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26. The festival in Glastonbury this year was a unprecedented mud bath, overshadowed by the Brexit. Some of the most existing concert are still ahead of us though, among them the Reading festival and the Bestival on the Isle of Wright.
27. For their home games Arsenal could easily sell 100,000 tickets but due to health and safety restrictions places are limited to 60,000. Therefore, in no other football arena are the seats as comfortable as inside the Emirates stadium.
28. We suggest a trip to Northern Ireland. First, because the Northern Irish have voted pro-EU and second because the landscape is so magical, so rough and untouched. There is a reason a big part of Game of Thrones was filmed there.
29. They capped the possibility of a bridge to Europe, even though the Brits are masters in building bridges. The most beautiful examples are the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, also called suicide bridge, and the Forth bridge, which is a steel rail bridge in the West of Edinburgh. Above the Firth they are working on a new bridge, by the way - a bridge paid for with EU money.
30. The Hadrian's wall was a Roman fortification line close to the English-Scottish border. Go there whilst you still can without having to go through border controls.
31. If you want to understand the Northern Ireland conflict you need to look at the murals in Belfast. They tell a moving story, for example of the IRA member Bobby Sands, who went on hunger strike in 1981 because the British rejected his status as political prisoner. The wall paintings don't solve conflicts, but they are a vent and memorial at the same time. We haven't heard anything about Brexit murals yet, but they might still come.
32. Full English breakfast! After eating at least two fried eggs, toast, loads of ham, brown sauce, sausages, grilled tomatoes, baked beans and mushrooms you can conquer the world and don't need to fear Europe any longer. Maybe the Brexit misery wouldn't have happened if not so many English people had swapped to a lighter breakfast?
33. Porridge is the British Müsli- a healthy alternative to the full English breakfast that can be sprinkled with fruit, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, sugar, maple syrup and honey. In London's trendy areas porridge cafes also serve the posh alternative: with coconut flakes, chia seeds or goji berries.
34. You shouldn't order a full English Breakfast in Northern Ireland. They have their own breakfast: the Ulster Fry. It is served with hash browns, black pudding or calf liver sausage and is a little bit more refined, but no less rich in calories.
35. The breath-taking coasts like the ones in Rosamunde-Pilcher films offer a spectacular view all across the islands. Especially the Wales Coast Path, the worldwide oldest and, at 1400km, longest wander path. It includes the Pembrokeshire coast, one of the most beautiful in the world.
36. The best fish and chips can be found in Great Britain. The fish is fresh, the chips made from real, whole potatoes and you can also get it as an organic version.
37. There is no question about it: the Single Malt from Scotland is the best in the world. It would be blasphemous not to enjoy it with the proper ambiance, stormy rain and in front of a fee place.
38. Two witnesses, a passport and birth certificate - GB makes marrying easy for Germans: after only two weeks of staying on the island couples can apply for a marriage by license - and then get married a day later. Only requirement: the couple needs to prove that it has lived in the borough for at least 15 days.
39. Eight hundred works of 300 modern artist from 50 countries for free - this only exists in London. Or rather in the Tate Modern. Since June it has a new extension, the Switch house. The terrace on the tenth floor offers a full view of London, just like the London Eye, only for free.
40. A true shopping queen can only be happy in one place: London. Because there are no laws for opening hours. This might be true for all of Britain but the most beautiful shopping malls are at the Thames (Harrods, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Fortnum and Mason).
41. Colin Firth, Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor - running into British actors in London is easy. You just have to sit down in a cafe on the Margaret Street. Because those who have become famous as a British actor and want to stay famous has to show themselves regularly on the street where big film agencies, like Hamilton Hodell, Universal, and Curtis Brown, reside.
42. The most famous, because it is the oldest, hat shop in the world is Lock & Co., since 1676 in London. Here the bowler hat was invented, the most British of all British hats.
43. Scouse (Liverpool), Geordie (Newcastle), Brum (Birmingham) or Cockney (London): the many dialects of the English language can sound like anything from funny to sexy, even though the German with the average school-English will never understand them.
44. On the battlements of the wildly romantic castles in Wales you can dream of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. These Anglo-Norman fortresses are unique. For example Kidwelly Castle, it is one of the best preserved and mostly fought-for castles, painted by William Turner.
45. Tenby, Nairn, Brighton, Whitby, Lyme Regis, Torquay - the list of magical English coastal towns could go on forever. They all have the charm of times passed coupled with modern coolness in common.
46. England's landscaped gardens are world-famous and often copied. The biggest royal park in London, Richmond, is wonderful: 180 years old, ten square kilometres in size, with hordes of deer and the Isabella plantation, a historical azalea woodland garden that was recently renewed.
47. Britain has the worldwide most advanced dog culture. From certified dog walker coastal pathways in Pembrokeshire to the festive dog weddings in Brighton.
48. Stonehenge might be the most famous collection of standing stones, but there are many more, about 120 in the entire country. For example Maen Madoc in Ystradfellte in Wales and the stone circle in Scorhill in England from the bronze age.
49. At the speaker's corner in Hyde Park anyone can make a speech without registering since 1872. About any topic, except on the Royal family.
50. Lastly a suggestion to go to the area where the Remain vote was the highest with 96%, even if it isn't geographically a part of Britain: Gibraltar. A holiday there isn't only worthwhile for political reasons. The weather is better than on the British Islands, they drive on the right and there is no VAT. And the lookout point in the South has a highly promising name: Europe Point.”
27. For their home games Arsenal could easily sell 100,000 tickets but due to health and safety restrictions places are limited to 60,000. Therefore, in no other football arena are the seats as comfortable as inside the Emirates stadium.
28. We suggest a trip to Northern Ireland. First, because the Northern Irish have voted pro-EU and second because the landscape is so magical, so rough and untouched. There is a reason a big part of Game of Thrones was filmed there.
29. They capped the possibility of a bridge to Europe, even though the Brits are masters in building bridges. The most beautiful examples are the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, also called suicide bridge, and the Forth bridge, which is a steel rail bridge in the West of Edinburgh. Above the Firth they are working on a new bridge, by the way - a bridge paid for with EU money.
30. The Hadrian's wall was a Roman fortification line close to the English-Scottish border. Go there whilst you still can without having to go through border controls.
31. If you want to understand the Northern Ireland conflict you need to look at the murals in Belfast. They tell a moving story, for example of the IRA member Bobby Sands, who went on hunger strike in 1981 because the British rejected his status as political prisoner. The wall paintings don't solve conflicts, but they are a vent and memorial at the same time. We haven't heard anything about Brexit murals yet, but they might still come.
32. Full English breakfast! After eating at least two fried eggs, toast, loads of ham, brown sauce, sausages, grilled tomatoes, baked beans and mushrooms you can conquer the world and don't need to fear Europe any longer. Maybe the Brexit misery wouldn't have happened if not so many English people had swapped to a lighter breakfast?
33. Porridge is the British Müsli- a healthy alternative to the full English breakfast that can be sprinkled with fruit, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, sugar, maple syrup and honey. In London's trendy areas porridge cafes also serve the posh alternative: with coconut flakes, chia seeds or goji berries.
34. You shouldn't order a full English Breakfast in Northern Ireland. They have their own breakfast: the Ulster Fry. It is served with hash browns, black pudding or calf liver sausage and is a little bit more refined, but no less rich in calories.
35. The breath-taking coasts like the ones in Rosamunde-Pilcher films offer a spectacular view all across the islands. Especially the Wales Coast Path, the worldwide oldest and, at 1400km, longest wander path. It includes the Pembrokeshire coast, one of the most beautiful in the world.
36. The best fish and chips can be found in Great Britain. The fish is fresh, the chips made from real, whole potatoes and you can also get it as an organic version.
37. There is no question about it: the Single Malt from Scotland is the best in the world. It would be blasphemous not to enjoy it with the proper ambiance, stormy rain and in front of a fee place.
38. Two witnesses, a passport and birth certificate - GB makes marrying easy for Germans: after only two weeks of staying on the island couples can apply for a marriage by license - and then get married a day later. Only requirement: the couple needs to prove that it has lived in the borough for at least 15 days.
39. Eight hundred works of 300 modern artist from 50 countries for free - this only exists in London. Or rather in the Tate Modern. Since June it has a new extension, the Switch house. The terrace on the tenth floor offers a full view of London, just like the London Eye, only for free.
40. A true shopping queen can only be happy in one place: London. Because there are no laws for opening hours. This might be true for all of Britain but the most beautiful shopping malls are at the Thames (Harrods, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Fortnum and Mason).
41. Colin Firth, Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor - running into British actors in London is easy. You just have to sit down in a cafe on the Margaret Street. Because those who have become famous as a British actor and want to stay famous has to show themselves regularly on the street where big film agencies, like Hamilton Hodell, Universal, and Curtis Brown, reside.
42. The most famous, because it is the oldest, hat shop in the world is Lock & Co., since 1676 in London. Here the bowler hat was invented, the most British of all British hats.
43. Scouse (Liverpool), Geordie (Newcastle), Brum (Birmingham) or Cockney (London): the many dialects of the English language can sound like anything from funny to sexy, even though the German with the average school-English will never understand them.
44. On the battlements of the wildly romantic castles in Wales you can dream of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. These Anglo-Norman fortresses are unique. For example Kidwelly Castle, it is one of the best preserved and mostly fought-for castles, painted by William Turner.
45. Tenby, Nairn, Brighton, Whitby, Lyme Regis, Torquay - the list of magical English coastal towns could go on forever. They all have the charm of times passed coupled with modern coolness in common.
46. England's landscaped gardens are world-famous and often copied. The biggest royal park in London, Richmond, is wonderful: 180 years old, ten square kilometres in size, with hordes of deer and the Isabella plantation, a historical azalea woodland garden that was recently renewed.
47. Britain has the worldwide most advanced dog culture. From certified dog walker coastal pathways in Pembrokeshire to the festive dog weddings in Brighton.
48. Stonehenge might be the most famous collection of standing stones, but there are many more, about 120 in the entire country. For example Maen Madoc in Ystradfellte in Wales and the stone circle in Scorhill in England from the bronze age.
49. At the speaker's corner in Hyde Park anyone can make a speech without registering since 1872. About any topic, except on the Royal family.
50. Lastly a suggestion to go to the area where the Remain vote was the highest with 96%, even if it isn't geographically a part of Britain: Gibraltar. A holiday there isn't only worthwhile for political reasons. The weather is better than on the British Islands, they drive on the right and there is no VAT. And the lookout point in the South has a highly promising name: Europe Point.”
