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High up on the Derbyshire moors we came across this bench, whilst not the most inspiring poem it struck us as being quite accurate hence the Pano.
A cottage covered in colourfull Ivy in the Peak District.
The Pavilion Gardens with the Octagon in the distance in the town of Buxton which is known as "the ga...
The Octagon, previously the Concert Hall, and the Pavilion Theater and Gardens in the town of Buxton ...
This view of the crescent in Buxton, Derbyshire in May 2012 while the crescent is undergoing an exten...
A pretty Georgian Church building in the centre of Buxton, Derbyshire which gained popularity because...
This view of the centre of Leek, Staffordshire taken on a rare day of blue skies in summer 2012!. Lee...
The now abandoned Magpie Mine near Sheldon in Derbyshire and cared for by the Peak District Mines His...
This view if the 13th century packhorse bridge over the River Wye in Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK.
This was taken while out looking for a good spot to do some power kiting. We did find the perfect pla...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
