White Cliffs of Dover

Chapter 4 - DAY34 -Paris to London

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October 10th 2011
Today was our last day as we headed back across the channel to the UK and London. First stop was to drop Team Canada at the International Airport so they could catch their flight home. The rest of us (minus the West Australian contingent who were staying on for a week in Paris) headed north towards Calais and our Ferry. We passed through the area surrounding Lille where some of the fiercest fi ... 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