18 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Windsor Castle is a
royal residence at
Windsor in the English county of
Berkshire . It is strongly associated with the
English and succeeding
British royal family , and embodies almost a millennium of
architectural history .
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10 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Former town hall, today the Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More
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Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon) is a town and
civil parish in west
Wiltshire , England, near the border with
Somerset , which had a population of 10,405 at the 2021 census. The town’s canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
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2 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Whitworth Hall © Michael D Beckwith
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The University of Manchester is a
public research university in
Manchester , England. The main campus is south of
Manchester City Centre on
Oxford Road . The university owns and operates major cultural assets such as the
Manchester Museum ,
The Whitworth art gallery, the
John Rylands Library , the
Tabley House Collection and the
Jodrell Bank Observatory – a
UNESCO World Heritage Site . The University of Manchester is considered a
red brick university , a product of the civic university movement of the late 19th century. The current University of Manchester was formed in 2004 following the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and the Victoria University of Manchester. This followed a century of the two institutions working closely with one another.
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21 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Clifton Suspension Bridge during Bristol Balloon Fiesta © panoramio.com – Matt Prosser/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Clifton is both a
suburb of
Bristol ,
England , and the name of one of the city’s thirty-five
council wards . The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and
Hotwells . The eastern part of the suburb lies within the ward of
Clifton Down . Parts of Clifton itself are now in the process of being pedestrianised. Notable places in Clifton include
Clifton Cathedral ,
Clifton College ,
Clifton High School and
Clifton Down . Clifton is home to many buildings of the
University of Bristol , including
Goldney Hall . Notable places in Clifton include
Isambard Kingdom Brunel ‘s
Clifton Suspension Bridge ; the
Roman Catholic Clifton Cathedral ;
Christ Church ;
Clifton College ; the former Amberley House preparatory school;
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School,
The Clifton Club ; and
Bristol Zoo .
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19 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Reuben on rye Katz’s Deli in New York City © flickr.com – Ernesto Andrade/cc-by-2.0
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A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a portable, convenient
finger food in the Western world, though over time it has become prevalent worldwide.
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18 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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St Mawes (
Cornish : Lannvowsedh) is a village on the end of the
Roseland Peninsula , in the eastern side of
Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of
Cornwall , England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the
Carrick Roads , a large waterway created after the
Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the
sea level to rise . The immense natural harbour thus created is claimed to be the third largest in the world. St Mawes was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and the village now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties functioning as holiday accommodation. The village is in the civil parish of
St Just in Roseland and lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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7 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London
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Regent Street is a major shopping street in the
West End of London . It is named after
George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect
John Nash and
James Burton . It runs from Waterloo Place in
St James’s at the southern end, through
Piccadilly Circus and
Oxford Circus , to
All Souls Church . From there
Langham Place and
Portland Place continue the route to
Regent’s Park .
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4 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Walton Manor © The Voice of Hassocks
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Walton-on-the-Hill,
Surrey , is a village in England midway between the market towns of
Reigate and
Epsom . The village is a
dispersed cluster on the
North Downs centred less than one mile inside of the
M25 motorway . The village hosts the
Walton Heath Golf Club , whose former members include
King Edward VIII ,
Winston Churchill and
David Lloyd George .
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27 July 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Robin Hood’s Bay as seen from the shore © Kreuzschnabel/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Robin Hood’s Bay is a village in
North Yorkshire , England. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of
Whitby and 15 miles (24 km) north of
Scarborough on the
Yorkshire Coast . It is an ancient
chapelry of
Fylingdales in the
wapentake of
Whitby Strand . It is on the
Cleveland Way national trail and also the end point of Wainwright’s
Coast to Coast route.
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