th 2009
Here we are in London in a little Bed & Breakfast in the Russell Square area of London. What was supposed to be a 3 hour layover in Chicago turned into a 24 unplanned stay when our flight got as far as Ottawa before having to return to Chicago. They put us up at an airport hotel, and we finally got out of O'Hare Thursday night. Fortunately, when I got our plane tickets, I used up all of our ... 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