I realized what it was that I loved about Britain – which is to say, all of it. Every last bit of it, good and bad – Marmite, village fetes, country lanes, people saying ‘mustn’t grumble’ and ‘I’m terribly sorry but’, people apologizing to me when I conk them with a nameless elbow, milk in bottles, beans on toast, haymaking in June, stinging nettles, seaside piers, Ordnance Survey maps, crumpets, hot-water bottles as a necessity, drizzly Sundays – every bit of it.
– Bill Bryson, Notes from a Small Island

Every time I’ve been to England, I love it more. From the bustle of London to the quiet beauty of its country towns, it runs the gamut of
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![]() London in a weekend |
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