Crossing the Border

On the way to Edinburgh

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September 12th 2005
On the way to Edinburgh we stopped at the queens favorite wool mill to look at blankets and sheep. : ) I bought some lap blankets for gifts and a rain jacket that came in handy more than almost anything I packed on my entire trip. It RAINED in Scotland! And I'm from Seattle- I know rain! Anyways the wool mill was cool to see. I walked out into the field with UG and chased the sheep around for a wh ... 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