Příspěvky

Palace of Westminster

Obrázek
Palace of Westminster  = Houses of Parliament Hello everyone! Today´s post is about Palace of Westminster or if you want- Houses of Parliament. The first royal palace was built in the 11th century (1066) and it was the primary residence of the  Kings of England  until 1512, when fire destroyed much of the complex. It was the home of the  Parliament of England , which had been meeting there since the 13th century and it was also for the Royal Courts of Justice.  It was really important during the Middle Ages because of its strategic location on the banks of the river Thames. From 1016 to 1035 it was a royal residence for the king Canute the Great (Knut I. Veliký). In madeival times, the place where Palace of Westminster stands nowadays was called Thorney Island. The oldest existing part of the Palace is Westminster Hall. In 1534, Henry VIII got the area from Cardinal  Thomas Wolsey (minister) and he changed its name to Pal...

America´s craziest food

Hello everyone. Today´s post is about America´s weirdest meals. I hope you´ll enjoy it. I found an amazing article from CNN about crazy food sold in America. I´ll show you 11 examples of these meals. All these recipes are put into a cookbook by George Geary. 1)Triple cheeseburger donut This is something like a cheeseburger, but instead of a puff, there is a donut. There are three beef patties, six slides of cheese and it´s all put between a donut sliced in half. The expert of these foods George Geary says that it is not as unhealthy as it sounds. "Technically, that recipe is a little more than a quarter-pounder, so they're small, almost like a slider."  You can eat two then.  2) Deep-fried butter Balls of frozen butter are put into a sugary buttermilk and then fried. It appeared at the Texas State Fair for the first time and then it was spread to fairs all around the country.  "It's like an inside-outside pancake, you've got the batter on the outs...

Daniel Radcliffe

Obrázek
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe Hello everyone! Today´s post is about Daniel Radcliffe, or if you want- Harry Potter. I´ve chosen this person because I´m a big fan of Harry Potter. I spent my childhood watching HP films and I always hoped that this magical world is real. I wanted to become a wizard too, so I hoped that one day Hagrid will come to my house and take me to the Hogwarts. That´s a little explanation why I´ve chosen Daniel Radcliffe.                                                               Start Daniel was born in July, 1989 in London. His Father Alan Radcliffe is from Northern Ireland and his mother Marcia Gresham is from South Africa. His parents didn´t want him to become an actor. But Daniel persuaded his parents and his mother sended his picture to the BBC television. His first role was in " David Copperfield ...

York

Obrázek
YORK  York is a city in the north of England. York has a rich viking history. The Vikings called it Jórvik. York has something about 140,000 inhabitants. The city of York is located in the  Vale of York.  In York we can find universities - for example University of York, York St. John University, University of Leeds or College of Law. In York we can also find some sights - for  example large Gothic cathedral, Clifford´s Tower, Town Hall, The Shambles (=Masné krámy),...  I have been in York once - in April 2017 with my school. We have visited lot of places and cities and I must say that York is a place which i liked the most. York has an old British architecture. You can see there old houses, streets, markets and so one.   In York we have visited a lot of places. For example the Gothic cathedral. We have been also inside the  cathedral. We also visited The Shambles. There have been butcher shops in the past. Today you can find there shops or...