Notting Hill Carnivale

Boots on the ground

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August 28th 2018
Arrived! It was a smooth, easy flight, and a breeze through Gatwick (I was on the train within an hour of touching down!) Happily, my T-Mobile service works perfectly - and gives me a virtual private network for internet use. I arrived in Notting Hill on the bank holiday used for their annual Carnivale - WOOHOO! The streets were throbbing with people from many nations, stomping to driving dr ... 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