miércoles, 1 de agosto de 2012


England, a beautiful country.




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Richmond Park


Richmond Park is the largest of all the Royal Parks of London. It is located near the city of Richmond, hence its name, 30 kilometers from central London, where you can see squirrels, deer, bunnies and beautiful birds. More than 1,000 hectares of forest with huge oak trees over 100 years old. One of the most important places are the gardens of Isabella with large amounts of azaleas, camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons.




Anegada Island

Anegada Island is very different from the other Virgin Islands, there are no mountains, is completely flat, Its formation is equivante the Pacific atolls surrounded by coral reefs, which make navigation a bit risky. Nearly 300 ships have been wrecked here, his remains have become dive site. This island was a refuge for pirates, it would be rare to find on the beach a forgotten Spanish doubloon pirates.



Blenheim Palace

A magnificent palace is located in County Oxfortshire in Woostock countryside. Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987, is the only building not English episcopal palace called. It is one of the largest palaces in the country, and was built between 1705 and 1722 as a residence in English Baroque style. Is visited by, among other things, for being the birthplace of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.





Bridge of Sighs

Located on the Ram River in Cambridge, famous for being considered the cradle of culture, the bridge is a replica of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Built in 1831, is one of 24 bridges across the river, and says it was a favorite of Victoria laughed. From the Kitchen bridge affords an excellent view of this bridge.






London Bridge


This landmark bridge in the city of London was completed in 1894 and was a challenge ingenieríapor your gateway centers, which opens when large ships have to pass. If you climb to the top of the towers that flank it, the two banks of the Thames extending into view: on one side, Cultural laribera vibrates with the Tate Modern and the National Theatre, on the other hand, provides for the City, the financial engine of the city.










New Forest




In 1079 William the Conqueror said Coto Real forests of the New Forest, Hampshire, giving rise to the largest native forest area of England. Its territory covers 232 square kilometers is covered with birch, holly, and oak trees Conifères as Knightwood Oak, one of the most famous trees of the reserve by seven meters cinrcunferencia measuring its trunk. One attraction of walking through the area is spotted deer and ponies grazing in the meadows.










National Gallery




One of the most impressive art collections in the world, whose collection includes 2,000 paintings, a series of masterpieces that reflect the history of European Pintur the thirteenth to the nineteenth. The impressive portico of the National Gallery overlooks Trafalgas Square and the fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.








Ingleton Waterfalls 




Ingleton Waterfalls are located in the county of North Yorkshire and are considered the most spectacular waterfalls in the north of England. Surrounded by thick jungle, visiting this waterfall takes you through a thick forest of oak and is undoubtedly a great tourist attraction for outdoor activities. Sitaudas near the village of Ingleton, which is surrounded by a magnificent landscape with caves, waterfalls and mountains.








London Zoo 




London Zoo, known conmo London Zoo is the oldest zoo in the world, after the city zoo in Vienna. The London Zoo opened its doors in 1847. It is an ideal place to visit with the family since it has the largest animañes species on earth. Since its inception this zoo has prided itself on appointing renowned architects to design buildings.






The Gherkin





The Gherkin (the Gherkin), popular name that is known to the skyscraper district located on the north bank of the city of London. The tower has a height of 180 meters and stands on the former site of the Baltic Exchange building, which was severely damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb planted by the IRA. The building is visible over long distances, as it is one of the highest in The City.









Chelsea Physic Garden





Chelsea may be the best London borough where the English obsession shown by the elegance and order. This neighborhood is full of history of bohemian artists and corporations alturistas. In this neighborhood is the Chelsea Physic Garden, a botanical garden with a small but long and curious history. He specializes in all types of plants that humans have found some use, either to perfumes, to eat, empeciar or cure. The garden is closed for the winter, but they open the first two weekends of December.








Canary Wharf





Canary Wharf is a major nagocios district of the city of London where we can find the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom as the One Canada Square, Canary Wharf also are numerous banks and has 1.300.000 square meters of offices and shopping centers. This place is situated in the West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs (Iout of Dogs), in the Borough of Tower Hamlets to the east of London.











Big Ben





The famous Big Ben, an icon of the city of London, is the name that is known to the Great Bell of Westminster as part of the Palace of Westminster. This great clock was built in 1858, measured 96.3 meters, weighs about 13 tons and is Gothic-Victorian. The tower is square and has four clocks, one on each side thereof.







Manchester





Manchester is a major financial and artistic center in the UK with a large network of canals and mills constructed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The city is the John Rylands Library, which preserves the manuscript of part of the Gospel of St. John. Manchester is located in south-central part of northwest England, surrounded by the Cheshire Plain in the south and the north Pennines and east.






Marina Cay


Crystalline beauty and fully equipped for the practice of sailing, call BVI (British Virgin Islands) are the perfect place for seafarers in the middle of the Caribbean. Maybe that's why the English pirates made ​​them his own. The small island of Marina Cay is completely surrounded by coral reefs and abundant marine life ideal for snorkeling and beautiful beaches full of seashells.









Greenwich Park





The bucolic Greenwich Park is located southeast of the city of London, in the eponymous town of Greenwich. The Royal Park is one of the most beautiful city and one of the largest in this part of London. It found the Old Royal Observatory courtyard in which we find the famous "meridian line", the meridian "0" (GMT-Greenwich Mean Time). Preferred by Londoners and much visited by tourists.






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