touching foyles

London - kisses in the sky

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April 22nd 2010
For almost 6 days our skies were closed airspace to any flights - incoming or outgoing. there have been so many stories of people being stranded or trying to get home - my favourite being a work colleague on the way back from New Zealand was grounded in Frankfurt because of the volcanic cloud over the UK. The travel company put her and fellow stranded flyers up in a nice hotel then, on the sec ... 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