Sheep in the meadow

Our Oxford Odyssey

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April 3rd 2012
Greetings again from Oxford. Jim, Louis and I took a nice long walk yesterday as the day was mainly sunny with some clouds. We went through the meadow again, crossed the Thames River and went to this tiny little village of Binsey. It's sole claim to fame, except for being so quaint, is their pub, The Perch. It was great to be able to get away from the city life so easily and just stroll along ... 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