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Sir Arthur's Seat

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September 30th 2005
So, sorry about not puttig up all the posts I promised. Last weekend Jay and I hiked up Sir Arthur's Seat. It's basically a big rock formation/big hill in Edinburgh. It's the highest point and from the top you can see the whole city. It was a lot of fun. Up top it was incredibly windy. In fact all of Edinburgh is extremely windy. Apparently it's called the windy city of Europe. Edinbur ... 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