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The wonderful place----BritainBritain is a very beautiful country, many palaces of interests are located there."Such as City of Flowers" London, "Northern Athens" Edinburgh, City University of Oxford, Cambridge, antique city of York, Shakespeare's hometown .They have been known all over the world . Currently, sites listed by the United Nations World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites are reaching 14, that the Tower of London, Westminster Palace, Blenheim Palace. Canterbury Cathedral , Bath, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Iron Bridge Gorge, side Hastings Abbey ,Gardens , Durham Cathedral ,ancient castles, Hadrian's Wall, Gwyn castle group, the St. Kilda archipelago of Scotland, Northern Ireland's "Giants of the Road" and Anderson coral island. They are distinctive, very popular tourist spots, attracting millions of tourists around the world. Absorbed in it, wanting to know more? Don't worry and I will show you something necessary when you are on a tour.Firstly, how can you get there? Sitting in a train is a good choice .Train railway system there is perfect with good equipment. There are several commonly used discount train tickets, the British national railway ticket. London Metropolitan train, EuroStar,Rail Roversetc. As an international transportation hub, you can find a flight to Britain almost everywhere. Thus, money permitting, please take a flight.British people are always talking about weather. Do you know why? Britain's located on the west side of the Atlantic .Due to the North Atlantic Warm Current it is raining nearly all the year round. Rich water resource permits British people plant forage crops and pasture. However, the food they product by themselves is still not enough and they have to import some from other countries, resulting that their cooking style has been influenced greatly. Fortunately, the UK has a long history of cooking. So they still retain the old tradition of eating habits and cooking techniques somehow.British people generally prefer braise, grill and fry. Interestingly, they are keen on cooking beef, seeing barbecue beef ROASTED BEEF. Best known British food dishes are: STEAK KIDNEY PIE, ENGLISH FISH CHIP, CHICKEN A LA KING and so on. British like hunting and there are many hotels and restaurants will serve some special dishes such as VENISON,HARE, PHEASANT, goat WILDSHEEP all making of wild animals.Yorkshire pudding is a delicious British food, made by the batter, somewhat similar to the U.S. light baked pastries. Usually eaten with roast beef, broth or some other food and soup. Broth is considered necessary when eating. It originated in Yorkshire, and then prevailed throughout the UK.A wide range of UK hotels are there. Such as the Youth Hostel series and ultra-luxury hotel's presidential suite. Visitors can select where to live according to how much money there are in your pocket. In fact, the British island is dotted with hotels. So don't worry about your accommodation. London is a paradise of shopping. Plenty of shops are there and some even say there's nothing you can't buy in London.Most shops are open between10:00 to 18:00, and till the late night shopping on Thursdays. Still a large number of stores are not closed until 19:00 or 20:00. Recently, some stores are open on Saturday and Sunday, hoping to attract more customers.British retailers can be divided into department stores, specialty shops, supermarkets, street shops, markets, Chinatown stores. Traditional department stores and specialist shops, the so-called High Street Shop, generally have better services, and goods of high quality. However, they are more expensive. Supermarkets can provide with variety of food and necessities in good quality and affordable. Street shops are more convenient, but the price is not cheap. All things really cheap are in the commodities market. Vegetables buying in the market is always be of half price of those in the Super Market.There are many shopping centers consisting of a few stores. Even the town is not the exception only of a small size . This is very different from our country. Learn to seize the opportunity to shop in the UK. The annual summer (July and August )and Christmas is the time when goods are sailing in a big discount some brand-name products often hit half off and also people go shopping frequently. In short, as long as we take care of it, we will be able to buy things we really want in the UK.Working time of British may be longer than other European countries, but the British seem to be more eager to relax after work. According to a recent survey, the British are more willing than other Europeans to go out and attend a party. British invent many sports, like football, cricket, golf, billiards, tennis and so on. However, in recent years, especially young women, they are not playing balls usually but going to fitness center, swimming and participating in exercise classes.Some people choose to go outside to breathe fresh air. According to figures obtained, walking is the most popular physical activity. Approximately among every five people, there is one choosing to walk o exercise.A man like walking say that you can calm down and relax while you are napping. At the same time, you are doing exercise and you can breathe fresh air.In addition to exercise, going to the pub to drink is also the British favorite to kill time. Last year, Britons drank about $ 55 billion of alcoholic beverages. Why are they so keen on a pub? A bar owner naming Stuart say" I think that is a very unique place. We like to chat in the pub in a kind of relaxing atmosphere. Pub is a community center. We often do some sports here such as playing darts. That's why the pub is so charming."If you don't do to a bar, you can't have been to Britain.One thing you should be care is tipping. British have the habit of tipping. When you are in a restaurant . If the bill does not including service charges, you may give about 10% of your costs to your helpful staff. There is no tipping in theaters or gas stations .Want a tour to Britain? Don’t hesitate and let’s go.。