Tintern Abbey

From London to...

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July 19th 2015
Sunday 19 July 2015 After yesterday's surprise at Covent Garden we should really have a quiet day today, but this is not to be. A further birthday surprise awaits, involving a journey ... somewhere! Once again a time was given for departure and no questions were to be asked. We set off in two cars, Holly the dog happy to be included this time. Motorway driving followed as we headed west from ... 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