Canarian Bananas

Day trip to Dover, Canterbury and Leeds Castle

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February 16th 2011
Today we were treated to a day trip to Canterbury, Dover and Leed's Castle! Having never been on a coach tour before I had no idea what to expect - turns out it was a great experience, spoke to lots of people and learnt an awful lot about British history. Leed's Castle was like nothing we have in the Canaries - over 800 years old, it maintains its original features despite being rebuilt various ti ... 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