Friday, October 31, 2014

Morocco By Diana Henao


Country Morocco

Officially called Reign of Morocco, also known as United Cherifian Empire is located in North Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

The Morocco flag is red with green a David star in middle.
Capital: Rabat

Currency: Moroccan Dirham

Continent: Africa

Official language: Arabic Language

The people of Morocco called Moroccan

You can enjoy weather like in the Tropical countries form 12-39 oC
Five great things you can know and enjoy in Morocco:
You can take a fly to Marrakech and visit his famous Djemaa el Fna square, where meets snake charmers, fruit juice vendors, storytellers and women painting with henna, is the heart of the medina, which in 1985 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 
Too you can enjoy Fez, is considered the cultural and religious capital of Morocco. You can walk around the Medina of Fez el-Bali, this is the largest pedestrian area in the world and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, you can fun artisans working leather, brass, carpets and wood.
If you want relax you can immerse yourself in Chefchaouen  is a small town located in a valley between the mountains of the Rif, you can see the white and blue houses, and feel the smell of fresh bread.

Go to a Tangier, this place you can get in love the more mysticism of Morocco. From this city you can see the southern tip of Spain., eccentric millionaires and singers fell in love with her ​​and made ​​her famous worldwide.

And finally unforgettable Casablanca,  you can remember this classic and  excellent movie.


Cali by Sergio Andres Echeverry Trujillo




Cali:


I will talk a little about Cali, Cali has everything you want in a city, is a large city located in the Valle of Cauca, to the west of Colombia, It has a park where you can have a lot of fun and it also has several malls, Cali has warm weather and a lot of places where you can entertain yourself.

Cali has a blue, red, white and green flag, founded in1536, the city has good shopping centers, historic sites, night life and excellent restaurants.




This is Chipic hape shopping center, you can buy what you want and you can enjoy eat local food, there are a lot of restaurants to eat international food.







This is Ermita church near the center of town, Beautiful historic site.









This is Mio mass transport, you can see the city in this medium.










This is Calima Lake, you can practice sport nautical outside the city and you can enjoy the sun and weather, Cali hasn’t beach.










This is Juanchito, you can enjoy the night life and you can dance overnight, you can meet good friends, where its inhabitants are Caleños, when I go on vacation sometimes I like to bike to Christ the King, is a good plan. Cali is a good place to take a vacation. 




City: Athens, Greece by Luz Miriam Posada

City:  Athens,  Greece 




I´m  going to talk  about Athens, because I all my life, I wanted to know Greece, specially Athens, this city is the capital of Greece.
Athens is one of the cities oldest of the world. Its climate is Mediterraneon and moderate , there’re not stations, with mild winters and hot summers. In summers is better to take light and fresh clotles and the winters is better to take raincoats and overcoats.

The nacionality of the people of Athens is athenian.

Well, now I talk about the food. The olive oil is the ingredient more important in the food and the Griegos use spices and aromatics herbs in their foods.

The coin is the euro and the colors of the flag are blue, red, white and golden, this flag is beatifull and elegant for me.

In Athens you can  do many things. You can  visit the Acrópolis of Athens, the Panternon, the Anciant Agora and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. So, you can  buy gold and silver jewerley and archeological replies.

The official language is Greek in Athens.

Finilly this city is mysterions, magic, beatifull and someday I know it.





VENICE - ITALY BY ORLANDO ARANGO







      VENICE - ITALY






Venice is a city in northeastern of Italy, it is one of the most interesting and lovely places in the world. Venice is the unique city built on water in the middle of a lagoon. Venice is one of Italy's most beautiful and romantic cities. Italy is part of the euro zone so the local currency is the euro. The flag of Venice is red with golden color decorations and there is an important symbol as the lion of St. Mark carrying an open book in his right leg. Since it's near the sea, Venice has moderate weather although there can be rain nearly year-round. Summers are humid and winters can be foggy and wet. To avoid the large crowds, spring and fall are the best seasons to visit.




Venice has several highlights to visit as Piazza San Marco, or Saint Mark's Square, is the largest and most important square in Venice.  Piazza San Marco has long been an important meeting place for the citizens of Venice; Grand Canal - Canal Grande is the main street of Venice. It's full of all kinds of boats and beautiful buildings; Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto), the main bridge crossing the Grand Canal in the heart of Venice, it is over 400 years old. Nearby is the Rialto Market, an interesting and lively food market. Seafood is a big part of Venetian cuisine as are polenta and rice. Cuttlefish is popular and risotto nero is a rice dish colored with its ink.

Venice is famous for its Venetian glass, especially from the island of Murano, is a specialty. Carnival masks make great gifts or souvenirs. Venice is also famous for its marbled paper. There are many nice watercolors of Venetian scenes.


WELCOME TO VENICE

Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Cairo Juan Camilo Rua


THE CAIRO.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Kairo_001.jpg/250px-Kairo_001.jpgIs the capital of Egypt   and largst city in the middle East. In Cairo the climate is a hot desert , the temperatures in winter range from 19 to 29 °C. In summer  surpass 40 °C , with high humidity.

 

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The flag of Cairo is White Light blue bicolor, with a central white disk, bordered dark blue, bearing a red silhouette of minarets and tex below.

The money of the cairo is the Egyptian pound , 1 U$ is equivalent  at 2.5 LE (pount Egyptian). The demonym is Cairene, the Lenguage official is Egyptian Arabic, but can speak English and French.  For men trousers and shirt or wear short shorts not be acceptable, is what women Basic clothes could include loose linen/cotton trousers or a below knee skirt and sleeved. The cairo is famous for production  jewelry, glass, copper, and brassware.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg/220px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpgWe can sites visit,Tahrir Square, the Egyptian Museum Umar Makram Mosque, the Cairo Opera House (founded in 1869) and the Cairo Tower (1961) the Pyramids of Giza. We can take  the train service for connected by to other major cities The food Egyptian is characterized by bread and beans. Tea  is the national drink



 

ROME BY ANGELA MARIA GIRALDO M.


Student: Angela María Giraldo M.   Course: 3        Colorquimica S.A.

 

I want to travel to Rome.

Rome is called “Eternal city” and is the capiltal of Italy, it’s the quarter most populated city in the European Union. I want to travel to Rome in April when is spring, the temperature is between    18-28°C . I can take for dress  a pants and  blouses with  low shoes;  jeans and T-shirt with a sneakers .  Also going to need  an umbrella and sweater because in spring it’s rains.

The flag of Rome is a vertical stripes , burgundy and mustard colors.  The currency is the Euro. The religion is practiced Catholic.

I like the Rome foods.   I can eat pizza, pasta, ice cream and other delicious meals. Also you can get  wines of good  quality.

Rome is a historic down and beautiful architecture.  There are much to learn.

I want to go to the España plaza, Via dei condotti, Piazza colonia which are commercial sites. The best preserved building is  the Roman Pantheon.  The Vatican is the most representative site for the catholic religion, the San Peter’s square is monumental. The basilica of San Pedro is the most important temple of the catholics, the Sistine Chapell is it. There are many other sites for know in Rome.

Flag of Rome

Bandera de Roma


 

      

Pictures of Rome

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