Big Ben, Houses of Parliament

Road Trip through England + Christmas

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December 29th 2008
The next leg of our trip is two weeks through the UK - mostly England and Scotland. Although we flew into Cardiff, we simply did not have enough time to explore it in any detail. Rather we grabbed a hire car and headed straight for the amazing city of Bath. This city is famous for a number of reasons, but none more that the ancient roman bath house which was discovered in the 19th century buried i ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Derbyshire » Derby

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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