The girls at Stirling Castle

Tinned Kiwifruit at Hogmany

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February 3rd 2009
Ten Kiwis travelled North to Edinburgh in Scotland for the new years eve party of Hogmany (no not tinned kiwifruit, its just my accent). We gathered from all over Western Europe into a small flat just off the Royal Mile in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Our first day together we set out to invade a castle, or maybe just visit for a history lesson. We took a drive an hour from Edinburgh to Stirling. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh

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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