The taxie with all our luggage

London

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May 29th 2010
We caught an Easy Jet flight out of Venice bound for London, arriving at Gatwick airport 2 hours later. To get to our Hotel in Notting Hill, we had the choice of rail or road as the mode of transport. Option 1 was train … cost, approx 17 pounds each. Option 2 was 2 brand new Mercedes Benz and drivers … cost, 15 pounds each. It wasn’t long before 2 new Mercedes Benz pulled up at the hotel wit ... 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