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The Festive Season in the Northern Hemisphere

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January 25th 2009
Sunday 21st - Friday 9th January 2008 We'd planned to spend Christmas in England with Alex and so arrived on her doorstep late on the 21st, after a mammoth journey from Vienna via Bratislava, which involved three buses, two trains, a plane and (worst of all) the loss of two bottles of Chrissie booze. Fortunately, we arrived to good old English teacakes, cups of tea and a festive (warm!) ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey

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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