Doorway

Rainy London

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June 15th 2005
It's our second day and London, and it's been drizzly since morning. A typical London weather I heard. We did all the possible tourist thing. Big Ben, St. Paul, the museums, The Tower Bridge, etc, etc. I think it's wonderful that all London museums are free, the way museums need to be. The only admission we've paid so far was for the Queen's Gallery, which for the price, was pretty disappointi ... 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