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Eating / Drinking Edinburgh
32 Reviews When I told one of my friends I was going to Edinburgh, he said "You must try haggis!" I asked him what it was, but he told me (ironically) that I'd better just ordered it in a restaurant in...
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Local people/language Glasgow
10 Reviews The presence of 43 university departments of Scots language in German Universities as opposed to zero in English universities somewhat shows up the inequalities of the United Kingdom.Glasgow...
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Fish and Chips York
3 Reviews Britains most popular hot take away meal is Fish and Chips. This tasty combination is usually eaten with salt and vinegar; in Scotland sometimes with a special brown sauce. The favourite fish is Cod,...
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Pronunciation Oxford
3 Reviews Oxford has some intuition-defying pronunciations. If you really want to sound like a native you'll have to say Bay-lee-ill for Balliol (college), Bod-lee-inn for Bodleian (library), Maud-Lynn for...
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Geordie - language Newcastle upon Tyne
10 Reviews Perhaps more than any other in the country, the Geordie dialect can seem impenetrable to a non-Geordie, (a Geordie being a native of Newcastle). The differences between this and standard English...
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Belfast Pubs Belfast
3 Reviews It is a tradition that the School's Rugby Cup Final is held on St. Patrick's Day. In 2005 the finalists were Royal Belfast Academical Institution and their regular combatants Methodist College...
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Men In Kilts Edinburgh
18 Reviews now you can't come to Scotland and not try the nation's second favourite drink - Irn Bru (Iron Brew). it's made fae girders (not really but it's supposed to give you super human powers - just like...
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Rangers/Celtic Glasgow
7 Reviews Football violence - between the fans of 2 teams' supporters - is not limited to Glasgow on the odd occasion when it happens. It happens in every city in Europe. All of these comments are blowing it...
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English Pubs York
2 Reviews While people generally know pubs because of the beer, they are inexpensive places to eat. There is an asociation called CAMRA who works to preserve old pubs and after buying their guide I visited...
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May Day Oxford
4 Reviews May Morning is one of Oxford's most popular celebrations. Very many Oxonians (and tourists) party the whole night through only to gather on Magdalen Bridge at the unchristian time of 5.30am. The...
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girls...girls...girls Newcastle upon Tyne
2 Reviews You may notice when you visit Newcastle that there is the occasional coat shop....This is for Tourists only who think Newcastle is cold.... All year round in Newcastle on a night time you will see...
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Music Festivals Belfast
2 Reviews Every day on Royal Avenue, you will see street entertainers, who are always fun to see. There is the bagpiper player, who is practically part of the scenery every Saturday now! This pic is of two...
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Tips For Travellers Edinburgh
11 Reviews Bus 35 will also get you into the center of Edinburgh at £1.20 instead of £3.50 the Airlink charges. Both buses can be found at their respective stops right outside the airport doors. Also, consider...
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Weather Glasgow
2 Reviews Scotland, while very scenic is famous for the weather being unpredictable. It can change very fast in a short space of time, especially in mountain and sea areas. When packing, always best to ensure...
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Punting Oxford
1 Review Punting is a very popular passtime, particularly in the summer. I think punting is exclusive to Oxford & Cambridge - I've never seen it elsewhere. It's a lot more difficult than it looks - have a look...
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beer...beer..beer Newcastle upon Tyne
5 Reviews Newcastle Brown Ale is the best known beer from Newcastle. It's been brewed in the city since the 1920s and it's famous blue star logo has been there since the start. It’s available on draught, in...
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Driving Belfast
2 Reviews If you are travelling to Belfast from Dublin or other city in Republic of Ireland you need known that meazurement units change from Kilometer to Miles and meters to yards, and the signs about...
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Festival, Tattoo, Hogmanay, Etc. Edinburgh
16 Reviews Before the festival begins, there is a Cavalcade of floats advertising the participants. It was not advertised because of security,but we heard from a friend and made our way to Prince's Street down...
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Bagpipes Glasgow
3 Reviews Highland warriors danced over the blades of two crossed swords before and after their battles. They were very careful not to touch the swords with their feet while they danced because they believed...
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Rowing Oxford
1 Review Rowing is one of the most popular sports at Oxford, and amongst the colleges the competition is fierce. Whilst the drawbacks of rowing are all too obvious - early starts at 6am, training 7 days a...
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Viewing murals. Belfast
2 Reviews It has recently become popular to visit areas of Belfast where there are murals painted on the gable ends of rows of houses. Some of these areas can be fairly rough areas and should really be avoided,...
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Accent Edinburgh
8 Reviews Very helpful indeed. aboot - about auld - old bairn - child ben - mountain bonnie - beautiful brae - slope braw - fine cock-a-leekie - chicken and leek soup coo - cow dae - do deid - dead doon -...
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New Year/Hogmanay Glasgow
1 Review This picture is of fireworks at midnight at George's Square. The Scots really enjoy New Year (Hogmany) and have some of the world's largest parties. It is considered that the first person over the...
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Money Edinburgh
6 Reviews If you reside outside of the European Union, you will most likely be able to claim back the VAT (value added tax 17.5%) you have paid. Make sure you keep all your receipts. Some shops, selling more...
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Miscellaneous Edinburgh
11 Reviews Just outside St Giles Cathedral on the cobbles on the west side towards the castle you will find a big heart. It is the Heart of Midlothian and the custom is to spit on the centre and it is supposed...
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In picadilly circus there are the most famous and beautiful sculptur of horses in London, but those animals are so highly estimated in England, so it is not rare to see lots of sculptures every where, not forgeting that one of the best race of horses are English!
There are two kinds of guards in London, the normal guards, and the horsmen guardsof course the horsmen guards are more qulificated and they have the prestige more than the normal guards, however it is 2 faces of one coin!
Parks of London are something absolutely magical, full of flowers, nature views and wonderful animals and birds...is something very special and calming the soul, and a megapolis like London is most needed to have such thing!
The Parade in England means to be very prestigious, traditional, and Royal :-)))The knights and the Horses are both together in a strict harmoney and wonderful discepline and it is without mistakes, the horses seems to be professional after years of training!
The Trafalgar Square with the 2 wonderful big lions where almost every passing tourist is attracted to sit and have a picture near, those sculptures are really wonderful, and it is nice to have a picture indeed, however it is not that easy to climb there!
Fredy Merecury one of the legendary figures in the 20th century, I'm not a big fan of him, but I do like couple of songs by him, and also like the fact that he is sincer while he sings..he is well memoriesed in London streets in this way!
My daughter hit the entrance gate at the Bourton on the Water carpark with the left front edge of her car.When my daughter went in to tell her workmates what happened to her car, she said "I hit a pole". They said "Was he hurt?" "Did he sue?"English English is quite different in some respects from American English. They say garden, and we say yard. To us a garden is somewhere to grow vegetables, and to them, a yard is a stable yard. So the English would have said that they hit a post and not a pole, which they interpreted as a person of the Polish persuasion.The most difficult difference in terminology for her when she is working with American contractors in England is that when the Brits say that they want 'to table' something, they mean that they want to discuss it, whereas to Americans, tabling something means to put it aside to discuss later.My most difficult transition from American...
No, it is not something that you get after a night on the town with a lady of ill repute - it is a suet pudding. A mixture of flour, sugar, spices, suet and dried fruit is steamed and served with lashings of hot custard.Yummmmmmmmmmy.
A traditional English sunday dinner - usually served at lunchtime.Beef is roast in the oven, along with potatoes which take flavour from the meat juices. Sometimes (as here in the photo), boiled potatoes are served alongside. A selection of vegetables would be served too, and to accompany the dish, either mustard or horseradish relish.Yorkshire pudding is a batter of milk, egg and flour which is cooked in the oven until it rises and is crisp and brown on the outside. The centre usually stays as a hollow, in which gravy is sometimes served. Many people will cook more Yorkshire Puddings than is needed for the main course, and serve them with suryp for afters.
Cottage pie is a traditional English dish of minced (ground) beef in a gravy, often with added onions, topped with mashed potato and cooked in the oven.In this version, which we were served in Great Yarmouth, the meat had been mixed in with the potato and the dish was topped with grated cheese before going in the oven.
The Montague On The Gardens London
5 Reviews and 1067 Opinions The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were...
The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh
5 Reviews and 770 Opinions Two men wearing kilts (or trews) welcome you at the door and an open fire welcomes you in the lobby,...
Radisson Edwardian Manchester Manchester
4 Reviews and 929 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
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Q: In mid May we will be traveling from Glasgow to London. I think we have decided we would prefer rail to air for various reasons. ...
A: Hopefully someone local will have the specifics, but on all of my trips to Edinburgh from London, I've not booked in advance and had no issues with travel. Your profile...
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