Birmingham

We went to Birmingham. It's a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England and the second most populous city in the UK. During the medieval period, Birmingham was a medium-sized market town and developed as industrial city due to the Industrial Revolution. The name of Birmingham comes from the Old English 'Beormingaham', meaning the homestead of Beorma's family or followers. It's the name of an Anglian tribal group who established that area as their primary settlement in pre-Roman times.

It was my second visit to Birmingham, but I didn't have enough time to walk around the city each time. Birmingham is now a famous of architectural achievements. Mixture of old buildings and new modernistic and unusual design buildings is one of characteristic view in the Europe. But the view from the train window, the city doesn't have a good image for me, just that of graffiti. But as a train move towards suburban, winding canal close in and out the rail track. It's really nice.

The Rotunda

St. Martin's Church

Bullring Shopping Centre



Selfridges Building