The view from my window

A Gorgeous Day in London

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March 23rd 2005
The morning started out with no problems. Doug brought Helen and I to the train station so that I could head south to London and Helen could go see her friend Helen in Leeds. This time on the train, I had a reserved seat and I actually sat in it! (On the first trip, I made it to the end of the train and never actually found my seat, or the car it was in for that matter. I ended up boarding bec ... 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