Train services
There’s one national company that provides train services all over the USA. This company is called Amtrak; it connects only 500 cities and towns in the USA. This is very small number. If you...
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Trainspotters
Trainspotters are people who are fond of trains so that they stand on the platform and write notes (numbers) about all trains, wagons and so on. They are the best people to ask if...
The biggest cities in Britain
The biggest cities in Britain (London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Liverpool, Glasgow) have the underground system. It’s called a tube in London and it is the oldest underground in the world-built in 1863. It operates...
Consumption of British cars
Consumption of British cars is expressed in miles per gallon. The reason is that in England, there are 2 coexisting systems • metric • imperial – more common In England you may still buy...
If you choose any of these means
If you choose any of these means, you must go through immigration control. Immigration officers divide all travelers into 2 groups:• EC citizens-of countries that participate in the EU • non-EC citizens. All non-EC...
Travelling in England
The UK is an insular country (located on islands). This fact that the British Isles are surrounded by sea determines the means of transport between the continental Europe and the British Isles.We have three...
Medical care in the Czech Republic, Great Britain and USA
Medical care in our country is free of charge but patient partly shares some treatment and medicine. According to law, all citizens are covered by health insurance.Most people belong to the General Health Insurance...
Weather and time
The Czech Republic has moderate continental climate.There are some differences between summer and winter but they are not so big.A year is divided into five seasons:spring, summer, autumn(fall-american autumn) and winter.Each season lasts about...
British travelling
The biggest difference is that British drive on the left. So the steering wheel is on the right side. There are 22 million vehicles on the road in Britain. Over 65% adults have a...
Health and diseases, parts of the body
Health There are two types of health facilities in our country:state and private ones.Medical care is provided for our citizens from birth to death.There is prenatal care which includes medical check-ups before the child...
