Darlington Hyde Park

Chapter 1: London

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July 25th 2011
DAY 1 At 5pm on Saturday we were sitting have a 'last supper' with the kids at the Southern Cross in Wellington. Watching driving winds and horizontal rain lashing anyone or anything in its path, wondering if Wellington Airport would be closed and our big adventure would fall at the first hurdle. FAST FOWARD a day to 5pm Sunday and we were sitting in the Monkey Puzzle Westminster Distr ... 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