| "Who was Hadrian and why did he build a wall?" you ask. Well, the wall was built by order of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, probably given during his visit to Britain in AD 122. Over the next six years professional soldiers built a wall 80 Roman miles long (73 modern miles), from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west. There are many theories about why the Wall was built but it is generally agreed that Hadrian wanted to mark the northern boundary of his Empire. |
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| Although there was a sign that asked people not to do it, I didn't see the sign at first and stood on the wall. That was kinda cool, standing on a structure that has been there for almost 2000 years. |
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| Sheep! |
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| This was the view of the countryside of Dumfries and Galloway from... |
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| Branetrigg Farm. If only this was a scratch and sniff website. Then you'd experience the strong dairy farm odor that met us when we stepped out of the car. |
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| City Centre, Glasgow. |
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| The City Chambers on George Square. It's hard to tell, but the Union Flag is flying at half staff. |
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| Sir Walter Scott. Talk about putting someone on a pedestal. We encountered several statues of Scott and Burns and other Scottish heroes on our visit to the land of the pipes and haggis. |
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| There was a bit of a do going on in George Square that day. |
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