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London

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February 16th 2006
I took the red-eye over and landed around 9:00am on a beautiful Wednesday morning; so much for my stereotypes of English weather. My friend Amy had been nice enough make arrangements for me to stay at her University dorm, so that would be my first top, to drop off my bags before heading out to see some of the city sight. I took the Heathrow Express into the city (which was when I first experien ... 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