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Walking a Royal Mile 27/08/09

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September 12th 2009
Thursday 27 August Breakfast and bags 7:45am Leave 8:45 We left on the bus with our local guide bill, for a drive through Edinburgh. He was a fantastic guide. Very informative. He asked about family names and said that the Duncan’s were “trouble makers from the highlands”. Sounds like us. We drove up a section of Arthur’s seat for a wonderful view of Edinburgh.On the way, we saw a swan wi ... 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