These are two views of buildings in what is called New Town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh. New Town was built in stages between 1765 and the middle of the 1800s. Wandering around the streets, you can see neo-classical and Georgian period architecture all around. And New Town isn’t just a … Read more
These are views of the cathedral city of York in the north of England. The first was taken this month and the second a year and a half ago when the river Ouse burst its banks, as it has done many times. The worst of the most recent floods was in the year 2000 when … Read more
The Origins of Fireworks If you get the opportunity to see some glorious fireworks this Fourth of July on this Independence Day in the USA, you are actually witnessing an invention that can be traced back to China many centuries ago. Here’s how this particular ‘once upon a time’ story goes according to historians: A … Read more