Edinburgh castle

Scotland

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November 10th 2005
We boarded the train to Edinburgh at 6:15 am from Kings Cross station. The day was very muggy and the weather, a wintry mix. The view from the train of Scottish scenery, the sea and tiny little Scottish houses was beautiful. The minute we landed in Edinburgh, it was sprinkling, there was a gale and it was bitter cold. We decided to take the hop on hop off bus tour and boarded the quirky looking bu ... read more

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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