View of Brighton from the pier

Here by the Sea and Sand: Trip to Brighton

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June 15th 2015
History lesson: Today is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. Cool to be here on such a momentous day. Today was another bucket list day, as Andrew and I visited Brighton, the setting for The Who's Quadrophenia album. Despite some delays on the part of the British rail service at the start, the trip took less than an hour, and we were at the Brighton station by 1130. It w ... 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