Sir Walter Scott Monument

Edinburgh

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May 27th 2006
After a year together Liani surprised me with a trip to Edinburgh. We flew up early and stayed in the lovely EQ2 apartments overlooking the regenerated EQ canal basin. Edinburgh is beautiful, much much nicer than old London town, and if I had the opportunity to work there rather than London, I would. We did the open top bus tour which due to the small size of the city, can be completed within h ... 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