Me at the George Hotel

Day 1 The Markets and Jet Lag

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July 5th 2009
Well I am here in London! I arrived at Heathrow at 6:30 am yesterday. Lucky for me I am already over the jet lag - thanks to Annelies making me stay up all day long. Annie and her flatmate had some friends over for dinner last night and I was so tired by the early evening all I could do was giggle through entire conversations. Last night I met the funniest person on earth! Funny, I can't even reme ... 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