ENGLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT OR EXPLORE: THE
COUNTRY RETAINS A BOUNDLESS CAPACITY TO SURPRISE,
CHARM AND-EXCITE. ENGLAND HAS ALWAYS HAD A HISTORY AND HERITAGE TO BE PROUD OF, AND AGLORIOUS REGIONAL DIVERSITY - FROM COAST TO HILLS,
FESTIVALS TO FOODSTUFF-WITH FEW PARALLELS.
BUT FOR ALL THE GLORIES OF THE PAST, IN RECENT TIMES
IT'S HAD AN INJECTION OF LIFE THAT MAKES IT AS THRILLING A DESTINATION. THE LIST OF BEST
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ENGLAND INCLUDES, LONDON
BRIDGE, BRITAIN'S OLDEST HOUSE IN STAR CARR, WINDSOR
CASTLE, THE TOWER OF LONDON AND STONEHENGE.
HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL PALACE AND FORTRESS OF LONDON"
IS HOME TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND'S JEWELS. AMONG THE
, GEMS IS THE 530-CARAT CULLINAN DIAMOND
AT THE TOP OF THE ROYAL SCEPTRE. THE MOST CELEBRATED
RESIDENTS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON TODAY ARE THE
RAVENS, AGGORDING TO AN OLD LEGEND, IF THE BIRDS
SHOULD LEAVE, THE BRITISH MONARCHY AND THE WHITE
TOWER WILL CRUMBLE AND FALL. TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE
THE LONDON EYE IS THE TALLEST OBSERVATION WHEEL IN
THE WORLD, AND EACH ROTATION TAKES ABOUT 30 tons
MORE THAN 20 TIMES THE WEIGHT OF BIG BEN. SEVEN
YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF SKILLED LABORERS WERE
REQUIRED TO MAKE THE LONDON EYE A REALITY
WERE PRINTED, BUT NOT ONE OF THEM WAS POSTED, AS
OFFICIALS HAD ABOUT WHETHER THE CONTENT WAS TOO
PATRONIZING OR SAVE FOR A SELECT
FEW, THE MAJORITY OF THE POSTERS WERE DESTROYED. FAST-
FORWARD SIX DECADES AND ONE OF THE REMAINING POSTERS
WAS DISCOVERED BY A BOOKSELLER, WHO BOUGHT A BOX OF
OLD BOOKS AT AUCTION. IT WAS PUT UP OVER THE CASH
REGISTER IN THE BOOKSHOP. PRETTY SOON, CUSTOMERS WERE
ASKING FOR COPIES AND THE CRAZE STARTED TO SPREAD
OLD BOOKS AT AUCTION. IT WAS PUT UP OVER THE CASH
REGISTER IN THE BOOKSHOP. PRETTY SOON, CUSTOMERS WERE
ASKING FOR COPIES AND THE CRAZE STARTED TO SPREAD.
EVERY YEAR IN MAY PEOPLE CHASE
DOUBLE GLOUCESTER CHEESE DOWN THE STEEP
COOPER'S HILL. THE TRADITION IS SAID TO HAVE
ORIGINATED WITH FERTILITY RITES IN ROMAN TIMES.
EAST PECKHAM IN KENT HAS A UNIQUE CLAIM TO FAME:
IT'S WHERE THE FIRST-EVER SPEEDING TICKET WAS
ISSUED, IN JANUARY 1896.
WALTER ARNOLD WAS SPOTTED DOING 8MPH IN A 2MPH
ZONE, BUT WAS EASILY APPREHENDED BY A POLICEMAN
Windows lbu Jalaell Jail
RIDING A BICYCLE.
THERE'S A VERY SPECIAL TYPE OF COLORING PENCIL IN
KESWICK AT THE CUMBERLAND PENCIL MUSEUM. AT
NEARLY 26 FEET, IT'S THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD
PEOPLE FROM LIVERPOOL ARE OFTEN CALLED
"SCOUSERS". THE NAME IS SHORT FOR "LOBSCOUSE",
WHICH WAS A SCANDINAVIAN STEW
EATEN BY THE SAILORS, WHO VISITED THE LIVERPOOL
PORT. LOCAL FAMILIES GRADUALLY ADOPTED THE DISH,
AND THE NAME STUCK