After Halloween people start to wear poppies in the UK and even cars and busses are decorated with plastic flowers. Poppies are the symbol of the Remembrance Day which is held on 11th November each year to commemorate the Armistice…
The British are different in many ways, why would the vehicle registration number be different? I am sure many of us have asked the question: Well, in fact there is just like British postcodes. The current British vehicle registration numbers…
When one of my colleagues heard we were going to spend the bank holiday weekend in the Midlands, she pulled a face and said ‘Well….’ Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall, Peak District? What’s wrong with these?, I asked. The English associate…
Now that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into Frogmore Cottage and kindly ‘put Windsor on the map’ :) , let’s have a look at the name ‘Windsor’. How many things do you associate with when you hear this…
It was a beautiful, sunny spring day when we went out for lunch with my colleagues. We sat outside on the patio to enjoy the sunshine. I must admit, I had to squint the sun was so strong. My…
The English summer cannot be imagined without a garden and an English country garden really should hold a picnic and outdoor games. Isn’t it a typically English scene, gentlemen playing golf or tennis on an English estate while ladies preparing…
There are many almshouses in England and you can surely find one in every second village or town. Although their architectural style is different, they can be recognised immediately and they form an important part of the English countryside. Because…
When you visit a country, let alone start a new life abroad it is inevitable to make some travel goofs. Or is it not…? 1) Left on a bank holiday after 8am Because the UK have hardly any National Holidays,…
It is the end of the second quarter as well as the second anniversary of this blog. For this reason instead of a blog report I decided to have a look at the thing I learnt from blogging. I must…
Oh one of my favourite topics! I must admit it might appear a bit bizarre to write a blogpost about toilets, but in all honesty: why not? They are part of our lives, a very important part indeed, I would…