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Hadrian's Wall

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September 18th 2007
On Monday morning we had another traditional English breakfast which was delicious, except for the sausage. Then we headed off to Hadrian's Wall for a morning hike. The wall was started in the 2nd century and is now between 3 and 6 feet high. It is about 73 miles long and we hiked three of those miles. When the land goes up or down, so too does the wall, and sometimes it is a long, steep way u ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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