Location

I would like to explain basic information of the location.

First, I want to write about the longitude and the latitude. The United Kingdom located in the Northern from Japan. The longitude of the London is 0° and the latitude is 51゜N. On the other hand, the longitude of Tokyo is 139゜east and the latitude is 35゜N. Click here to see the world map. Therefore, the daytime in winter in the UK is shorter than that of Japan, and the daytime in summer in the UK is longer than that of Japan. Second, I would like to describe the size. The size of the UK is about 244,820 square kilometers, and the size of Japan is about 377,835 square kilometers. Third, I want to write about time difference. Japan is 1.5 times as large as the UK. The time difference is 9 hours between Japan and the UK. When it is 1:00 p.m. in Japan, it is 4:00 a.m. of the same day in the UK.

Next, I would like to tell about the countries that people can go from London by train called Eurostar. By using Eurostar, they can go to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, or many other EU countries from London. Click here to see information of Eurostar. You can go to Paris from 59 euros and it takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes. You can go to Brussels also from 59 euros and it takes about 1 hour and 51 minutes. You can go to Amsterdam from 89 euros and it takes about 5 hours and 5 minutes.

It sounds nice that you can travel many countries by using train. I want to travel EU countries by riding Eurostar someday.

England

I don't know much about England, but I know that fish and chips is popular food in England. Fish and chips is fried fish and fried chipped potatoes. English tea is also famous. English people enjoy afternoon tea. It doesn't mean just drinking tea but it means drinking tea and having some sweets or cakes. I have heard that some schools in England have tea break time during classes. I want to eat fish and chips and drink English tea with some cakes!

My favorite essay

I like Rumi's essay the best. All information was very interesting and easy to read. I didn't know what does "waka" mean, but actually, it means "car". Rumi told those interesting details. Three points of her essay were clear and all points were interesting. Especially, I was interested in food in the past. I cannot believe that people had eaten human meat or bats. I think that she researches a lot and found nice information.