2015年6月25日 星期四

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume. Its deepest point is 755 ft making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined, and is the largest body of water on the Great Glen Fault, which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. And the most famous story about here is of course the “Nessie”. For me, I think that no matter what, people would still eager to find out whether it’s real or not. And it won’t be a bad thing to have the story like this. Cause the things we know about this planet might be the surface.

Windermere-Lake District National Park


Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the start of the current interglacial period. It has been one of the country's most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847. It’s also the Lake District National Park.

And the magazine of National Geographic nominated it one of the 50 places you must visit in your life.I think that's because its natural environment and rich resource of habitat. 

London-British Museum



     British Museum is one of the biggest museum in the world.The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existencand originates from all continents,illustrating and documenting the story of human culture  from its beginnings to the present. And the main entrance to the museum is Greek temple style  portico.

   The Great Court is the largest covered square in Europe. The roof is a glass and steel construction. And it also the greatest buildings miracle in the 20th century. At the centre of the Great Court is the Reading Room vacated by the British Library, its functions now moved to St Pancras. The Reading Room is open to any member of the public who wishes to read there.

And there are some different department in the museum. For instance, department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, department of Greece and Rome, department of the Middle East, department of Prints and Drawings ,department of Prehistory and Europe, department of Asia and department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.Here are the picture of department of Ancient Egypt. 


Statues from the department of Greece and Rome.

When I was there,if I have enough time I really like to just stand in font of the statues and draw them.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor from the department of Asia.

London-Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds London is a museum and tourist attraction located in Central London, housed in the former London Planetarium. It is known for recreating life size wax models of celebrities. The attraction houses its famous Chamber of Horrors. Set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud on Marylebone Road in 1884 it is the first Madame Tussauds. It has branches in 12 cities (AmsterdamBangkokBerlinHong KongShanghaiNew YorkLas VegasHollywoodWashington, D.C.Vienna, and Blackpool)

 For the models of celebrities, there are different kind of field such as Bollywood Stars, Culture, Hollywood Stars, Marvel Super Heroes, Music, Royals, Sports and World Leaders.For example,they are the models of the Royal Family.

And they are One Direction.People here usually took pictures with the celebrities they like as seeing the real people.


2015年6月24日 星期三

Yorkshire-York Minster

York is a historical city.The King George VI even said "the history of York is the history of England."
York Minster is also the biggest Gothic minster in the Europe.

During my trip to the U.K,I visited lots of church,minster and cathedral.Although I don't have the religion about this,I still enjoy seeing the delicate statues,decorations and stained glass.Especially the stained glass.When the sunshine through the glass,the refraction is really stunning.

You can also walk to the top of the minster to see the magnificent view of York.


London-Sherlock Holmes Museum


Do you know who is the most famous detective in the world?For me,the answer must be Sherlock Holmes,the character which created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
I enjoy the novels,movies,films,comics...all the things about this greatest detective.And I don't know the reason,actually.But I just know that I really love this character.So when I came to London,I must visited here--the Baker Street,221B.

Here is the Sherlock Holmes Museum.It's interesting that if you ask the people standing in front of the museum"Would you please tell me that where is Mr.Holmes and Dr.Watson?" then he would answer"Sorry,my sweet lady,Mr.Holmes and Dr. Watson is dealing with some cases.But don't worry.They will finish the cases as soon as possible."

All the decorative items in the house just like the description in the books.

The places where Sherlock contemplate most of the time.

And sometimes,Sherlock would play the violin to help him thinking.


Then,I suggest everyone to watch the film"BBC Sherlock Holmes".It's a different way to interpret this famous detective.I like it a lot.
 

Lake District-story about Peter Rabbit

"Once upon a time,there were four little rabbits,their names were Flopsy,Mopsy,Cotton tail and Peter..."
That's what the story begin.The writer of Peter Rabbit,Beatrix Potter,visited Lake District when she was 16 ans she loved the place.So when she retired,she gave all the money she earned to the foundation to conserve the environment of this area.People here then build a little story house for her picture books.  

My friend and I enjoy the picture book,Peter Rabbit very much so we decided visit here where the birthplace of Peter Rabbit.

In the story house,there are lots of characters and scenes from the book.It just like you enter the story and all the things happened in front of you.And there are some photos of the story house.




Liverpool-the Cavern

The Cavern Club is a nightclub at 10 Mathew Street,in Liverpool,England.

It was the venue where the Beatles' UK popularity started. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best were first seen by Brian Epstein at the club. Epstein eventually became their manager, going on to secure them a record contract. Best was replaced by Ringo Starr on 16 August 1962, which upset many Beatles fans. After taunts of, "Pete forever, Ringo never!", one agitated fan headbutted Harrison in the club.

After the Beatles rose the position and power from this pub,many of their fans come to visit this places.And so do we.

In the pub,it would display a lot of stuff about Beatles,such as the guitar,drums...that they have used before.

And the fans of them would also sign their name on the wall to represent they are with the Beatles here,now and forever.We also written our names on it,maybe next time you can try to find where they are.

The band would sing the songs of Beatles.Sometimes,people here would sing together.It was my first time to go to the pub and I really like the atmosphere here.If you also like the Beatles,I think that you will like to come and visit here someday in the future.Just to experience the feelings and all the things here.