Dean's village, Leith, St. Andrew's 009

Dean's Village, Leith and Royal Britannia, and St. Andrew's

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January 23rd 2011
Friday, I decided to walk three+ miles into Leith. I wanted to see Dean's village which is only about a 15 minute walk away from the city center. While I was looking up the information for that, I read that if I followed the Water of Leith Walkway, I could get to the town of Leith which is on the water and where the Brittania is. I could have taken the bus, but the walkway was supposed to be sceni ... 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