Lewis - Standing Stones

UK Trip Summary

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September 11th 2016
We came out of the Catholic church where we had been attending Mass and, seeing an internet cafe across the road, decided to check our emails, which we hadn't done for several days. The last time we were here there hadn't been any internet access but the old president had died in the intervening years. His more progressive son had taken over and loosened up the communications networks. There wa ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Warwickshire » Stratford-upon-Avon

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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