Taken from the Parthenon and to remain in the British Museum forever

London day two and it starts out a wet one

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October 13th 2013
As forecasted, the rain had arrived overnight hammering away on the two skylights in the roof of the building. By morning it was still raining steadily and prospects are for this to continue for most of the day. We really can’t complain though as we have been very fortunate with hardly any rain on days when we wanted to be outside sightseeing. Today it doesn’t matter as we have enough to do in ... 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