Tower of London Skate Rink

Ice Skating Tower of London

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December 23rd 2005
London has loads of outdoor ice rinks in winter. Luke and I booked for an evening at the Tower of London. I was so excited thinking there would be a huge rink running around the Tower within the old moat. Umm... not so, but just as impressive. A rink was set up under pretty little christmas lights and against the backdrop of the Tower, where the English were once able to defend the city of London ... 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