Whenever we talk about British food the first thing that comes to our mind - and our mouth - is ... FISH & CHIPS The Real History of Fish and Chips PART I After having been celebrating it on the first Friday in June for some years, this year (2024) National Fish & Chips Day will fall on the 6th of June. Nowadays there are about 10,500 fish & chips shops in the UK serving an staggering number of 167 million meals a year. The fish and chip Britisn market may be worth £1,2billion On any Friday evening, British takeaway day, 1 in every five orders are fish & chips. The irresistible pairing of fish & chips - let’s not forget a sprinkling of salt and vinegar – has always been considered Britain´s best contibution to international cuisine. But let´s travel back to when it all started: from the 8th to the 12th centuries, Jews, Muslims, and Christians lived in relative peace in the Iberian península ( Spain and Portugal ), kn
After watching both videos let´s see if you´re able to match the names and pictures of some of the most representative LONDON LANDMARKS. 1 Westminster Abbey 2 Trafalgar Square 3 Piccadilly Circus 4 Covent Garden 5 The Tower of London 6 The Globe Theatre 7 St. Paul´s Cathedral 8 Buckingham Palace 9 The London Eye 10 The Natural History Museum; 11 The British Museum 12 The Houses of Parliament 13 Tower Bridge 14 Big Ben 15. Nelson´s Column B A C D E F H G I J K L N M O
Let´s see now some basic facts about London history: LONDON TIMELINE 43 Roman Emperor Claudius invades Britain and builds the port of Londinium 1042 Edward the Confessor, who makes Westminster his home, begins Westminster Abbey 1176 London Bridge is built in stone, London´s only bridge until 1729 1576 The Globe Theathre is built – Shakespeare´s plays are performd there. 1631 Inigo Jones designs London´s first square – the Piazza in Covent Garden 1666 The Great Fire of London destroys four-fifths of the City of London 1675 Sir Christopher Wren begins the new St. Paul´s Cathedral 1700s London´s population is about 575.000. It is western Europe´s biggest city. 1802 London is the world´s largest port. 1834 Houses of Parliament burn down; new one begun in 1835. 1851 The Great Exhibition is held in Hyde Park; the South
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