RECOVERED

Swindon

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July 10th 2007
Today we had a rather relaxed day to try to recover from our very hectic Monday. We went to Uffington to see a 374-foot-long limestone drawing of a horse carved into a hillside approximately 3700 years ago: The Vale of the White Horse. It was really neat but I couldn't find a decent angle to photograph it. The views of the valley from there were spectacular. Next it was off to Dorchester-on-Tham ... 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