Friday 28 January 2011
London trip
My friends and I are planning to spend a day in London on on Saturday . Train leaving from Cardiff Station to Victoria Station which would take us around 2 hours and 10 mins . We intend to visit many places . First, after arriving at Victoria , we will go to visit the Victoria and Albert museum which we have to travel to by the tube , taking the tube would cost us 1.80p each way . Arriving at the museum will take 5 mins . Buying a tube a tube card ( pay as you go ) so we can use it all the day is the easiest and cheapest way of using the tube . After visiting the museum , we will head to Buckingham Palace, taking pictures of the palace . Afterwards ,we will go to the St. James Park to have our lunch there , as the park has a good view to the palace . Then after having launch we will go to continue our trip to the next place we will go to which is London Eye . We are going to get on it to get best view of London . The ticket costs usually almost 19 pound so we will buy it online as its cheaper to buy it advance . Afterwards , we will go to Downing Street and walk around it to take closer look at the Primer Minster's house . After that visit to the Downing Street we will head for King's Road as its known as a very good road for shops . We are taking the tube as well , which will cost us 1.80p each way . When arriving at King's Road we will do some shopping for clothes and accessories . Then we are going to travel back to Cardiff from Victoria Station , after a long day in London . So far my friends and I ,we are planning to do all these things in London , hoping everything goes well when we are there in London as we planned to .
Monday 24 January 2011
The British People
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The United Kingdom consists of 4 countries which are Wales Scotland England and Northern Ireland. Three of these countries are Celtic countries , Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland and these are governed from London , the capital of England. However the three Celtic nations each have their own governments. English is by far the most used language in the UK but some people still speak Welsh and Scottish Gaelic . Even in England there are many accents and customs which gives the UK a mixture of culture .
One difference which i see as a foreign student living in Wales is that many names here are often different from England where i lived for a while . This is true of place names and people names because they come from the Welsh language .This also true in Scotland and Northern Ireland . Each country in the UK has its own flag as well as the British flag , Wales has a dragon flag . Each country has its own flower as a symbol , Wales has a daffodil England has a rose , Scotland has a thistle , Northern Ireland has a shamrock . each country has their own national dress and Scotland has its famous kilt . the four countries celebrate their own national days for their own saints . wales has St. David and Scotland has St. Andrew . These days are special days and celebrated in different ways .
Apart from English , Wales and Scotland both have their own language which are both Celtic . Only around 60,000 people now speak Scottish Gaelic but welsh is by far the most spoken language and its used by around 700,000 speakers . Northern Ireland has a few Irish speakers but Cornish ( Cornwall ) and Manx (Isle of man ) are extinct but a few people are learning them.
Some people from other nations also live in the UK and they come from all over the world . Many Indians and Pakistanis have lived here in recent times as well as other nationalities .
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