Last Edinburgh view

Leaving Scotland

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May 6th 2024
Driving in Edinburgh was not on my list of things to do but, because today is a bank holiday, the tiny Enterprise in Galashiels was not open for returns. I had to suck it up and return the car at Waverly train station. It was a rainy morning and at one point it was so foggy I could barely see the car in front of me. Luckily that cleared up before I reached Edinburgh proper. I again had a few wrong ... 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