The walled city 20 View from the top

The walled city

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September 13th 2008
Geo: 53.9577, -1.08229Grudgingly Jess, Charne, AJ and I got up early to meet at Kings Cross Station at 7am, although we were pretty excited to be going away for the weekend. I have heard many good things about York and was glad to be finally visiting. I was looking forward to wandering through the medieval, narrow streets and a weekend out of the busy, polluted city. Most of the city is surround ... 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