Yosemite National Park

USA - West Coast

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October 14th 2007
We arrived in LA at 9.30pm on Thursday 11 October and we took a taxi to our hotel in Venice Beach. Steve and I went out to Santa Monica and had dinner and drinks in an Irish bar. We then walked down the street to O'Brian's (another Irish bar) before going to Circle where we stayed until 2am closing. On Friday morning, we all walked along the beach from Venice to Santa Monica Pier and then went ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more