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An American in Paris

So much has been said and written about Paris There is such beauty in the buildings and the people. One can barely walk 100 meters before seeing another building which is so impressive I just stop and stare. In...

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Canterbury great people

I spent a week in Canterbury. I meet loads of friendly people and actually collect several phone numbers of new friends. I definitely will return. There is great Cathedral,    of an Abby  ...

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Rochester town, Cathedral and Castle

I had no idea Rochester was so interesting or important They have a bridge document which pre dates the Magna Carta The Romans built a bridge across the River Medway as part of Watling Street, carrying traffic from London...

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Dover Castle

Dover Castle has 2000 year history as has play part of defending the island since Roman times. ...

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White Cliff’s of Dover

I have heard of white cliff’s of Dover. Once I saw them on a bright sunny day I was amazed...

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Oxford 

Wow so much to see and do. One feels the real and pretend magic. Harry Potter is everywhere but so is Darwin, Locke, Newton, so many of major scientists and philosophers as well as politicians.  The road less traveled ...

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Did you say Dumbledore? Durdle door

Durdle Door (sometimes written Durdle Dor) is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England.[1] It is privately owned by the Welds,[2] a family who owns 12,000 acres (50 km2) in Dorset in the name...

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Stonehenge 

I must have been 10 years old when I first heard of Stonehenge. Like many people it captured my imagination.  So today was a day at the Stones. ...

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Corfe Castle in the English county of Dorset

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap...

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British Museum

I decided to spend the whole of the next day in the British Museum. They have over 8 million things in the collection, Many of the Archeological sites I have been to , the good bits were packed up and...

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