February 2016

Day 2

Friday 19th February During the morning we visited the British Museum to track down the Rosetta Stone. It was the first time we had seen the original which was so important to 19th century archaeologists in interpreting and cracking the hieroglyphs and their codes. The stone had been found in Egypt in the Napoleonic era …

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East – West Circumnavigation

Thursday 18th February Our circumnavigation begins with a Pendolino journey to London Euston. We are staying in London overnight and this gives us a chance to dine out off Leicester Square and see some of London by night.  Leg 1 taxi to Manchester Piccadilly The 13:35 awaits. Rugeley power station. This was a landmark on …

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