Beyond the Postcard: An American's Refreshingly Honest Take on England: A Complete Guide When you think of England, what pops into your head? For a lot of people, it’s a vivid mix of royal palaces, those iconic red double-decker buses, and the grand halls of Westminster. It’s the England you see in movies and read about in history books—a place that feels both familiar and intriguingly distant. As an American, my view was shaped by these very images. So, when I finally got th