Sandy, Rachel, and Jay at the bar

Whirlwind week in England

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August 22nd 2006
I made it to England last week in one piece despite my giagantic luggage whie was inconvenient, but not as bad ad you would think. Wheneve I tried to handle it in the airport or the train someone ran up to me and helped me with one or both of the suitcases; probably because the suitcases were larger than I am which is obvious on first sight of me. From the Manchester airport I quickly learned tha ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire

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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