More Amazing London 116

More Amazing London

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October 11th 2008
This morning I got up around 8:30 to shower and eat breakfast before we left for the Old City Tour that started at 11. We tried to buy a tube (Underground) ticket at our hostel but they were taking too long so we decided to try and buy one at King’s Cross. That was mistake, however, because there was an even longer line and I was having a hard time getting it to take my money. After finally gett ... 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