The Shambles

Perhaps more of a tourist attraction than the huge beautiful cathedral, this old street claims to be the most visited site in the U.K. The street once hosted 26 butchers. The booths or stalls they occupied were called "Shamel" in Olde English. It was eventually bastardized into "Shambles". The pitch of the street tapers downward toward the middle. This was so the blood and guts from the butchers' shops could run off during the frequent rainstorms.

Day 11 (Across the border)

July 23rd 2006
It was even hotter in my room last night but with us being on a side street at least things were quiet enough to leave my windows open. I put my bulging suitcase and my bags of souvenirs in front of the window just in case somebody decided to come visit me by climbing up the scaffolding and through my giant window. I pretty much passed on breakfast. There wasn't much to chose from other than ce ... 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

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