Tower Bridge

City of London

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June 24th 2015
Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236What a whirlwind day of sightseeing in London! We began the day with a city bus tour that bypassed Big Ben (named for the bell, not the building) and the Houses of Parliament, as well as Westminster Abbey and the River Thames. While bus tours are not everyone's favorite (we might have preferred exploring the city on our own two feet), our tour guide was a short, feis ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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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