Aerial London

"London calling"

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July 4th 2006
Ha ha, celebrating the fourth of July in the country least likely to appreciate it! Today has been my exciting one-day adventure (otherwise known as a 12-hour layover in London). The flights here were uncharacteristically successful in that not once on the plane did I think I was going to barf. Hooray! On the flight from Charlotte to London Gatwick, I sat next to a guy in his mid-thirties ... 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