Harrods

Arrival in London

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April 28th 2008
This evening we arrived at Heathrow and caught the subway almost to the door of our hotel in Earls Court. Too easy, especially after a long flight from New York via Zurich. We were pleasantly surprised by the location, size and standard of our room given what we had seen/heard about London hotels and the relatively cheap price we paid. After having a hot shower and getting changed into warmer c ... 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