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Chapter 2-DAY 7 - Orkney Islands

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August 9th 2011
ORKNEY ISLANDS We left the Hotel at 8.15am for the short trip to the town of John O' Groats to catch the ferry to the Orkney Islands, a trip that would take about an hour. Despite concerns about the roughness of the Strait the trip was reasonably smooth and the time passed quickly. On Orkney we were picked up by another coach with a local guide to show us around. Orkney is actually a col ... 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