Greenwich river scene

Visiting Walrus

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February 7th 2017
We left our quiet, rural North Yorkshire village in frozen North Yorkshire for a long weekend in the big city. Was it really true that the streets were paved in gold? The East Coast main line train whisked us down to Kings Cross station and we were soon amidst the hustle and bustle of Euston Road en route to our hotel in Russell Square. It was a bitterly cold day. After thawing out in our hotel we ... 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