State funeral, Parliament Square

DAY TWO (part one): SECURITY

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March 28th 2008
Huey Lewis and the News are playing here in my hotel tomorrow night. Tickets apparently cost ‘from $79’, but I don’t believe that. Everything here costs more than you think it will, especially the restaurants, so I don’t see why chicken-in-a-basket cabaret featuring faded eighties rock bands should be any different. At least we won’t be expected to leave a 15% gratuity. And b.t.w. if yo ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Bahamas

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Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in ... ... read more