Inching Up the Bridge

Day Two Where We Try To Find Something to Do

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December 25th 2009
Merry Christmas to us. In the spirit of the holiday I allowed everyone to sleep in a bit. Had it been any other day I would have had us out exploring the city at the break of dawn. Knowing how things shut down completely on Christmas Day I figured this would be our one day to take it easy. I woke up very early, like around 4:00 am, but was able to fall back asleep. The night before the alley ... 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