View from Calton Hill

Edinburgh - A wee Scottish City

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July 6th 2006
Well Edinburgh wasn’t in my original itinerary, but I thought it was a shame to head to the UK and only visit London. Now I’m glad I made the effort to squish in a few days. It’s a really interesting place. Many of the buildings in the Old Town area are constructed from sandstone, but they have discoloured over the years/centuries and, in conjunction with the weather (it was long-sleeve s ... 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