Jedburgh Abbey

Scotland

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January 3rd 2006
Hi everyone, After digesting all the food we ate over Christmas, we decided to drive up to see Edinburgh which is only a 4 hour drive from Knutsford (...if you don't stop....). We made several detours on the way and came across some heavy snow, especially when we went through the North Pennines (small mountains and forest), so it was a slower trip than hoped. Especially when we hit roads that ... 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