Hell Train

Scotch

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August 29th 2006
Mmmmm...Scotland. We took a train to Edinburgh, Scotland. Actually two trains, the first of which was delightful, the second which was hell on a not swift enough track. We stood in the aisle of a REALLY crowded train for the almost three hour ride to Edinburgh. I stood next to a guy who was studying for his master's or PhD in... rust?...electrics?...not sure. He looked like the lovechild of m ... 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