Some of the top places to visit in Great Britain

Today, let’s talk about some top places to visit in Great Britain. London probably tops the list. The capital city offers visitors Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. West End attractions include Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. Many tourists can experience going on a red London bus or riding in a black London taxi. London is huge! It offers visitors some wonderful theatres and sports venues.

Probably the second most visited city is Edinburgh in Scotland. It is especially popular around New Year’s Eve and during the summer when it hosts the Edinburgh Festival. Further north you will get to John O’Groats and see some admirable coastal views.

Bath in the West of England is highly popular with foreign visitors. It is famous for its Georgian architecture and its Roman baths.

Adventurous tourists can walk The Pennines or climb Snowdonia. In the countryside tourists can visit quaint (причудливый) rural towns and villages with inviting pubs and picturesque village greens.

Of course, the list of places to visit in Britain is endless…

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New York’s new generation of yellow taxis

New York’s famous yellow taxis are changing these days. New York City has picked the Nissan minivan to be its next cab. The Japanese car company Nissan Motors has won the contract to provide the next generation of New York taxis. The deal was announced recently by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The new vehicle features an overhead window to offer views of city skyscrapers, and charging stations for mobile phones and laptops. The car will also feature satellite navigation, so passengers will not have to debate with drivers who do not know their way around.

Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg said that for the first time New York taxis would include rear passenger airbags. He also noted that the van had passed its crash tests, not just as the NV200 street model, but as the taxi model which included the partition wall (перегородки) and other taxi components. By 2017, Nissan will be able to manufacture the cars to run solely on electricity, New York City Hall said in a statement.

New York’s 13, 000 yellow cabs carry about 600, 000 passengers a day, and are the only vehicles permitted to pick up passengers off the street. The NV200, which will be built in Nissan plants in Mexico, is the first to be designed specifically for use as a New York City taxi.

The new taxis have been designed with both tourists and locals in mind. All taxis currently on the road will be replaced by 2018.

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