Pair Your Pints With A Trip Through History On This British Pub Crawl Across London
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LONDON — One of the things I love most about living in England is pubs. There is nothing like sitting by a warm fire on a damp winter evening, drinking English ale with friends, or lounging on a wooden deck along the River Thames on a hot summer day, watching boats and kayaks pass by.
In England, where people are reserved compared to Americans, the pub counter, where you order your drinks and food, is one of the few places where it's appropriate to strike up a conversation with a stranger.
Despite living here for a few years, I knew little of the history behind the pub. So, I recently laid out my ownhistorical pub crawl across London,to learn about
