Tiny tombstone

The North!

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March 3rd 2008
This time, we ventured into the North All photos by Skord As far as I've heard, the road signs don't say "Manchester" when driving from the south of England here, but they just state "The North". Sounds appealing to me, I must admit. Unfortunately (in many ways), we entered the country by Manchester airport, so I couldn't get any North signs on photograph. The reason for this trip was threefold ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Manchester

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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