Cardiff - The capital of Wales was founded in 1147 as a Roman fort. Financially, industrially and commercially it is the most important city of Wales, but there are not many places of interest. Among them is the Castle Coch, the National Museum, the Law Courts, the City Hall, Cathays Park and some others.
- There are also several theatres: the New Theatre is the home of the Welsh National Opera, etc.
- University College has been a college of the federal University of Wales since 1893.
Belfast - Belfast, the capital of Northern
- Ireland is the leading industrial
- centre and a large port.
- Its chief industries are the production of linen and other textiles, clothing, shipbuilding, engineering.
Stonehenge - Near Sailsbury about 4.600 years ago
- the Stone inhabitants of Britain built
- Anenormous stone structure. The
- largest of their stones weigh 50 tons,
- the smallest - 5 tons. People used no
- metal and their tools were made of
- stone, bone and wood. They started
- to build it in about 1.000 B.C. and
- finished 600 years later. Thousands of
- men and women took part in building
- it.
Sightseeing of London - The Tower
- Piccadilly Circus
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster Palace
- ( the Houses of Parliament)
- Buckingham Palace
- Nelson’s Column
The Tower of London - The Tower on the north bank of the Thames
- is the most ancient building of London. It
- was founded in the 11th century by William
- the Conqueror. But each monarch left some
- mark on it. For many centuries it has been a
- fortress, a prison and a royal treasury. Now
- it is a museum of arms and armour, it has
- the Crown Jewels.
- The White Tower was built by William the
- Conqueror, it is the oldest tower.
- The ravens live here as part of its history.
- There is a legend that if the ravens fly away
- the Tower and the UK will fall. That is why
- the birds are carefully guarded.
- Every night at 10 p.m. the Ceremony of the Keys
- or locking up the Tower for the night takes place.
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