Christine Burgmer | Blog

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I’m not a beer drinker myself, but this illustrated history of English beer taught me a lot of interesting facts.  For example, beer was considered far safer to drink than dirty water in the Middle Ages and from the early 18th century, its main rival was gin, would you believe!

Hops became a vital ingredient in the brewing of beer and were mainly grown in Kent and dried in oast houses (barns with round or square towers).  I stayed in one overnight some years ago.  That was quite an experience.

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… than it was years ago.  Look at this video clip and learn about the different tastes of Britain!

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It’s Father’s Day in the UK today.  Watch this lovely little video clip about a café that has been passed down from father to son to great-grandson.

Check your vocabulary knowledge by doing this crossword.

You wouldn’t expect a telephone box on the beach, would you? So you might be surprised when you see that there’s one in Antigua.  Did you know that London Bridge is now in Arizona and that people in Asia love tea-time products?  I must say that lemon curd was never one of my favourites though.

According to www.telegraph.co.uk, some of the weirdest days out in Britain include:

The Oxford Bus Museum

Newgrange in Ireland

Teapot Island in Kent

The International Climbing Arena in Edinburgh

The Jorvik Viking Centre in York

According to www.telegraph.co.uk, some of the weirdest days out in Britain include:

Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields, London

Electric Brae in Scotland

The Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria

The Old Operating Theatre Museum in Southwark, London

Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford