Blundell Park

It's not so grim up North!

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May 9th 2010
"It's grim up North", or at least that's what we often say! Actually, when the weather is good, it's far from grim up North. We drove up the A1 and stopped off to see the "Angel of the North" statue just before Gateshead. It is something we had seen on TV but you don't really get a sense of just how big it is until you see it in real life! It is MASSIVE!! Afterwards we didn't find our way back ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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