25 reasons to never come to Birmingham

Nothing good there just is not!

1. Boring architecture - gray boxes.

The building of the municipality, built in classical style in the early 19th century, on Victoria Square in the city center.

2. In fact - just an old pile of stones.

Museum Selly Manor, mansion of the 14th century.

3. Well, where else are they building such junk of the times of the 70s?

The Bullring Shopping Center, opened in 2003.

4. Wherever you look - the gloom is everywhere, even the gray water.

Park Cannon Hill - 101 hectares of protected forest, places for picnics, sports grounds and other public places.

5. And in winter you can just die with boredom.

Christmas Market in Birmingham, the largest in England, it is visited annually by more than 5 million tourists.

6. Are there more channels here than in Venice? Yes it's solid streams of garbage!

A canal in the center of Birmingham.

7. The city is surrounded by some roads with intricate interchanges.

Lickey Hills Park, one of the oldest in the vicinity of Birmingham.

8. Complete stagnation in the cultural life.

Ozzy Osbourne and the Black Sabbath at a performance in Birmingham.

9. Do you know at least one celebrity from Birmingham?

The Durand Durand Group was formed in Birmingham in 1978.

10. A sign person in this backwater? Do not make me laugh!

A memorial tablet on the house in which Tolkien lived.

11. The inhabitants of Birmingham are completely devoid of a sense of humor.

Covering one letter in the name of the street, the jokers turned the Dogpool alley into a "footpath for dogs".

12. What kind of tourists? What to look at?

Collection of rhododendrons in the botanical garden.

13. This city is not famous at all.

One of the world's largest confectionery companies, famous for their chocolate, Cadbury, was founded in Birmingham almost 200 years ago.

14. And no sports teams.

One of the oldest professional English football clubs Aston Villa was founded in Birmingham more than 140 years ago.

15. Yes, who can come up with sporting events here?

In Birmingham is the second largest in England cricket ground for 25 000 spectators.

16. The city center is overloaded with transport.

Illuminated colonnade of Town Hall, the main concert hall of Birmingham.

17. There is no place to eat here at all.

In Indian restaurants with their famous spicy dishes, the visiting card is dishes flavored with curry.

18. There is no decent restaurant.

The restaurant in Chinatown.

19. No exotic animals ...

Peacock in the botanical garden.

20. Or people of non-traditional orientation.

Birmingham Pride is a weekly gay festival, held annually since 1983.

21. If you want to join the cultural heritage - you are not here.

Built in hi-tech style in 2013, the Birmingham library has more than 800,000 volumes and is estimated at nearly 190 million pounds.

22. Complete lack of one's own style.

Birmingham University is one of the largest and most prestigious educational institutions in the world, it trains about 20 thousand students.

23. In general, the uttermost hole.

An alloy of classical and modern architecture in the central Victoria Square.

24. Absolutely nowhere to go.

The picturesquely intersected by the canals, the Brindleyplace area unites modern and ancient buildings, where numerous shops, restaurants, theaters and galleries are conveniently located.

25. Believe me, there's absolutely nothing to do for an inveterate tourist.

Wide avenues of an old park.