England Through My Eyes Articles
England Through My Eyes #5August 24, 1999
UK’s weather is known to be unpredictable, but surprisingly, their weather forecasts were amazingly accurate. I found myself turning to the BBC most of the mornings for the latest local forecast, and adjust my plan for the
day accordingly. It was then that I appreciate why the weather is always the Brits’ favourite [...]
September 3, 1999
Some guidebooks called York Minster a medieval cathedral, some called it Gothic. It got me confused because architecturally, it’s largely Gothic. I asked a staff member from the English Heritage and she explained that both are quite correct: York Minster is built during the medieval times in Gothic style.
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England Through My Eyes #11September 2, 1999
York was quite a rude shock after a few days in the countryside. Well, to be fair, York is a very nice city but my introduction was near the railway station, where traffic is never known to be pleasant.
York’s railway station is extraordinarily long. According to Paul, the station [...]
September 2, 1999
Despite the desire to go to one of those peaks in Lake District, we had to sensibly decide against it when the clouds stayed low and threatened to rain on the third day. So, it was farewell to Lake District.
On that morning, we walked to the bank of Derwentwater and [...]
August 31, 1999
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England Through My Eyes #8August 30, 1999
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England Through My Eyes #7August 28, 1999
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England Through My Eyes #6August 25, 1999
The beauty of travelling alone is that it is easier for people to strike a conservation with you. For almost the whole journey from the Cotswolds to London (about 2 hours plus), I had an interesting conversation with Dawn, a
37yo working mother with a 16-mth baby boy named Brandon. She was [...]
August 23, 1999
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England Through My Eyes #2 August 22, 1999
Before I proceed, I need to introduce an internet friend – Bob – that I met through BootsnAll. He’s 39, living in Broadway of Cotswolds with his girlfriend, Jo, no commitment. They’re going off to their 35 countries overland world tour this November. They will start from Athens, then Turkey etc., [...]
