At platform 9 3/4

Visiting the Greenwich Observatory

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June 8th 2009
We got a text from Clive this morning, and after talking to him on the phone, have arranged to try to meat him for a coffee later today. Our plan for today is to go to the Greenwich observatory where you can stand in booth of the world's hemispheres simultaneously, As well, they have a display on about the North West Passage which my cousin Chris has recommended. Getting to Greenwich involve ... 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