Hotel room view

Visiting Dover and Hadrian's Wall

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August 12th 2009
On Easter Monday we travelled to Folkestone with Elizabeth and co and Faith. We had a lovely time down south and the weather was quite hot. We visited Canterbury on our way down. Fascinating town and I enjoyed it more than Cambridge. We went for a short boat ride on the part of the river Stour which goes through the centre of the town. The guide actually rowed the boat so it was very peaceful. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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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