Happy Christmas!

Look, kids…Big Ben! Parliament!

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December 25th 2010
So here we are in London for Christmas! It’s been awhile since we went to a big city on vacation, and it was wonderful walking around today to take in the sights. After sleeping way late, we headed out on foot to see Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Parliament, the Thames River, the huge Ferris wheel, Trafalgar Square, and all the cool buildings and sights in between. It was even ... 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