Wednesday, September 30, 2009

About Britain


I will write about Britain, especially, longitude and latitude, time difference, size, and transportation.
We usually call Britain a variety of names, for example, UK and Great Britain. UK includes Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain includes Wales, England, and Scotland.

Firstly, the latitude of London is about 51° north, and longitude is about 0° east. the latitude of Tokyo is about 35° north, and longitude is about 139° east. In additon the latitude of Wellington is 41° south, and longitude is 175° east. London is the northernmost city in these cities.
Secondly, I will introduce time difference to you. The time difference between Tokyo and London is 9 hours, and between Tokyo and Wellington is 3 hours. Therefore, the timedifference between Wellington and London is 12 hours. If I leave Tokyo at 3 p.m, I arrive London at 6 a.m. I must be get jet lag.
Thirdly, What dou you think which country (Japan, UK, and New Zealand) is the largest? I thought UK is the largest, but it was not true. Actually, Japan is the biggest counrtry in three countries.

Finally, I would like to tell you about transportation in UK. I will write about 2 types of transportations. One is ferry, and another is train. As you know, France is near to Britain, so many British people go to France by ferry. It takes about an hour and half from Dover in UK to Calais in France by ferry,and the return ticket (2 adults and a car) costs about 35 euro. Here is the homepage of one of ferry company.
Next is train. There is a famous train called "Eurostar" in UK. It takes about two hours and half from London to Paris, and the one-way ticket costs about 130 euro per adult. I like ferry than train, so I want to go to France by ferry.

That is my research. I could get a lot of information through this oppotunity. I want to know about UK more, and go to London someday!

Introduction about England

Hello! How's it going?
I had learned about New Zealand for 3 months, and I could get a lot of knowledge of New Zealand. Next, I'm going to learn about England! In fact, I have never been there. However, my friend who has been there by using school trip told me that England is very good place and has nice tea. I love tea! Of course, I'm interested in England.

I want to go there, and I tried to go there. As you know, To go to England needs a lot of money, but I had no money..., as a result I couldn't go. Therefore I will try to go there after graduation again. To do that, I have to save money, and learn about England! I'm glad to learn about it.