admiring the decorations

Christmas trip

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December 11th 2019
Every Christmas Ineke, Caroline and I try to go somewhere special, so we've been to Birmingham and Chester Christmas markets, and yesterday we went to see the ballet Copelia in Shrewsbury. Cheated slightly as it was a live screening from Covent Garden. We went a bit early so we could have a quick look round town and get something to eat, and despite foul weather, we had a great time, of course. ... 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