You do understand that the royal family is the only thing that makes Britain still interesting to the outer world, don't you?
Because it barely has anything to offer except of that.
What some old fossils riding about in Gold carriages that most tourists never even see? the history would still be there if the Royal family were gone, the buildings and castles etc, i first went to London when i was 11 on a School trip, we went to all the tourist places like Buckingham Palace the tower of London , never saw a member of the Royal family.
It is a brand. They are always in the news, their ceremonies, weddings, birthdays and all that stuff.
There are better soap operas om tv.
I saw the late Queen twice and Prince Charles once, but not in London, the Queen in my Town and Prince Charles in the Netherlands years ago at a commemoration for the Arnhem vets, so the tourists would still visit London.Must have known you were coming.
I saw Prince Charles once.
Okay, I will try to better explain my point. I am a foreigner, and what your country associates with in my view - something recognizable, that makes it different from the neighbours, something that has a historic value? The royals and the Victorian era. Having said that, I should admit that I don't care much about your royal buffoons and don't like some things that were common in the times of Victoria. But nevertheless, it is those things that make Britain 'British'.
When you visit Dublin you cant move for tourists. All sorts. There isnt a king of Ireland.
Well, maybe. Though I have no idea why to visit Ireland as a whole, and Dublin in particular.
I visited Dublin with a mate a few years back, interesting City, i wanted to see inside the post office where the Easter rising happened, very impressive building, visited the Guinness factory had a couple of pints of the black stuff, then visited the Jameson distillery, i don't like the stuff but was interested in the production, but i did try a single malt which i was told was the best, it still tasted like TCP to me Lol! then down to temple bar for a meal and a glass of wine with it, after that the flight back to Liverpool i fell asleep on the way back
I went on a stag weekend. The theme was "get pissed". We didnt really visit anywhere of interest. We did go to Jack Charltons local in Dublin. Its called Hill 13 or similar. We had a sing off with a big group of lads from Stoke.They were good lads but nowhere near our standard of singing.I visited Dublin with a mate a few years back, interesting City, i wanted to see inside the post office where the Easter rising happened, very impressive building, visited the Guinness factory had a couple of pints of the black stuff, then visited the Jameson distillery, i don't like the stuff but was interested in the production, but i did try a single malt which i was told was the best, it still tasted like TCP to me Lol! then down to temple bar for a meal and a glass of wine with it, after that the flight back to Liverpool i fell asleep on the way back
Good stuff, not just a kick off in Dublin with travellers, a few years ago i stayed a night in South Yorkshire at a Hotel for an event i go to every year, will be there next Weekend same Hotel, on the Saturday night i was in the Toby Carvery next to the hotel having my dinner served up by the Chef, there was a big guy with a cowboy hat stood next to me, i asked him what he was having and he said i am just looking which i thought was strange, turned out he was a traveller who had got married that day, it all kicked off in the car park that night they were fighting each other, from my room i had a ring side view.
They usually fight each other.Good stuff, not just a kick off in Dublin with travellers, a few years ago i stayed a night in South Yorkshire at a Hotel for an event i go to every year, will be there next Weekend same Hotel, on the Saturday night i was in the Toby Carvery next to the hotel having my dinner served up by the Chef, there was a big guy with a cowboy hat stood next to me, i asked him what he was having and he said i am just looking which i thought was strange, turned out he was a traveller who had got married that day, it all kicked off in the car park that night they were fighting each other, from my room i had a ring side view.
