Walter Scott monument

Edinburgh

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January 23rd 2005
Scotland: lots and lots of sheep! It was nice to see, but i wasn't incredibly impressed, because the city came across as being quite grubby (for some reason it reminded me of NYC). We spent 2 days there and walked the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle (the crown jewels are there, as is the National War Museum, and the "One O'Clock Gun" which was just a canon being fired.) We walked by the Walter Sco ... 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