Edinburgh 172

Edinburgh

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May 18th 2010
Our first two days were spent in Edinburgh. We did quite a few things. We took a tour of the castle, walked all over the Royal Mile and Princes Street. We also did a Open Top Bus tour of the city. For our meals, we tried some new stuff like vegetarian haggis. It was fantastic. As far as our liquid consumption we tasted some new scotches as well as some beers we can't get in the States. We had Bel ... 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