miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2009

From north to the south and from east to the west, England is the best

I’ve been many times in GB as well as in Ireland.
I’ve been in Bishop Auckland (County Durham) for business given that the company I was working for was the representative of a GB Company leader in dehumidifier technology located there.
On the occasion of my visits there, I’ve well known Durham a city in the North East.
Durham is known for its Norman Cathedral and 11th. Century castle, and is home to Durham University founded on the nineteenth century. Durham Castle became the first University College. Both are highly recommended sightseeing attractions.
Durham is a hilly city bathed by the River Wear which flows north through the city. There is also a lovely Market Place, which still hosts regular markets.
Many of the inner city areas are now inhabited by students living in shared houses.
In some roads nearly 70% of the dwellings are occupied by students.
Besides the business, I’ve also visited GB for pleasure.
I’ve been in Yorkshire and Northumbria. York is a really interesting cultural getaway with its iconic York Minster. To delve into the city's vibrant café culture or simply watch the world go by while sipping a drink by the river are just samples of how you can enjoy the life there.
Whitby (from "white settlement" in Old Norse), it’s a town in the north-east coast of England. In the 18th century it became a centre for shipbuilding and whaling but nowadays it is a fishing port situated at the mouth of the River Esk and spreads up the steep sides of the narrow valley carved out by the river's course.
Whitby is also a don’t-miss-stop for the Coast to Coast Walk, the mostly green long distance footpath in England which passes through three national parks (I’ve walked no more than 10 miles from its 220 ones).
I’ve visited Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon (birthplace of William Shakespeare), both Kent County and City.
I’ve been in Bath a World Heritage City which holds the most famous Britain spa, Warwick with its magnificent castle, traveled from Chester to the Lake District through Cumbria and up to Northumberland fully spattered by fortresses.
Lastly, I went all over North Wales one summer and the coming summer travelled the whole territory of South Wales.
At the end I also know Scotland from Glasgow to Edinburgh and from Stirling to Inverness.
In conclusion, stereotypically, those living south of the Watford Gap (the logical route connecting the English Midlands with the South East) claim that it is the point where well being, self respect and spirit begin. Northerners respond by claiming that it is the line where humour, humility and humanity end. Both have their good and bad points, the North has some of the rougher and industrial cities but it also has some spectacular countryside.
In the North it rains and it rains but down South the sun never sets.
For the weather I would prefer the South but for the people I would rather prefer the North. In the North you can have a lovely man seated next to you on the bus and you can talk each other about fish and chips for about 15mins. That's the type of kind, generous, wonderful people they are. You wouldn't get that down south.
The Northerners are the salt of the earth and they should all stand shoulder to shoulder as a Nation.There are more things to do in North however South is also nice, North just feels homier.
The south cost is lovely, so rugged and wild.
They are both good in the right place. North and South are better in England than anywhere else.
In short, from north to the south and from east to the west, England is the best.
Miquel

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