Chrissy

Our Oxford Odyssey

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April 6th 2012
Hello again. Now, we are back in business. Yesterday, we located a nice camera shop and are back into the whole tourist thing. Jim and I took the tour of the Bodleian Library. It was so amazing to be sitting in a room that had not changed since 1488 AD. That's over 500 years old. The only change had been in the 17th century when Christopher Wren added a door on one side of the building. Wis ... 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