The Voltaire Foundation

Our Oxford Odyssey

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April 4th 2012
Another full day. Chrissy didn't feel like going out and walking today, so Jim and I ( sometimes with Louis) did our personal best on walking with 22,600 steps, which is about 11 miles. I have to admit that after dinner, my legs didn't want to climb the stairs up to our room. We went to the University Park where Louis is determined to unearth a mole. They also have the Cricket grounds here ... 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