Ross in the Underground

London

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September 27th 2007
The Eurostar train from Paris to London was unlike any other in that we had to go through a high level of security in order to board our train. The London bound platforms are barricaded off from the rest of the station at Gare du Nord. You are told to arrive at the station at least 30 minutes before your train is due to depart and then you have to go through the whole customs and imigration rout ... 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