FOREIGNER IN BRITAIN
By María José García.
LONDON
THE TUBE
AFTERNOON TEA
THE GLOBE THEATRE
The Globe was an Elizabethan theatre which opened in Autumn 1599 in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an area now known as Bankside. It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area. Most of Shakespeare's post-1599 plays were staged at the Globe, including Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet.
CHINA TOWN
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
OXFORD
The city is known worldwide as the home of the Universiy of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold.
CARDIFF
Since the 1980s, Cardiff has seen significant development. A new waterfront area at Cardiff Bay contains the Senedd building, home to the Welsh Assembly and the Wales Millenium Centre arts complex.
EDINBURGH
It's the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 local government council areas It's also Scotland's second more popular city and the seventh most populous in the UK.
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city, was placed 17th in the QS World Unniversity Rankings in 2013 and 2014.The city is also famous for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival.
Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfrias and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town, built in the 18th century.