Article written by nolann on august, 7th 2014 the story i am going to tell you today is not a usual one. this year, britain’s got talent came back on our screens for an 8th season with an additional concept in the game: now, the judges can press only once a golden buzzer. as a consequence, if a candidate has the golden buzzer pressed, he is direc

Article written on april, 22nd 2015 built between 1675 and 1710, st paul’s cathedral is one of the most popular attractions in london. the royal events’ hostess overhangs london in its greatness and majesty. in addition to the visit of the whole cathedral, tickets also offer the opportunity to the bravest to walk up until you reach the dome whi

Article written by nolann on august, 6th 2014 hyde park is the green lung of london. this 142-hectare-vast park housed the great exhibition in 1851. it is a relaxation place where londoners and tourists can picnic, play football, walk. there are play areas such as tennis fields. one can also sail on pedal boat or small boat on serpentine. impossibl

Article written on april, 20 2015 today’s book is one these books that we have all heard about. it is a real classic, written by a true genius : the picture of dorian gray, by oscar wilde. here is a little recap : dorian gray, a young dandy comes back to london and meets lord henry who gives him his idea of how a life should be lived. dorian wond

Dear readers, the blog is going to be closed from now on for 2 weeks. new articles are being written and time to write is needed. i've come back from london so i've good a great deal of things to tell you ! the articles are available, but there won't be any new one for 2 weeks. thank you for your understanding ! see you soon ! the webmaster. chers

Article written by nolann on august, 4th 2014 the hundred-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared is a novel written by jonas jonasson which came out in 2009. it tells the story of an old man who decides to run away from his retirement home on the day of his hundredth birthday. then, he meets people and experience adventures while t

Article written by nolann on september, 19th 2014 on thursday, scottish people went to the polls to decide what they wished for their future. after 2 years of debate, there it is, the final issue. and the answer to that simple question of independence is no ! indeed, the unionists won the referendum with 55.3%. i must admit i was totally relieved w

Les cornish pasties sont des petits chaussons très populaires outre-manche. historiquement, ils l'étaient vraiment chez les travailleurs en extérieur, les écoliers et les salariés qui mangeaient dehors car ils permettaient de garder la viande ou le poisson à l'intérieur chaud(e). les anglais les mettaient alors dans leur lunch-box et se rég

La recette du trifle remonte au xviiième siècle sous le règne du roi georges. a cette époque, les aristocrates anglais et la cour employaient des chefs venus de france ou d'italie. le trifle est un mélange de toutes ces influences : biscuit de savoie ou génoise, fruits du kent, custard anglaise et crème chantilly. il était préparé dans un

Article written on april, 18th 2015 last year's good statistics encouraged me to reopen my blog ! and, indeed, britishlife is back !! new articles, new pieces of advice, new recipes ... and new readers i hope !! it all begins next monday ! get ready ! article écrit le 18 avril 2015 les bonnes statistiques de l'année dernière m'ont encouragé à