Buckingham Palace

A Long Weekend in London The Sequel

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October 14th 2007
After a restful night by hostel standards, I was ready and rarin' to go. The first stop of the day was Buckingham Palace. The Palace was gorgeous from the outside, but I don't know about the inside. I overlooked the fact that they only do tours in August and September, when the Royal Family isn't there. Whoops. So I just got to see some guards with semi-automatic guns- I don't know where the ones ... 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