Moving around London: walking
Despite what many think, London is a city that is great for walking. There are many green areas and paths that vehicles can’t get to and the pavements all over the city are being improved all the time. Transport for London has been trying to support healthy and environment-friendly alternatives and now treats walking as […]
English words of German origin
English is a Germanic language, which means it is in the same family as German. Because of this many words are very similar or the same in both languages. This article is not about those, it is about words that came to modern English from modern German. We also have other posts about words from […]
Rooftop views in London
London has a beautiful skyline and luckily it can be seen from many places. Some are free, some you have to pay for. As with everything else in London there’s a variety of options including free parks, museums, galleries, restaurant pop-ups and upscale hotels. The popular Rooftops There are a few places that are […]
English words of Polish origin
Unlike Spanish or Portuguese, the Polish language hasn’t given English a lot of words. Of the few words English has borrowed from Polish, most have remained unchanged and they usually refer to Polish products (mostly food), so they are not too surprising but we can still find some interesting words to talk about. English […]
