Edinburgh Castle

Big Trip Part 2.

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May 28th 2007
The countryside once crossing the border was fairly English in nature, fields, villages and streams. Yet on approaching the city from the south, isolated mountains began to appear. Stu once again intuitively navigated us into the city centre and we walked from our car up Cockburn Street with our heavy pack. It was still quite cold in Edinburgh so we had to don gloves, hats and scarves for the wal ... 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