on the tram

Home again

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August 29th 2011
Here I am, home again. Nice to be back, a bit sad it's all over, but it was getting just a bit tiring! Anyway, it was a fantastic trip and I learned a few things: - Hong Kong is a fascinating city, clean and full of very friendly and helpful people - Whales are magnificent animals with just as much curiosity about us as we have for them - Koalas are gorgeous and cute, but have big claws ... 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