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A castle a day keeps the doctor away?

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May 9th 2008
Spent the last couple of days in the South of Scotland. Went and saw the Castle in Stirling - had an excellent audio tour. Striling castle is where the Scottish royalty spent most of their time for about 500 years. Went to Edinburgh the next day. Loved the city - all hills and nooks and cranny's. Did a cool tour of 'Mary's Gate Close' which is part of the old town on the side of 'The Rock' and ... 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