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Birmingham- House hunting and returning to work..

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September 23rd 2008
Day 84 We left the excitement of London for Birmingham. Birmingham is approximently 1.5hrs from London and the second biggest city in England, once considered the workhorse of the world, it has a distinctly industrial appearance but since been somewhat transformed by architectual wonders such as the Bullring and the Mailbox, and it has more channels than Venice! With backpacks stuffed to the bri ... 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