But in spite of fashion, fine dining, clubbing, shopping in Britain English people travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.
Some people think the only way to travel is on foot because they can experience present moment with their eyes and their ears. Others prefer to travel at high speeds: by rail or by plane. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined for British Rail offers high standards of fast, comfortable and easy travel. Travelling by air is also popular - Heathrow in the west of London is the busiest international airport in the world. Within Britain there is a good network of domestic air routes. Another means of travel is by sea - tour operators in England offer various sea and river trips: from a cruise round Europe on a luxury liner to a sightseeing trip down the Thames in London. And of course touring by coach and by car is very popular. Taken from:
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1. They devoted an interesting material to the trip of the President abroad.
2. The Times strongly supports the Conservative Party.
3. Have they ever printed this tabloid in your city? — No, but they have printed and circulated it in the capital.
4. The visitors of the exhibition did not take notice of the young correspondent's photographs.
5. The “Establishment” have always used The Times for announcements of births, marriages and deaths.
He left South Africa to return to England with his mother and his brother, Hilary. His father, Arthur, was supposed also to return to England within the next few months. However, Arthur Tolkien died of rheumatic fever while still in South Africa. This left the grieving family in relatively dire straights and on a very limited income. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
They soon moved to Birmingham, England, so that young Tolkien could attend King Edward VI school. His mother, Mabel, converted to Catholicism and the religion would have a long lasting effect on young Tolkien. The family was befriended by the Parish Priest, Father Francis Morgan, who would see the Tolkiens through some troubled times.
An avid reader, Tolkien was influenced by some of the great writers of his day including G.K. Chesterton and H.G. Wells. It was during this period of financial hardship, but intellectual stimulation that Tolkien suffered the loss of his devoted mother. She succumbed to diabetes in 1904 when Tolkien was only 12 years of age.
Father Morgan took over as his guardian, placing him first with an aunt and then at a boarding house for orphans. It was at this boarding house, at the age of 16 that he would meet and fall in love with Edith Bratt. Naturally, their relationship was frowned upon. Tolkien and Edith were caught in affectionate circumstances - they bicycled together out to the countryside surrounding the city and had a picnic.
Edith became somewhat of an obsession for Tolkien, and his guardian, Father Morgan, determined to separate the young couple. For, it seemed that their relationship was interfering with Tolkien's studies and leaving him ill-prepared to take exams to enter college. This was driven home to him when he failed to enter the college on his first try. Tolkien temporarily swore off the love of his life an knuckled down to the work at hand. On his second try he succeeded in obtaining a scholarship to Oxford.