Another day in a city on a public holiday 01 Belgian coast

Another day in a city on a public holiday

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May 25th 2006
Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236Another wet day in Belgium. Checked out of the room and left my bag at the hostel for a few hours. Wanted to do some last minute shopping. Little did I realize that today is Accension Day- which meant a public holiday. Brussels was very quiet and shops were all shut. We found a bookshop and had a browse until the cafes opened for breakfast. Then bought a little box of choc ... 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