The crew, Westminster Abbey

Friendly faces, famous places

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August 8th 2010
At Heathrow we're met by our friend Elizabeth who's putting us up and has a cab waiting for us. Its great to see her and so good to have the transport organised already as we are pretty fried after flying through the night from New York. The London summer temperature on this grey day is our first taste of what seems like the cold for a couple of months. It's the first time in London for Tessa ... 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