Snow outside flat in Angel

Arriving in London

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December 1st 2010
To begin this blog we really must start at the beginning, which means the arrival at Heathrow airport on the 1st of December. Many people said to us that it never snows in London, that it is cold and miserable and full of grey sludge. They could not have been more wrong! What we saw the moment we emerged from the airport underground was a winter wonderland. Snow was everywhere and we had arrived ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Islington

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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