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... | Exeter
Exeter Cathedral, without a doubt the jewel in the town's crown is the Norman Cathedral and the surrounding Cathedral Close lined with fine Georgian and Medieval Houses. One of these houses is dated 1596 and in the eighteenth century.
Exeter shopping: Embedded in Medieval , Tudor and Georgian Houses Exeter boasts one of the best shopping centres i ... ...more... |