Bannockburn

Edinburgh

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August 18th 2012
We spent 3 days in and around Edinburgh. The highlight was the Military Tattoo on an evening with beautiful warm weather and very little wind. Our seats were great, just under the NZ flag, and we loved the whole thing! Our whole time in Scotland we had great weather with the exception of our visit to Stirling where we toured the castle during a violent thunderstorm and also visited the site o ... 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