View from Dover Castle

England

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September 16th 2007
Welcome to Jolly Old London. Ok I admit it - last time I was in London I was perhaps a little harsh and its not such a bad place at all. In my defence though last time was the first time I had really travelled to Europe and i though it was too big and too dirty (so didn't know what that was all about then did I?) Comparatively though it is really quite clean and it's not really that big so my apol ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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