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LONDON UPDATE

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August 10th 2010
Hi all, Had a wonderful few days in Paris and said our goodbyes to Mike who was staying on for a few extra days with a friend. We took the Eurostar train under the English Channel and arrived in London ok.. not even wet!. Had a wonderful four days in the north of Devon with friends Christine and Andy and their little boy Ben. Stayed in an old manor overlooking a little fishing village. The g ... 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