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HONG KONG TO LONDON

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August 25th 2014
Long day to day. Started at 5am - then a 13 hour flight to London. Very long flight. Went the long way round, up to Russia and across St Petersburg, then down through Denmark to London. All good though. We found it easy getting through Heathrow. Our oyster cards worked well, jumped on the underground straight through to Earls Court, then just had to walk 300m to hotel. 18 deg. with rain. We now ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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