Westminster Abbey

London!

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June 30th 2009
If anyone had ever told me that I would go sightseeing in London wearing shorts I would have laughed at them. However, this morning dressed in shorts, we caught the train to South Kensington so that we could visit the Victoria and Albert Museum. As with most museums in London the V&A has a vast collection and it is not really possible to do it justice in only a couple of hours! We really only skim ... 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