The Angel Of The North

Why eye man!

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July 27th 2006
Thom -We left York on Wednesday for Durham driving up through the Yorkshire Dales. During this drive we saw some really random stuff. In one village we drove past this huge cross on a hillside. Another random sight was a white horse on a hill in chalk. We also stopped at an abbey. This is turning into quite a religious and historical trip without it meaning to be. I forgot to say that we had visi ... 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