London! 013

London, Day 1

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August 1st 2008
Friday, 8/01 Good morning everyone! Its 5:19am right now, I'm up because I can't sleep (despite being ridiculously tired... how un-Alex!) My cab driver is picking me up at 6am to take me to the airport super early (his idea) so I will probably grab breakfast there, and sit around until my flight. Yesterday I got a chance to look around London, and it was an interesting adventure. I arrived at ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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