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Bottom line is that KY is a beautiful place like England. I've been to many places in England and a native KYian. You might equate it to Chester, England. Maybe York.
The bonus is that it has much better food than either of those too places. By a long shot.
As a lifelong central Kentuckian who visited Europe over 30 years ago, I can attest that this is true. We travelled Europe and visited England last. We rode a bus from Dover to London, and it felt like we were home with the stone fences, horses and rolling green hills. Also England had ice! Lol.
I'm talking to a British guy now, who moved here to Kentucky from Maine with his ex-wife. He agrees that the topographies are similar. I wonder if that's why the Queen enjoyed visiting here so much.
As a lifelong central Kentuckian who visited Europe over 30 years ago, I can attest that this is true. We travelled Europe and visited England last. We rode a bus from Dover to London, and it felt like we were home with the stone fences, horses and rolling green hills. Also England had ice! Lol.
I'm talking to a British guy now, who moved here to Kentucky from Maine with his ex-wife. He agrees that the topographies are similar. I wonder if that's why the Queen enjoyed visiting here so much.
The Queen would visit central KY because she is a lover of horses. She wanted to see first hand the famous horse farms around Lexington and horse breeding programs. Of course having the countryside look like England probably made it all that more appealing for her to visit.
No, few similarities, and it is an entirely artificially created landscape. The Bluegrass Region would be mostly all wooded without modified development, and has few things in common with the climate of England, an area much further north in latitude with a very small yearly range in temperatures. Leeds, UK at over 53N latitude has a July average high temperature of 67F and an average January high temperature of 40F.
No, few similarities, and it is an entirely artificially created landscape. The Bluegrass Region would be mostly all wooded without modified development, and has few things in common with the climate of England, an area much further north in latitude with a very small yearly range in temperatures. Leeds, UK at over 53N latitude has a July average high temperature of 67F and an average January high temperature of 40F.
England is also an entirely artificially created landscape which was also mostly wooded when conquered by the Romans. England was cleared of most of it's forests before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas. Regardless of the temperature differences, the landscapes are quite similar. Regular rain and consistent moisture, very green rolling hills, patches of deciduous forests and trees in areas.
The Queen would visit central KY because she is a lover of horses. She wanted to see first hand the famous horse farms around Lexington and horse breeding programs. Of course having the countryside look like England probably made it all that more appealing for her to visit.
I heard that HM The Queen developed a taste for Winchester beer cheese when she visited Kentucky. No wonder. The stuff is awesome! Kind of like a thicker take on pimento cheese with a kick. All I can get here in SC is a cheap Kroger knockoff, for some reason they don't carry Big Russ brand anymore.
I have only been to London in the UK, but I can tell you that the area about 40-50 miles northeast of Paris, around Amiens, looks something like driving west of I-64 from around Mount Sterling to Lexington, very gently sloping as you come off the Cumberland Escarpment west of Owingsville, at the point where you're finally out of the hills and coming down into the Bluegrass proper. I saw this from the Thalys train from Brussels to Paris, the same one where the three American men overpowered the terrorist a few years back.
The Queen would visit central KY because she is a lover of horses. She wanted to see first hand the famous horse farms around Lexington and horse breeding programs. Of course having the countryside look like England probably made it all that more appealing for her to visit.
The Queen was given a container of Hall's Beer Cheese in a "welcome basket" of traditional Kentucky treats. She enjoyed it so much so that the makers, Hall's (on the River), near Boonesboro, advertised that the Queen came for the horses - but came back for the beer cheese!
Queen Elizabeth II has privately visited the Bluegrass (where she has sent her thoroughbred mares for breeding to American stallions) four times, accompanied by Prince Philip on her last visit, in 2007, which was a private few days following an official tour that included Jamestown's 400th anniversary and the Kentucky Derby. I saw them depart Lexington's Bluegrass Airport (from a great distance). They wasted no time going up the steps and into the plane, which was airborne and heading east within five minutes of their boarding.
I would be extremely surprised if the Queen ever returns - not due to a dislike of horses and the Bluegrass, but due to her remarkable age. She was not young on her previous visits, however, and obviously enjoyed her visits here thoroughly, so who knows? If she ever returns, she'll be made as welcome as she was previously - and left pretty much alone to enjoy her stay.
Wonder if the Queen ever tried another Clark County treat, Ale8One, with her beer cheese?
Last edited by CraigCreek; 06-22-2021 at 03:15 PM..
Wonder if the Queen ever tried another Clark County treat, Ale8One, with her beer cheese?
I actually thought of that. I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
Just so long as she made it to Sir Pizza on North Broadway (assuming they hadn't moved to New Circle Road by then). That is the gold standard of all pizza, bar none. The North Carolina iteration of Sir Pizza is close, but not quite there. I haven't had a Lexington Sir Pizza in probably 30 years (been away awhile).
Much of this country, on the east coast looks like England also because everything in this country originally came from England. This country was founded by England. Our architecture, our road system, our government, police state, our school systems, our elections, our freedom came England. Much of these pictures look similar to what you would see in the New England states as well.
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