Ben Again

Hell Bus

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December 19th 2006
This day started and ended with a bus. We headed out this morning on the 148 to Westminster and hopped off just in time to catch the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Very impressive. One wonders what would happen if there were a real threat. It took over an hour to change the guards. I could have infiltrated their ranks, stolen a fuzzy hat and run away before they knew what hit them. T ... 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