Are these places good to visit in the UK?

Chris asked: My girlfriend and I are going to the UK so we decided to go to these places:

London
Birmingham
Smethwick
Manchester
Whitby

Are these good places to visit? How are they like? Where else should we go?
This is our first time so what should we expect?

Which would you recommend as the best city break – Zürich or Geneva?

Ivan Drago asked: My girlfriend and I want to do a city break in Switzerland for a long weekend but we’re not sure whether we should go to Zürich or Geneva.

We are mainly interested in a relaxing, romantic few days with nice scenery and interesting monuments, buildings, etc, to see.

What are your views on these [...]