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Cheers to London! Monday 24/8/09

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September 16th 2009
I still felt awful when I got up, but not too bad. I skipped breakfast and planned on staying in bed a bit. After awhile I decided to just do it and go to Oxford. I’m so glad I did! It was between 1 ½ and 2 hours to get there on the bus and cost around 16 pound. What a gorgeous town! Stunning. Such old buildings and such regal colleges. I headed straight for Christ Church and wasn’t disappoin ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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