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Canterbury Tales????

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August 2nd 2008
Today I chaperoned a trip to Canterbury. I scheduled a boat tour which consisted of a very funny (and perverted) rower from Belfast, a small "river", and a lot of laughs. I learned about the Grey Friars and the Black Friars and most interestingly saw baby hens on sitting on a brick. The cathedral was amazing, as were the tombs, the crypt and the cloisters. I don't know, but this year it almost ... 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