Big Ben from the London Eye!

London calling

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September 14th 2006
Hi Everyone. Got to Heathrow and got the tube to Russel Square. The standard of accommodation is a lot lower than what we have been in over the passed 2 weeks. But London is pretty cool. Today we got on the big red hop on-hop off bus and saw the sights of London. Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and then went on the London eye to see it all from the sky! Tonight we got to meet all our fellow Contik ... 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