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Just passing through ...

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April 29th 2007
Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236I woke up early to buy some chocolate and a birthday card for Emilie. It turned out to be a fortuitous coincidence - I never realized this when I booked the trip but it turns out her birthday was last Saturday. Went to the Church of Our Lady - I had tried to see its interior the last two days but always arrived after closing. Not a big deal - just another church! Afte ... 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