walking the wall

New Year's Birthday Eve

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January 1st 2007
Back in London, Kyle and I joined the Pattons, Briony and "Christmas Joe" on another trip out of the city to Whitstable for Alec's birthday (you cannot say the name of this town without sounding english). An hour or two south of London, Whitstable is oyster heaven, or rather oyster hell and oyster-lovers heaven. The town is right on the water with mud/sand flats for what seems like miles off shor ... 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