Wednesday, October 31, 2012

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)

 
Sydney is the more popular city in Australia and the more big city. In the metropolitan area, was surrounded by national parks within bays and rivers. The weather in Sydney is humid and hot, because it has some beaches. 
Sydney has important cultural institutions as the Sydney´s famous Opera House, the city Recital Hall and the Sydney Teather. Sydney also has an extensive public transport network that includes rail, buses, monorail and ferries.  
The best know places by turist are the Sydney´s Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Luna Park.
I really want to go Sydney, I want to know the Sydney´s Opera House and of course it´s beaches.

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

Brazil is located in South America. its capital is Brasilia. the official language is portuguese. its inhabitants are Brazilians. its limate is tropical but it can also vary. Brazil is knows for its large cities Rio de janeiro and Sao paulo. the city of Rio de janeiro is the most recognized because you can do extreme sports. shopping and go  party at night. an  important tradition is the music like Bossa nova and Lambadoson are the most reconized worldwide. the food is delicious, somo of thetipical dishes are Feilada, Lomo salteado and Moqueca. in conclusion Brazil is a beatiful country to visit. 
PARIS:

Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It's the world's first tourism destination. You can visit the most destination famous monument in Paris "The Eiffel Tower". However, you have to wait in a long line, so you can do other things in Paris. You can go to "The Montparnasse Tower" and you can get a good view of the city. If you want to know an old place you can go to "La Place des Vosges" and "La Maison de Victor Hugo". It's a place with an architecture from the 17th century. After that, you can enjoy delicious French food. For example everyone loves to eat the macarons, they're a kind of candy, they're kind of like the chocolates in Switzerland.

CAPURGANÁ

CAPURGANÁ


I am going to talk about "Capurganá". Capurganá is a little town located in Colombia for this reason they speak spanish there. The typical food in Capurganá is fried fish, seafood and coconut rice. I want to talk about this town because i think that it's a beautiful place where you can forget all the city routine and you can live a wonderful experience. In Capurganá you can't drive a car because this town is disconnected from the rest of Colombia. Neither, you can't go to movies, shopping in a mall or go to the museum because in this town you can forget the city routine, but in Capurganá you can enjoy the crystaline water, coral sand and a rain forest with montains and waterfalls. Also, you can visit "La isla de los pájaros" and "La piscina de los dioses". There you can see variety of colors fish and waterfowl. In the beach "El aguacate" you can eat a delicious typical food. If you enjoy to walk you can take a nature hike to "Cascada del cielo". Also, yo can walk for two hours to "Sapzurro". The people that like snorkel (It's a kind of like a diving) can find a variety of coral reefs and a diversity of wildlife like hawksbill (it's a kind of tortoise), loobsters, crabs, angelfish, parrotfish, blowfish, sharks, etc. This is a little description about Capurganá. If you wshi to know more about this town you should visit it.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

GERMANY


Germany or The Federal Republic of Germany is a Country in Central Europe and is part of the European Union (EU). It's capital is the City of Berlin and the official language is German. Berlin is the largest city in the country with more than 3 million people and the second largest city of Europe. The most famous tourist sites of Berlin are: The Berlin Wall, The Branderburg Gate, The Reischtag, the Siegessaule (Victory Column), Postdamer Platz and more.
You can also go to the Museum Island and visit the most famous museums in Berlin. Too you can walk through the Tiergarten, large park in the downtown or visit the Botanical Garden, it's the one of the largest in Europe. For shooping you can go to the most popular street in Berlin the Kurfurstendamm. Along the street there are a lot of stores of the best brands or you can go to Alexander Platz one place than has many shooping centers where you can eat Currywurst with Beer and Black Forest Cake one of the popular dishes of German cuisine.



CARTAGENA DE INDIAS




I go to talk about Cartagena because it´s the beautiful city and I like go to the sea and the beach. Cartagena is a Colombian city. It’s the capital of the department of Bolivar. Cartagena is a tourist Historical and Cultural district. In Cartagena there are lots of libraries. Among the most important museums and cultural centers are Museo de Oro, Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena, Casa Museo Rafael Núñez, Casa España. Among the most famous places, You can visit theater Adolfo Heredia Mejía. You can visit San Felipe castle, Iglesia de la catedral, el cerro de La Popa, and India Catalina monument. Typical food in Cartagena is fried fish and coconut rice. Cartagena is considered historical heritage of humanity by its colonial style and its architecture. You can visit the beach and the sea. There are a lots of hotels. There are many fashion stores. If you can go to Cartagena, you can buy something very cheap. The festivities held in Cartagena are Festival Internacional de Música, festival internacional de cine de Cartagena, festival Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Fiestas de Independencia, and Concurso Nacional de Belleza.

WELLINGTON CITY


  WELLINGTON


It´s the capital city of New Zeland. The language is english. The nationality is New Zelander. It´s located in the North Island in a place where there are many eartquakes. In winter this place is pretty cold. For that reason, you have to wear a scarf, a sweater, a jacket, boots, gloves and a hat. The city has a spectacular natural enviroment. In Wellington you can walk and enjoy the view. Wellington has around 300 cafes and restaurants. In the oriel Mount Victoria you can get an amazing view of the city.  Also you can visit the National Museum of Te Papa (in Maori language). The Maori is the language of the indigenous population of New Zeland.  In Wellington people can enjoy the opera, the theater and diferent sports, like rugby in the Westpac Stadium.


National Museum of Te Papa 


By Mariana Rojas Henao







Barcelona

Barcelona 

Barcelona is a spanish city and capital of the autonomus comunity of catalonia. Catalonia is on the border between Spain and France. It's the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, and the eleventh of the European unnion. In Barcelona you can go to the bich and you can swim in the mediaterranean sea in the summer season (the hottest months are july, august and september) then you can take a cold glass of horchata in the ramblas. Horchata is a tradicional drink of valencia and catalonia.


In winter you can go skiing in the pyrenees. It's  also typical to eat "churros" with  chocolate. Churros it's a kind of cheese stick. There are many shopping centers around Barcelona, and you can go shopping in the plaza catalunya. In Barcelona you can go to the mountain of Montjuic from there you can see the whole city, incluidin the holy family. Montjuic has a famous cementiry and a castle, also the national art museum.
In Barcelona you can't swim in a river as here in Colombia because the water is scarce in Spain. It is typical eating chestnuts in autum and you can go to the tibidabo in the spring season.



SAO PAULO






Sao Paulo, Brazil. It´s a city by the Atlantic Ocean. It´s located in west Brazil, its population is 21´000.000 people. Sao Paulo is one of the great centers of the world for culture, business, fashion and entertainment. The city is one of the more developed and rich of the world, too. The people of the city have many cultures. You can go to Museo Municipal, Sala Sao Paulo, Museo Paulista, Memorial de America Latina, and Museo de Arte Moderno. Pizza is a favorite dish of the city with a production near 1´000.000 per day. For the transportation, you can use Metro de Sao Paulo, Tren de la CPTM, and Expreso Tiradentes. Sao Paulo has four publics airports.  You can go air taxi or helicopter. It´s common for the buildings to have heliports. You can watch the rivers Tietê, El Pinheiros and El Tamanduateí. You can go to the beach, it´s ten minutes from the city.  You can go to Puerto de Santos, Guarujá, and Maresias. Brazil is a country recognized for its soccer. They have great soccer players. Sao Paulo has a great soccer stadium. Its name is Morumbi. Sao Paulo has around 75 parks. You can go to the Jardín Botánico de São Paulo,  Parque do Estado,  Parque da Luz,   Parque do Carmo and   Parque da Aclimação. The city has some of the more importants medical institutions in country. These are Institute of the cancer, Biologycal institute and others. REFERENCIA: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo

Sunday, October 28, 2012

PARIS - Xiomara Flòrez R

paris


Things to do…

  You have to see the Eiffel Tower on your first visit. Then go to the Louvre. It's a very large and famous art museum. There are also beautiful gardens near it. After that, you can visit the Latin Quarter. Latin Quarter is a very old neighborhood. It has a lot of historic buildings, Museums, and great shopping. It's easy to travel in Paris. There are trains, buses and Subways. Try the subway system called "The Metro". There are 368 metro stations in the city. Every building in Paris is near a metro station, so it's very convenient too!. Parisians love food.  There are amazing cafés, bistros and other kinds of restaurants everywhere in the city!  You can relax at an outdoor café all day. Cafés open early in the morning and usually close at about 10:00pm. Parisians like to “dress up” and wear designer clothes. They never wear shorts, sneakers, or T-shirts to restaurants or concerts. You can wear casual clothes and shoes in Paris, but try to look nice.