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Tea without the Queen, Museums, and Overboard

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July 14th 2007
Geo: 57.1449, -4.98393This morning began at Clarinda's, after a bit of sleeping in (aka we left at 9 a.m.). It was "charming" and "functional" all at the same time. Good eats. From there it was off to the Palace at Holyroodhouse, the Queen's home away from home for the one week in July when she comes to Scotland. Each time she comes, the people of Edinburgh pres ... 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