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Braveheart statue in Stirling

On our way into Stirling we made a brief stop to see this very modern statue of Mel Gibson, err... I mean William Wallace. Actually the movie Braveheart was the inspiration not only for this statue but also for the entire rebirth of Scottish nationalism.
Day Nine (On to Edinburgh)

July 21st 2006
I made the mistake of watching the morning TV news. The weather report promised more record high temperatures all over Europe. Luckily for us Scotland's record high temps would only reach the upper 80's instead of the near 100's further South. Oddly enough as we started loading up on to the bus it was actually a bit nippy outside. Today's itinerary sounded like another winner to me: We woul ... read more
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British Flag 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
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