6 Facts we love about the United Kingdom

Free Sofia Tour turns 6 years this week!

To celebrate this, we made a list of the 10 countries we’ve had most visitors from. So far we’ve presented to you our #10 Israel, #9 Netherlands, #8 Italy, #7 Australia, #6 France, #5 Spain, #4 Bulgaria and #3 Germany . Today, we will tell you 6 interesting facts about the country under number 2 by guests visits with 9600 visitors so far. We are talking about the United Kingdom.

Fact about the United Kingdom №1:

Big Ben does not refer to the famous clock tower, but actually to the bell.

Fact about the UK №2:

London’s skyscraper – The Shard, at 1,107 feet (350 m), is Europe’s tallest building.

Fact about the UK №3:

There is nowhere in Britain where you are more than 120 km (74.5 miles) from the sea.

Fact about the UK №4:

Soccer, rugby and polo were invented in England

Fact about the United Kingdom №5:

It is illegal to die in the houses of parliament

Fact about the United Kingdom №6: 

Queen Elizabeth II doesn’t have a passport because British passports are issued in her name.

Photo sources: Pixabay, The Herald