Holy Sheep!

Oxford and Beyond

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December 30th 2006
Started the day by heading out from Cambridge towards Oxford. There is not a single main road between the two, and even if there was it wouldn't have mattered since my mom wanted to see the countryside. So we stopped at a petrol station along the way and bought a more detailed map that would show us how to navigate through the small towns and country roads. In the morning the weather was part ... 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