Manchester Airport

At Manchester Airport

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July 1st 2012
Hi there everyone - well the big journey began at 2.34pm (please note the 34 is Mike not me - I would have said 2.30, ha ha). Anyway my son (Chris) and his fiance (Niki) dropped us off at the Radisson hotel here in Manchester. A couple of friends are meeting us here for a drink tonight. Am I excited? Yes. Am I amprehensive (you damn right I am). Ohhhh Heathrow next stop tomorrow and then Tokyo. ... 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