Changing of the Guard

LONDON BEGINS

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August 27th 2010
Off to the BIG bus tour - Trafalgar Square, down Whitehall, Big Ben, House of Parliament, Tower of London, Changing of the Guard, (Emily touched one of the Guards), Shopped in Harrods - bought some delicious chocolates etc. Next was Leicester Square to buy some tickets to West End theatre. Saw the Jersey Boys - great show, had a £4 coffee. Walked back to hotel via seedy Soho - beggars, slime ... 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