Somewhere over Europe

Singapore - London Heathrow - Manchester

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May 23rd 2009
OMG, we were surrounded by children on the leg from Singapore to London!! There was a man and his young daughter in front of us, a young boy across the aisle from Bernie and another man and his daughter behind us! My idea of hell. The little darling sitting behind me kicked and pushed the back of my seat for almost all of the 13 hours that this leg took. Despite this irritation I did manage to sle ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cheshire

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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