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Stonehenge & Oxford

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July 29th 2014
So interesting to see Stonehenge (raised 4500 years ago) & to imagine how they managed to create it. We're in Oxford tonight & spent the afternoon on a walking tour of the city. Christ Church Cathedral had an Evensong service tonight so we enjoyed listening to a visiting Canadian choir. As we traveled from Bath to Oxford, we went through many small towns -amazing number of homes with thatched r ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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