Big Ben

Chapter 1 London

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July 27th 2011
Tourist 101 Today was our first full on 'be a tourist' day, also our first experience with the London Transport system. Before leaving NZ we purchased a London Pass with Travel option this gives us unlimited travel on the Tube and entry to 55 of London's main attractions (not all the best ones are covered - London Eye and Madam Tausards being the major omissions). The Tube is great, even for ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bayswater

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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