Looking for Hadrian's Wall
James got us back onto our air-conditioned bus and then suggested we take a look at Hadrian's Wall. This was the protective stone fence that the Romans constructed to keep the unconquerable Scots at bay. The wall graphically demonstrated the outermost extent of the Roman Empire. It stretched 73 miles across the breadth of Britain. Even though it marked the division of the Roman-influenced Britons from the "barbarian" tribes of Scotland, the wall is actually quite a few miles South of the current Scottish border.
James and Mark seemed to have some difficulty finding a good view of the wall for us. We cruised back and forth paralleling the reamins of the wall, but we were unable to see much of it from the bus.
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 
