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Edinburgh Day 3

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August 14th 2016
Tour of Edinburgh Castle this morning. Walked up there taking a detour down Princes street the main shopping street. Poked our heads into Jenner’s, that last of the old Victorian department stores. Beautiful architecture, kept our hands in our pockets. Then up the hill to the castle. Mostly somebody’s been living on that rock for 3000 years. They know that because a few years ago they dug up t ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian

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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