UK
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two Wor ......more... | |
Belfast
Unless you approach Belfast from the sea you cannot help but come upon the city suddenly because of its fine setting: a 'Hibernian Rio' as one writer has called it, ringed by high hills, sea lough and river valley.
A village in the 17th century, this robust northern metropolis of nearly half a million people - a third of Northern Ireland's popu ... ...more... | Liverpool
Liverpool's urban renaissance has been only partly successful and the city's essential shabbiness is unshakable, despite an impressive public face graced by more Georgian buildings than even Bath can muster. Its infamous late-closing nightlife can be sharp edged at times, and abandonment is often mixed with desperation in this exhilaratingly down-a ... ...more... |