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Capital of the World (or at least once was...)

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October 21st 2008
We arrived in London by bus and spent most of the day on a walking tour. We got off the bus at the Embankment and then saw the statue of Boadicea, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and St Margret's church, St. James park, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Piccadilly Circle, Whitehall, and much more on route. In the afternoon the group got on a Thames river boat and traveled to Greenwich Whe ... 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