Calton Hill

Walking Adventure

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September 11th 2008
This morning when we woke up, the weather was actually kind of nice, and it stayed that way all day. This was great because we had an outdoors day planned. First, we went to Easter Road Stadium to try to buy football tickets for Saturday's game, and we were successful. Next, we went to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is the official residence of the queen when she's in Scotland. She wasn' ... 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