Skiing in Chamonix

Ducks Ice Skating in Hampstead Heath!

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February 1st 2009
Winter, 2009 It was an incredibly long, cold winter in London. At the end of October, just after Rupesh and I moved in to a place of our own in North London, we had a light dusting of snow. Quite unusual apparently for October. Then in January it got so cold that the ponds in Hampstead Heath including the ones that people swim in, iced over. It was entertaining watching the ducks and other bi ... 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