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Great britain I would like to visit London. London city is considered to be the third largest city in Europe with the most tourist attractions. There are many ways to enjoy London attractions as it is soaked up with cultures, history and modern arts. In London we can see a lot of beautiful places like the London Eye, a big wheel that gives amazing view to the city; the Tower Bridge which represents the most inconic land mark and one of the most popular attractions; the Madame Tassauds museum,where people usually come to take photos with celebrities around the world;the Hyde Park, one of the most beautiful parks,with a large lake, a rose garden and a chance to spend a great Sunday afternoon. Also, I would like to visit Cardiff. In the heart of Cardiff’s compact city centre lies Cardiff Castle. Its walls and fairytale towers conceal over 2,000 years of history, kick-started by , the Wales Millennium Centre is one of the most varied and lively performing arts centres in Europe. There are also plenty of other things to do in Cardiff Bay.Just 5 minutes from the city centre is the chic Mermaid Quay — the perfect place to refuel after a busy day of sightseeing, or to relax with a romantic meal on the waterfront. Sport plays a prominent role in English life. Popular team sports in England are association football , cricket , rugby union and rugby league . Major individual sports include badminton , athletics , tennis , golf , cycling , motorsport and horseracing . A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them cricket , rugby union , rugby league , football , tennis and badminton . The game of baseball was first described in 18th century England. There are four sports in England which operate high profile professional leagues. Association football is by far the most popular sport and is played from August to May. Rugby union is also a winter sport. Cricket is played in the Summer, from April to September. Rugby league is traditionally a winter sport, but since the late 1990s the elite competition has been played in the summer to appeal to the family market, and take advantage of the faster pitches. There is also a professional ice hockey league in Britain called the Elite Ice Hockey League.

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Great britain

I would like to visit London. London city is considered to be the third largest city in Europe with the most tourist attractions. There are many ways to enjoy London attractions as it is soaked up with cultures, history and modern arts. In London we can see a lot of beautiful places like the London Eye, a big wheel that gives amazing view to the city; the Tower Bridge which represents the most inconic land mark and one of the most popular attractions; the Madame Tassauds museum,where people usually come to take photos with celebrities around the world;the Hyde Park, one of the most beautiful parks,with a large lake, a rose garden and a chance to spend a great Sunday afternoon. Also, I would like to visit Cardiff. In the heart of Cardiffs compact city centre liesCardiff Castle. Its walls and fairytale towers conceal over 2,000 years of history, kick-started by , theWales Millennium Centreis one of the most varied and lively performing arts centres in Europe. There are also plenty of other things to do in Cardiff Bay.Just 5 minutes from the city centre is the chic Mermaid Quay the perfect place to refuel after a busy day of sightseeing, or to relax with a romantic meal on the waterfront.

Sportplays a prominent role in English life. Popular team sports in England areassociation football,cricket,rugby unionandrugby league. Major individual sports includebadminton,athletics,tennis,golf,cycling,motorsportandhorseracing. A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among themcricket,rugby union,rugby league,football,tennisand badminton. The game ofbaseballwas first described in 18th centuryEngland. There are four sports in England which operate high profile professional leagues.Association footballis by far the most popular sport and is played from August to May.Rugby unionis also a winter sport.Cricketis played in the Summer, from April to September.Rugby leagueis traditionally a winter sport, but since the late 1990s the elite competition has been played in the summer to appeal to the family market, and take advantage of the faster pitches. There is also a professionalice hockeyleague in Britain called theElite Ice Hockey League.

William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. With the exception ofRomeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's first plays were mostly histories written in the early 1590s.Richard II,Henry VI

Charles Dickens was the well-loved and prolific British author of numerous works that are now considered classics.(british novelist). Around this time, Dickens had also become publisher of a magazine calledBentleys Miscellany.In it he started publishing his first novel,Oliver Twist, which follows the life of an orphan living in the streets.