The spot where whitches were burned.

Edinburgh

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April 14th 2010
Arriving at night isn't really the best way as it was difficult to, firstly find a place to get a map and secondly read the map in the dim light! But we soon discovered that as soon as we had our map out people would stop and ask if we were ok and if we needed any help. This made finding our hostel easier. The next day we went on a free walking tour of Edinburgh taken by one of the hostel staff. ... 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