One of the old city gates

London, finally

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September 9th 2016
Geo: 51.5085, -0.12574 We got up on Thursday and stopped at a small store to pick up some croissants and some orange juice. We took our laundry to a laundromat and left it with an attendant. Everything is super expensive in Switzerland because the minimum wage is over 20 Swiss Francs per hour. Two loads of laundry cost 33 Swiss Francs. The exchange rate is about 1 to 1. Oh well, w ... 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