Edinburgh Castle

New Year Begins

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January 21st 2005
Hi Guys, I know it has been a ages since I wrote but I have been VERY busy with travel and my new job. Let start at the beginning...NYE and xmas. NYE was spent under the London Eye watching lots of Fireworks with three good friends and a bit of drinking to keep us warm. We had a great night and followed it up with a street parade through London the next day. There was 12 of us for xmas lu ... 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