National Museum, Riyadh

Advantages: Shopping, low prices.
Disadvantages: Lack of night life!

...a car. Hiring is cheap, but petrol prices are even cheaper. We could fill up our Discovery for about £20. A word of warning, Saudi road laws are less than impressive. Saudi nationals are able to drive when their father says they are old enough, so don’t be shocked if you see someone who looks like a 10 year old, they probably are 10… Shopping in Saudi is as good as anywhere in the world. Harvey Nichols has a store, as do countless other internationally known shops. But you can’t visit Riyadh without seeing the souks where you can pick up cheap jewellery! Cheap doesn’t mean low quality though. My mum brought a £1000 diamond ring in Saudi, which was valued at £15000 back in the UK, enough said really! Rates of crime are low, as you’d expect in a country with capitol punishment. If you so wish, every Friday... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to get to.
Disadvantages: Can be expensive.

...York is a very interesting and historic city. There are many informative and fascinating places to visit. These include the Minster, the National Railway Museum, the Yorvic VViking Centre amd the Castle Museum. Then there are the many less well known places, such as the Richard the III Museum. It is well worth a visit and Fairfax House, these two gems are well worth a look. If history is not your thing, there are plenty of large shops and a great number of small and independant stores to choose from. A shoppers paradise!... Read review

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Advantages: If you are interested in weapons...
Disadvantages: Conventional exhibition

...I went to the National Army Museum with a school visit. We had to go there by ourselve and meet each other at the front door. When you get off from the tube station, there is not clear direction. You'd better bring a map with you so that you can find your way. Also it does not seem to be too well-known in that area because when we tried to ask someone in the shop the direction, no one is sure about where we should go. The exhibitions in the museum are rather conventional. Most of the cases you see many weapons lying in glass cases, with labels printed with very small font size. There is a comparatively new gallery in the second (or third) floor. I can't quite remember the theme of that gallery, but that is the most interesting exhibition in that museum. For me this museum seems to be the "gentleman's club" that only specilists... Read review

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