The Backside of the Royal Mile

Goodbye to Scotland

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September 17th 2005
Hard, to believe but Scotland is already behind me. In London at the Park Lane now. I had dinner last night with my dear friends Bill and Muriel Kyle. I think I overwhelmed them with my chattiness since I hadn't had a proper face-to-face discussion in 8 days! Heading out to Essex this afternoon to see four generations of the Kyle clan today. Very excited to see Bill's parents - the cool ... 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