English tour 2005-2006

I arrived here in October 31ts, 2005, just to celebrate Samhain. My first week was spent travelling from London to Nuneaton, but before I visited Maidenhead to see my friend Anne, then I arrived to the one that was my very first home in England, with a friend who made possible to make some dreams come true.

the first place visited after along trip to London and then from London to Midenhead and then Nuneaton, was Coventry.

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. With a population of 303,475 at the 2001 Census (306,000 est. 2007), Coventry is the ninth largest city in England and the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.[1] It is also the second largest city after Birmingham in the English Midlands by population. Coventry is situated 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London and 19 miles (30 km) east of Birmingham, and is notable for being further from the coast than any other city in Britain. Although harbouring a population of almost a third of a million inhabitants, Coventry is not amongst the English Core Cities Group due to its proximity to Birmingham. as you may read in Wikipedia.

Coventry Cathedral is notable by way of it being amongst the most modern cathedrals in the world, having been built following the World War II bombing of the old cathedral by the Luftwaffe. Coventry has since developed an international reputation as one of Europe's major cities of peace and reconciliation, centred around its Cathedral, and holds an annual Peace Month.Coventry is also notable because Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and also because it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts. Coventry is also famous for the legendary 11th century exploits of Lady Godiva. Their football team is Coventry City F.C who are in the Coca-Cola Championship and were founded in 1883.

This is the Cathedral, which was preserved as a memorial of WW II, and next to it the new Cathedral was built.

This is November 1st, 2005, one day after I arrived. Everything was new and exciting for me here, and that is something I hope I can keep in my memory as a treasure.