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Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond, Glasgow

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July 22nd 2014
We got out in the country today & saw lots of sheep on our way to Stirling Castle. They've restored the castle to the time of James VI where only men were allowed in the kitchen to cook!☺️ The afternoon was spent on a boat ride on the Loch Lomond but no sightings of the Loch Ness Monster. Glasgow is packed with athletes ready to compete in the Commonwealth Games starting tomorrow. Unfortunate ... 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