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Ethnic cuisine features an amazing variety of dishes. Local restaurants offer their guests a vast choice of inimitable treats. The city offers as well several eating houses specializing in exotic cuisine trend. Italian, French, Indian and Chinese cuisines are as popular as traditional British one. Tourists wishing to try genuine ethnic treats are recommended to order a beefsteak in one of the local restaurants. Meat dishes admirers will appreciate ethnic menu, a great assortment of roast beefs, sausages and other meat delicacies available in every eating house. Meat dishes are commonly added with various vegetable treats and sauces, which are cooked in a special way. All the ingredients are as little baked as it is only possible. The time of dish processing is reduced to minimum that helps to keep natural taste and flavor of vegetables. An important feature of local cuisine is preserving the natural taste of every dish in general and every ingredient in particular and scarce addition of sauces and spices. Another remarkable feature of the ethnic cuisine is lack of bread. Bread during meals is substituted with various puddings and cheese. Local cuisine keeps several hundred recipes of this popular ethnic treat. Puddings are cooked with cereals and added with vegetables and fruits. Breakfasts are another peculiar feature of ethnic cuisine as one should not hope for a traditional generous portions and vast choice of meals at the table. Guests will most probably be offered a … Read further

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One more religious place of interest is located in the center of Reading. This is St. James Church, the building of which took place in 1840. Despite the fact that the church is considered relatively "young", it is no less popular among tourists comparing to old churches and temples. Continue your acquaintance with the history of the city by making an excursion to the old school opened yet in the 12th century. It is … Open

Cultural excursion through Reading - things to see

Near the abbey tourists will discover another significant religious landmark being the St. Laurence’s Church. The church has preserved its initial look till nowadays, being an interesting place to visit and explore considering its archeological value. Another remarkable historical building siding with the abbey is the Prison of Reading. Oscar Wilde served his sentence exactly in this prison. This fact has added … Open

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In the center of the city is located an ancient Greyfriars church, built in the early 14th century. Initially, the church was part of a large monastery. Later, the monastery was destroyed, and the church was used for a variety of purposes. In the 16th century, it housed the town hall. After that the building was used as a hospital for the poor. A prison was opened in church, as well. Only in 1863, the church … Open

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7. The main type of public transport of Reading is a bus, running to all city districts as well as reaching its suburbs. The remarkable sites and landmarks are compactly located in a historic center of the city which is recommended to cross and explore on foot. 8. At the evening taxi is the only available transport means, taxi can be called by telephone or taken from a special parking lot. Tourists … Open

Moving around in Great Britain - transportation

Locals don’t move between cities by buses; they use trains instead. It will be much more comfortable, although the ticket price for trains is much higher. About 50 years ago, the railway line across the territory of the modern kingdom was in a very poor state. However, the authorities took action, and now the railway network in the UK is one of the best in Europe. The cost of the ticket depends on the class of the train and the length of the way. It is worth noting that you can get even to the most remote villages. Between the regions of the kingdom and between coastal cities, one can travel by means of water transport. In particular, you can use ferries. Special boats, water taxis, yachts and a variety of sightseeing small ships cruise the Thames. … Open

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