To paraphrase General Patton, ‘Americans and Englishmen are only separated by a common language’
That being said, one of the most desired foreign travel venues has always been the UK and more specifically, London. The tower of London dominates parts of this historic city. Big Ben still reigns.
No-one should miss the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Windsor Castle and London Bridge (original rather than the one that is now in Havasu City, Arizona); Hyde Park; Westminster; Camden, the most visited in Europe, has almost everything.
Don’t forget Soho, a Themes Cruise or join Sherlock Holmes on Baker Street.
This is just London, there are so many sites in the near outskirts that beckon, a week doesn’t do justice to this glorious city.
Stonehenge, 10 miles north of the historic city of Salisbury on Salisbury Plain, is Europe’s best-known prehistoric monument. It’s so popular that visitors need to purchase a timed ticket in advance to guarantee entry. Exhibitions at the excellent Stonehenge visitor center set the stage for a visit, explaining through audio-visual experiences and more than 250 ancient objects how the megaliths were erected between 3000 and 1500 BC, and sharing information about life during this time
If you only had time to visit one smaller city in England, you couldn’t do much better than Bath. This remarkably beautiful city in Somerset boasts more fantastic tourist attractions than you could hope to visit in a day.
While most famous for the magnificent 2,000-year-old Roman Baths built around the city’s rejuvenating hot springs, it’s equally well known for its honey-colored Georgian Townhouses, such as those located on Royal Crescent.
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