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Day 11

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May 7th 2013
Today we didn't do that much. The Holyrood Palace was our first stop of the day. The queen still owns and visits it in the summer. It has beautiful architecture on the ceilings and walls. The palace tour took about an hour to complete. Afterwards we went to the park across the road. At the park there were two teenage girls playing with a dog. We talked and got to know each other. One left and ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland

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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