Christ Church College

Day 23—Oxford.

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October 7th 2007
Up about 30 minutes after the local free-range roosters started crowing. Turned out they rise a little late around here, as it was 9am. Actually we were initially quite awake at about 2pm when a load of boys camped next to us, came home from the pub, probably after watching the Rugby Union (which finished at around 4pm here). Got away at 10.20am and being a Sunday, there wasn’t as much traff ... 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