so true

Five days in the English Countryside

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October 15th 2009
Our original plans were to spend two nights in Nottingham, one in Manchester (and catch a Manchester United soccer game) and one night in London. Our main goal was to NOT spend all of our time in London, but to venture out and see the country side. Apparently this was a good plan but the way we intended to go about it was not the best idea. We were talked out of Nottingham by everyone with whom ... 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