Gibbon at the zoo

For the Beauty of the Earth

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April 27th 2009
So now I’m fast-forwarding to Saturday and Sunday when we had a fieldtrip, then I will go back to spring break next time. I’ll do this so I don’t fall as far behind- I’m just prolonging the inevitable. This past weekend we went to another one of King Edward’s Norman castles, Conwy. Conwy Castle was the ‘headquarters’ of all of Edward’s castles in North Wales, and he was there ofte ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Conwy » Colwyn Bay

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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