30th November 2008 - by Ken Sand
5 Attractions to Avoid in Birmingham
Are you visiting Birmingham and looking for some tips on what
to do? Unfortunately, you'll have to look elsewhere. In this
article you ll get the insight on 5 things that are best
avoided when visiting the English city.
Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK. Historically,
it is know for one of the places where the industrial
revolution originated. Its central placement in the middle of
England - The Midlands, was vital to its industrial rise. Due
to all the factories in the area, Birmingham was known as the
industrial powerhouse of Britain. Today, the city has left its
dark and polluted past. The service economies are dominating
and it is unlikely that you'll bump into a miner when visiting
the city.
Shopping, the museums and football are all attractions that
make people visit Birmingham. But, it's also plenty of things
you should avoid when visiting the former industrial
powerhouse. Let's explore the butt end of Birmingham. Venture
at your peril pavements of puke, brave graveyards of Goths or
loiter about libraries of concrete. Here we collide with what
should be censored in the city and its centre. The following 5
things are best avoided:
1. Broad Street on a Saturday
England is known for its party culture. And no better place to
witness it is on Broad Street on Saturday nights. Here you’ll
find a breed of species pretty common in UK cities. The female
will be decked out in cleavage exposing baby doll dresses in
the dead of winter and the male’s head will be covered in gel.
Funnily enough it has got better - it used to be covered in
human puke and piss post 10pm on a Saturday night.
2. St Phillips Cathedral on a weekend
Former known as a landmark, today, littered by infinite numbers
of Emos dressed in stripy tights and black lipstick. While the
picturesque cathedral has plenty of benches to park your
derrière on, you’ll be pushed to find breathing space among
this spotty bunch of yoots.
3. Birmingham Central Library
Not even the world’s greatest literature can take the “Urrrgh!”
outta this urrrghly 70s block of concrete, masquerading as a
public library. One of the reasons Birmingham city dwellers as
well as outsiders voted Brum one of the ugliest cities in the
UK. Debate has raged about demolishing the building, but, as of
2008, it s still there.
4. Pallasades Shopping Centre
Unfortunately located above New Street Station this Chavtastic
shopping centre houses tit for tat shops but mostly just tat.
You’ll find everything here that you would do in an ordinary
town centre and as such it does nothing for the city
itself.
5. Cadbury’s World
Unless you’ve got kids, or are yourself incredibly childish,
it’s really an attraction you can miss. Even breathing in the
chocolate scented air surrounding the attraction could gain
10lbs to your waistline.
That's 5 things to avoid while visiting. Enjoy the best of what
the city has to offer, stay out of the 5 things mentioned above
and you are on your way to have a successful visit to
Birmingham.
Article Source: http://www.articlesabroad.com
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