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One thing I appreciate about London the most is the diverse range of activities you can do. For instance, I was lucky enough to get a couple of tickets to see Stephen Hawkins<\/a> speak at Royal Albert Hall<\/a>. He spoke about his brief history and he told the story about where he came from, his family life and upbringing all the way to talking about his theories about life.<\/p>\n

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Pleasantly he was very modest about his achievements and his humour shone throughout his speech. People filled the entire auditorium, where Hawkings kept everyone captivated throughout. At the evening we even got a copy of his latest book, The Grand Design<\/a> though I haven’t started reading it yet. Instead, the book has joined my ever growing pile of books to get through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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