Chapter 443 Dark Ages
I went to Hyde Park for a run in the early morning and was my favorite moment in London. Hyde Park was adjacent to the downtown city in the north and south, but the park was extremely quiet, with towering trees and endless green fields. The wild birds in the bushes made crisp and pleasant chirping, quietly feeling the most wonderful fit between sports and travel.
On the way, I saw an old man reading newspaper quietly on a bench, a couple with dogs doing yoga on the lawn, a little boy feeding swans by the blue lake, and a young man with glasses reading on the back of a big tree. Running in the scenery is a unique experience.
hide The restaurant is right opposite Hyde Park. It is a luxury restaurant hidden in the city. It opened 5 months and got a Michelin star. A log spiral staircase divides Hide �
The underground is a bar and a private room, which is also full of design. For example, this private room with the theme of "Bookhouse" is full of flying book pages on the entire vaulted ceiling, which is completely a Harry Potter-like space magic.
Of course, you can't miss the 10th anniversary of the Tate Gallery. The largest Van Gogh exhibition in the UK in the past year - "Van Gogh and Britain". It has been 72 years since the last Van Gogh exhibition was held.
Every artist is a lunatic. Perhaps after 100 years of today, we still cannot understand Van Gogh's inner world, but we can experience his passionate and short life through works.
Engels once said: Museums are the eyes of the city. Through these eyes, we can transcend the long river of history, find the past that has passed, and awaken the sleeping beauty again.
Knightsbridge is a street in the west of central London, and this road runs west along the south side of Hyde Park and up to Brompton Road; when referring to the Knightsbridge area in London, it usually refers to the surrounding area of the Underground Knightsbridge Station.
This area is a very prosperous and fashionable business district in London, with the well-known Harold Department Store and Chafenigo Department Store. There are various gorgeous high-end restaurants, fashion stores, and high-end residential areas around it. Walking around Knightsbridge, you can enjoy the unique atmosphere of London while enjoying the movie scene.
Many areas in the department store are designed with high designs, and even atrium full of ornate decorations is located at the corners of the escalator. Even the ceiling is unique! This area in the photo is built into an Egyptian-style area with giant statues of pharaohs and three-dimensional carvings; the ceiling of the G-lou Food Store is full of exquisite and colorful reliefs, and many exaggerated multi-layer crystal chandeliers are hung, which makes people feel like they are in a British palace in the 19th century.
Buy a special snack, wrap the meat stuffing with powdered soft-boiled eggs, then wrap it with egg liquid and drink bread flour and fried until golden. Usually, it will be served with salad, sauce or fries. Personally, I like soft-boiled eggs with sauce and try it. Many people say that the flavor of this scotchtails in the market is very authentic Scottish eggs.
When it comes to the history of Britain, we have to talk about the dark medieval ages. In many medieval films, we have seen the era of bloody and violent killing, such as the Tudors, the Viking Age, the Narnia legend, etc. In Britain, you must return to the medieval atmosphere to feel the origin of Britain.
The Middle Ages were about 476 AD to 1640 AD, from the demise of the Western Roman Empire to the bourgeois revolution in the UK. In the Middle Ages, social productivity was backward, people lived in poverty, Catholicism was extremely imprisoned on people's thoughts, people's lives were very painful, and the economy was stagnant. Therefore, the 900 years of the Middle Ages were generally called the Dark Age in Europe and the United States.
During this period, Britain was very dark, bloody and chaotic. The most representative king of Britain during this period was Henry VIII in the Tudor dynasty. He had 6 queens in his life, cut off the heads of three of them, broke away from the rule of Catholicism, and established a violent Protestant king for a woman, and his daughter was the most solid ruler of the Tudor dynasty.
The Tower of London is dedicated to the detention of noble prisoners. The guillotine here has beheaded countless London nobles. The most famous prisoner is Henry VIII's second wife, the famous Anne Bolin, who was executed on May 19, 1536 for being charged with treason. The way to behead her was to use a sword instead of an axe according to her last wishes.
The most expensive collection is the Queen of England’s gem crown. When there are many people, the team will line up to the garden, so everyone must queue up to see it. I waited for about half an hour before I entered, so I must not give up, because the jewelry here is a treasure that many big thieves have been peeping at for a long time.
Chapter completed!