La Thames

More Americans Flee England

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May 18th 2010
Day Ten-May 18,2010 For the first time ever,I awoke to the sound of the Tube roaring beneath my floor.At least,thats how it sounded and felt. I had read reviews on the hotel complaining of this very event,but since it had not occurred for me,I thought that some of the reviewers were simply light sleepers. (Or mass complainers,as I tend to view most reviewers...seriously, WHO exam ... 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