Tea towels are for drying kitchenware after washing. In Britain it is popular to have colourfully decorated tea towels, often given as gifts or bought as souvenirs. Most tourist spots will have a selection of decorated tea towels. This page show …
British cheese is one of Britain’s best contributions to the world of food! In fact, there are more varieties produced in Britain than in France. Take a look at this list on Wikipedia; it’s very long! Any large supermarket will …
“The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain” 日本題は‘ウエールズの山’英語では‘丘を登り、山を降りたイギリス人’、と、長いです。 This movie stars Hugh Grant as a cartographer, map maker. It is set inWales during World War I when life was hard and people didn’t have much …
Sissinghurst Castle is in the Kent countryside, known as ‘The Garden Of England’, in South-East England. 日本人が観光に行くと、その土地の大きなお寺や神社,お城に行くように、イギリス人は、Castle を訪れます。 Sissinghurst Castle は、イギリスの庭 と呼ばれている、Kent州の田園地方にあります。近くに美しいファームハウスのB&Bがありますがありますので、（安くはありませんが）ロンドンからでも、ゆっくりできますよ。 Near the castle is Sissinghurst Castle Farmhouse B&B (like a hotel, but in the owner’s house). It isn’t cheap, but it is a …
British like to cover their dining table at every mealtime. It is something I think of as being typically British. Because of this, there are many types of tablecloth design available, and most are cotton or linen. イギリス人は、木製のテーブルに、直に食器を置きません。多くの家庭で、まず、テーブルクロスを使います。ご興味のある方は、下記ページで、実際の商品をご覧いただけます。 Here is …
British don’t often use the word ‘beer’ because in English it describes a wide variety of types of drink. British beer is varied, like its cheese. There is lager (like most Japanese beer), bitter, stout, porter, cider, mild and ale. …
イギリスでコテージというと、日本語で使う、簡素な別荘のような建物を指す場合と、昔風の（わらぶき屋根が多いです）、田舎にある小さくあたたかい雰囲気の家を指す場合があります。後者のコテージの、小さい置物はとても可愛らしく、美しいので人気で、イギリスのリビングルームでよく見られます。 Model cottages are very popular ornaments depicting traditional British county houses. Here are some examples: They are popular as collections, diplayed in the living room on shelves or in cases, like this: