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round and about

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March 12th 2011
We've been on some lovely walks this week, and I took some photos. One day we went to Llanymynech and walked along and across dad's golf course with some friends. A part of this is along Offa's Dyke, an ancient earth work protecting England from the damn Welsh! He laughs that he can tee off in Wales and put in England! This morning we walked up to a derelict house in the hills near Meifod to see w ... 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