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Snow sighted in Scotland

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December 5th 2008
We in Scotland 24 to 28 November and it had snowed so much that there was a good covering on the hills, but had melted so it was ok to drive (we have hired a car, Peugeot, diesal, new). We were on a pilgrimage to Laurie's ancestral home and we found it! "Strath" means valley and "Dee" is the name of the river that runs into AberDEEn, past Royal DEEside aka Balmoral. We found a good comm ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Aberdeenshire » Aberdeen

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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