View of Edinburgh

Spring Break in Scotland

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May 21st 2009
The middle of the semester arrived quickly and I decided to actually go somewhere this time instead of bumming around Florence like I did for my fall break. I wanted to go with my roommates to Portugal, but they "had no more room". I think they just wanted to party without me. So I decided to go someplace by myself. I thought why not Scotland? I had been there two years ago, but there were a ... 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