England

[ July, 2014 ] This is a photo of  Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head, the famous white cliff in England. Apparently there were a lot of shipwrecks in the 17th-18th centuries around here and…

[ July 2014 ] From Eastbourne in England we went to Beachy Head, the famous white cliff. I had had a look at the internet to see how to get there, but in the end,…

[ July 2014 ] We visited Eastbourne from London. When we arrived, it was raining in spite of the forcast. The seaside town was dark and grey. And the temperature had gone down. I felt…

[ June 2014 ] I had an opprtunity to visit the workrooms of the world famous hand made shoe shop called John Lobb in London. They have nearly 150 years’ history. The VIPs all over…

[ May, 2014 ] Castletown in Isle of Man was the capital of the island until 1869. We stayed in the current capital, Douglas, but everybody said that we should visit Castletown. So I was…

[ May, 2014 ] There is a solid castle called Castle Rushen in Castletown in Isle of Man. It was built by a Viking king and then changed hands between England and Scotland repeatedly. Then…

[ May, 2014 ] Isle of Man, an island off England is famous for the mortorcycle race, “TT”. It is a historical race started in 1907. It is held on the public roads which usually…

[ May, 2014 ] There is the world largest working waterwheel in Laxey in Isle of Man. It is called The Great Laxey Wheel, but the official name is Lady Isabella. Isabella is the name…

[ May, 2014 ] I had heard about the cat called “Manx”, which does not have a tail living only in Isle of Man, off England. But the ones I had seen there were all…