the walk up to Hadrians

Edinburgh

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April 2nd 2012
Castle and a huge change of weather!! We drove up via a huge detour to Hadrians Wall, a clear day but freezing cold. Great stop near Twice brewed - yes a real town. Great Museum and really impressive remains of the wall, fort that house 800 and the village outside the fort. We ended up taking about 5 hours all up to get to Edinburgh, so a long day and stir crazy children in the back. Once ch ... 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