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“How much do you know about the critical but overlooked War of 1812?”http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18451128I got 5 out of 9
Two possibilities:1. from Harwich to Hook of Hollandhttp://www.stenaline.nl/en/ferry/london/2. from Dover to Calais then by train to Amsterdam (or from Hull to Rotterdam but it seems a bit longer)http://www.poferries.eu/index.html#The shortest crossing is Calais but you need to take the train from Calais to Holland (163 miles / 262 Km to Amsterdam)The following link seems to provide a lot of useful information:http://www.seat61.com/Netherlands.htmPS. The Cutty Sark is located near the centre of Greenwich, in south-east London, close aboard the National Maritime Museum, the former Greenwich Hospital, and Greenwich Park.http://www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark/
Try the Royal Museums Greenwich, especially the National Maritime Museum if you have time.http://www.rmg.co.uk/And the Top 10 things to see : – Meridian Line – Planetarium – Harrison’s timekeepers – Nelson’s Trafalgar uniform – Voyagers – the Wave – Compass Lounge – horizon screen – Prince Frederick’s barge – Great Hall and Tulip Stairs – 4.5 billion year-old meteorite – Time ball – The Sublime Society of WCF http://www.sublimesocietyofbeefsteaks.org/History/History_and_Context.html
Probably are they willing to use the one and “unique” national spelling …As if I wanted to write : Orange is the
EnglishFrench spelling ;DTry these crumbling monuments:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18415317I got 6
I got 20 here http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23025
You go too fast, Scout ! I was about to tell it : it's a Tilia aka Lime in Britain, linden or basswood in North America 🙁
