What did the English use for building – Part 2
Last time we had a look what materials were used in England for building houses/walls. Let’s have a look now…
Burgh Island and Art deco
Everybody can mention a place which put a spell on him/her, which had a magical and special ambiance. There is…
Why does a clock in Bristol have 3 hands?
England is a great place because it is full of quirky, strange and interesting things and you can always find…
Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture 1550-1603
Elizabethan and Jacobean houses have a very unique ambience, especially grand houses. These buildings are often used for filming –…
Vanilla white chocolate cupcakes
I must admit, I had no idea what a cupcake was before I relocated from Hungary to the UK. I…
Belfast or London sink?
Whose heart would not melt by the sight of the essential accessory of a country style kitchen, the deep, oblong,…
Tudor architecture
As I am going to represent the different architectural styles you will see that each of them could be called…
A baroque house with a love story – Ashdown House
It was a cloudy Sunday back in May 2017 when we visited Ashdown House in Oxfordshire. The building stands in…
Regions of England
I have already mentioned regions like East Anglia or Cornwall a few times, but it might not be obvious which…
Smoked salmon with creamy spinach and egg for breakfast
Living in England has definitely changed the cooking and baking in my life, positively of course! I experience new things…