The real London Bridge

The previous one is now in Arizona. It's rumoured that the American McCulloch who bought the previous one got a big surprise when it arrived because he thought he'd bought the more elaborate Tower Bridge just upriver from this. True? Wikipedia says no, but it gives the guides a good story to tell.

London and Greenwich

September 21st 2011
With only a one day lay-over in London (how crazy is that?) we decided to orient ourselves by taking a bus tour. This turned out to be an excellent idea as we got to see many, many of the places we'd heard of--though admittedly only from the roof of the bus! So I just forgot about taking pictures as things whizzed by, and concentrated on looking and listening to our entertaining guides. Ou ... 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

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