Hever Castle

England, Cockermouth

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May 28th 2007
Thursday Picked up the hire car today, we went to a dingy office with 2 russian guys who filled out the paperwork, then a third russian, a "colleague", who was waiting around the corner with the motor running, took us to pick up the car. We went through this seedy looking run down industrial area, narrow laneways and then under a bridge where there were hundreds of cars in the semi darkness. Ano ... 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