British Way of Drinking Tea

When I was a child, I thought that Chinese and Japanese were the only tea drinkers in the world. However, I realise now that actually the Brits drinks a lot of tea. According to the Wikipedia, British tea consumption is 6th in the world. To think about it, it's not hard to find tea bags and sugar in any draws at work.

I discover that British people seem to drink tea at a certain time of the day. I think they normally drink at least 4 cups a day. Let's take my husband as an example: a cuppa with his breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. Then he must have a final cup of tea after dinner so that he would feel his day is 'completed'.

Unlike Chinese, when English drinks tea, they would add milk and sugar. My husband said that if you use a tea pot to make tea, you should pour the milk first, then tea follows by sugar. But if you are using tea bags, then you should put the bag and sugar first, pour in the hot water than the milk. But it's still debatable on how to make a proper English cuppa!

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Bradford-on-Avon

When planning a trip to the UK, you may think of the well-known cities like London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Liverpool. However, there are many lovely towns and villages in the UK which are worth to pay a visit, for example, Bradford-on-Avon which is located nearby Bath.

According to the history, people started to live in this village from the ancient Roman period. However, the local buildings have a strong sense of English style architect.

As the name suggested, the River Avon runs through this town. If you have time, you may wish to enjoy the scenery of Avon by following the proposed routes from the local town map.

Note: It takes around 15 minutes to go from Bath to Bradford-on-Avon by train. If you would like to find out more traveling information at the UK, please feel free to contact me.

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GB Football Match in 2012 Olympic Games

Generally, I'm not particularly keen to watch sport competitions. But, like everybody else, because the Olympics is happening in London, I've been glued to the telly and searching online for the latest news. Last Saturday and again yesterday, I went to Cardiff to watch some Olympic football matches. Each match had different feel to it.

The first one was the women's competition group match between Brazil and New Zealand. Maybe because it wasn't Team GB, and there were fewer spectators, the atmosphere was more peaceful.

Next up was Team GB against Cameroon. More fans arrived for this match, and the atmosphere became suddenly more heated.

Although the female GB match was quite good (they won 3-0), the atmosphere in final match I saw was much stronger, the men's competition match between GB and South Korea. The stadium was completely full!

After playing for 120 minutes, it was Team GB 1-1 South Korea. The most exciting but cruel way to find the winner was with penalties. Unfortunately, GB just need more skill and practice (as usual). They failed to go through to the next round. However, I'm glad that I could participate in the Olympics and support Team GB. I'll cherish the experience!

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Olympic Touch @ Bristol

Olympic games is coming to London! The Olympic Touch has arrived at Bristol on 21 May 2012. Needless to say I didn't miss the chance to be part of this historical moment.

Unusually, the weather was very nice that day, sunny and warm. The touch carriers are not necessary celebrities or famous sportsmen. Even "ordinary" people can deliver it. The touch was there when I arrived, so I immediately found a good spot to take a picture. At that moment, I realised that one of my work colleagues called Jo - the one who taught me how to make Chocolate Brownies - was the carrier. I couldn't believe it!

People asked me whether or not I would go to watch any of the Olympic games. I actually didn't plan to watch any. However, I soon realised that Team GB will be participating in football at Cardiff, which is not far from where I live. So, I bought the tickets and will be watching three matches. Can't wait!

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