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Edinburgh

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November 17th 2009
Edinburgh -- September 7th & 8th, 2009 Sept 7th We caught an early train to Edinburgh. When we arrived at the Sheraton Grand Edinburgh and went to check-in, who should check us in but a young girl from our home town of Whitby Ontario. Our room was not ready so off we went touring, first down Princess Street which is a primary shopping area to acquire a kilt for our granddaughter, combined with ... 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