Charles Darwin

Liverpool to Bath

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June 13th 2010
• We arrived in Liverpool this afternoon after a pleasant journey from Newcastle. We finally found our hotel after much driving through the streets of Liverpool. We came in from the north, not from the east! Still, the police were very friendly and gave us directions and then the petrol station owner was very friendly and gave us directions - we got there in the end! The Hotel Alicia is a love ... 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