The Monument to the Great Fire of London (1666)

A few days in London.....and then an extra one - Thanks Peter God!

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April 22nd 2010
I was not much of a tourist in London this trip - I was sadly, upon reflection, too preoccupied with the movement of the volcanic ash cloud across the UK. There was no plane action in the skies from the time I arrived until four nights later when, as my iPod randomly played Frank Sinatra's Come Fly with me, the first incoming flight passed over Peter's home in Chiswick! In the end, I was de ... 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