Inside the British Museum

London - Part III

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August 13th 2006
Apologies for the delay in posting this entry. I only had a few days in London before heading home, so didn’t really have the time to put something together while I was there. I did manage to write the following short entry in transit from London to Sydney (in the Qantas Club lounge in Hong Kong), but due to the hand-luggage restrictions at Heathrow I didn’t have access to my camera, so coul ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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