Me with a Beefeater

Waterloo to the Tower

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July 21st 2007
After a restless night's sleep in the King's College dorm (thinking about all the things I wanted to see the next day), I got up early, showered, and headed out. I was staying in Waterloo, on the South side of the Thames River, near the London Eye. After all the rain of the past few days, it was a relief to see the sun shining. I went towards the Thames and walked along the bank of the river, ... 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