Yorkshire Countryside

An unexpected train journey and The Lakes revisited

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September 24th 2011
The alarm went off early this morning as planned so we could get a good start to the day. We had decided only a few days ago, to take a train trip to Settle from Carlisle. For those who are not really interested in trains this little trip crosses the Yorkshire Dales and at one point we stop at the highest mainline railway station in the United Kingdom. So the reason for the early start was to f ... 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