Madame Tussaud's

Weekend in London

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February 24th 2008
Friday morning, I got up at 5:00 (that would be 11:00 Thursday night in the midwest) to catch a train to London. This was my first time navigating the train systems over here, but it went pretty well. I was able to stay with a girl from Central who is studying in the London program and she helped me get around town. We did some traveling on the tube and a double decker bus! Our first stop in ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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