It may be small, but Britain is much more densely populated than the United States. It looms large in history, but if it were in the United States, it would only rank as the country’s 108th-largest river! And the Lake District, a mountainous region in the north of England famous for its many bodies of water, is smaller than the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Seen through American eyes, the United Kingdom isn’t just different – it’s tiny. It was there that he met the woman he’d marry just 16 months later.Īnd what else does Bryson make of his adopted country? But soon enough he found himself accepting a job in the local sanatorium. Initially, he’d planned on simply visiting old college friends. That was where he first put down roots after arriving in Britain in 1973. His aim was to spend a couple of weeks revisiting his favorite haunts and rediscovering his love for the island that had stolen his heart all those years ago.Īt the top of his list were places of personal significance – towns like Virginia Water just outside London. Before heading back to the States, however, he hit the road for a farewell tour.
After 20 years in Britain, American-born writer Bill Bryson decided to move back to the United States with his family to give his children the experience of sampling life in a different country.
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