Bargate

Trip to the seaside!

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July 13th 2007
Hopped on a train down at Earley station again today, this time to go to Southampton, a port city on the south coast of England. It's quite a big city, with a fascinating mix of old and new - lots of shopping malls, markets, corporate buildings, etcetera interspersed with the ruins of a wall that surrounded the city in medieval times. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Southampton

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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