LONDON, WE MISS YOU!

After more than three months, we are always talking about London, the trip, the classes, the days... All was so perfect, that we can't forget it. Also, we can't forget our Italian classmates and, obviously, our families. We want to come back, and we know someday we'll do it.

But, unfortunately, we have to wait. Anyone that say anything negative of London, we eat him, because we for London KI-ILL! hahaha.

LONDON, WAIT FOR US.

FOR OUR TEACHERS

Since we're here, no one has written here, so I'm going to do it.

I want to write this post to give the thank you at our teachers. They have been a big support for us in this trip, and they have been like our mothers for two weeks. I want give thank you for support us these days we've been unbearable, thank you for wake up us in these days we've got depressive, thank you for look after us, for give us your patience, for give us your support, for give us all in this trip.

In name of all my partners, thank you for doing these experience has been the best in our lives, for playing cards although you didn't understand the game, for making us laugh.

Thanks for all.

National Day of Catalonia

On 11th September, National Day of Catalonia!
We'll celebrate this day in London which sorrow that we won't be in our home!


I ask for this day, I want that we sing the hymn in Catalan or in English, so this I leave the hymn here.

Catalunya triomfant, tornarà a ser rica i plena. Endarrera aquesta gent tan ufana i tan superba.	Catalonia triumphant Shall once again be rich and bountiful, Drive them back, those people So conceited and so arrogant.
Bon cop de falç, Bon cop de falç, Defensors de la terra! Bon cop de falç!	A good blow with the sickle, A good blow with the sickle, Defenders of the land! A good blow with the sickle!
Ara és hora, segadors. Ara és hora d'estar alerta. Per quan vingui un altre juny esmolem ben bé les eines.	Now is the time, reapers, Now is the time to be alert. For when another June comes, Let us sharpen our tools well.
Bon cop de falç, Bon cop de falç, Defensors de la terra! Bon cop de falç!	A good blow with the sickle, A good blow with the sickle, Defenders of the land! A good blow with the sickle!
Que tremoli l'enemic en veient la nostra ensenya. Com fem caure espigues d'or, quan convé seguem cadenes.	Let the enemy tremble On seeing our banner. Just as we cut down golden stalks of wheat, When the time is right, we shall reap chains.
Bon cop de falç, Bon cop de falç, Defensors de la terra! Bon cop de falç!	A good blow with the sickle, A good blow with the sickle, Defenders of the land! A good blow with the sickle!

A proposal for our free Sunday:The Mayor's Thames Festival 09

The Mayor's Thames Festival is a spectacular, free, outdoor celebration for London. It is London's biggest family-friendly festival featuring arts events, theater, circus and fantastic fireworks.
Launched in 1997 with an amazing high wire walk across the Thames, the festival has grown to become the capital's largest free, open-air arts festival.
Thames Festival commissions arts events for unique environments on and around the river. It also showcases the best in street arts, with pyrotechnics (that's 'fireworks' to you and me), illuminations, art installations, river events, street theater, massed choirs, circus, and music. Tens of thousands dance in the streets at the festival's climactic event, a spectacular Night Carnival that's a vivid mixture of masquerade, dance, music, and fantastic costumes.
2009 Dates: 12-13 September 2009.
Where: On the South Bank between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge on the River Thames, on the river banks, and on the adjacent riverside walkways and public open spaces.
Tickets: No ticket required. It's all free!

London 2012

In the official page of the Olympic Games in London, London 2012, you can find the map of the Olympic venues.

“The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.”

(Pierre de Coubertin)

Weather Forecast of London

Sunday, 6th September


11º C | 19º C


Monday, 7th September


10º C | 20º C


Tuesday, 8th September

12º C | 23º C


Wednesday, 9th September


13º C | 21º C


Thursday, 10th September


11º C | 20º C


Friday, 11th September
Day of Catalonia


11º C | 21º C


Saturday, 12th September


11º C | 20º C


Sunday, 13th September*


--º C | --º C


Monday, 14th September*


--º C | --º C


Tuesday, 15th September*


--º C | --º C


Wednesday, 16th September*


--º C | --º C


Thursday, 17th September*


--º C | --º C


Friday, 18th September*


--º C | --º C


Saturday, 19th September*


--º C | --º C


*The forecast of these days isn't much reliable, we'll have to wait that it will happen.

Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's home town

Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare, who was born there on April 23rd 1564. Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the UK.

There are five houses in or near Stratford-upon-Avon connected with William Shakespeare and his family. They offer a unique experience of the Stratford world in which the famous dramatist and poet was born, lived and died. These sixteenth-century houses feature rare period furnishings and domestic items. Aspects of Tudor life, are on display, all set in attractive gardens and grounds.
Shakespeare's Birthplace
New Place/Nash's House
Hall's Croft
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Mary Arden's House

In Stratford-upon-Avon you also find the Royal Shakespeare Company, the centre of the Shakespearian universe, which has other operations in London and Plymouth.
The RSC in Stratford offers three theatres providing an elaborate range of drama, ancient and modern, classic and contemporary.

Cambridge. What to do, what to see

Cambridge is the home of the famous University, which celebrates is 800th anniversary this year. Apart from visiting some of the colleges -King's College is the most famous but there are 31 and most of them are very old-, you can enjoy punting on the river Cam.
Cambridge is a cosmopolitan city with interesting architecture old and new. The beauty of its ancient centre is preserved with its walkable medieval streets, college courts, gardens and bridges.
Use the interactive maps to discover the most interesting places to see and download the free audio walks of Cambridge to listen to your own iPod or MP3 player.
Enjoy your visit!!!

Your house in London

Hi, people!

Did you enjoy your holidays? I hope so...

Are you ready to go???

Before going, study the situation of the school - you can see it in the picture above-, of your home in London, and the distance between them. You can use google maps to see the best route.

Use the Journey Planner to check the buses that you can take in your way from home to school.

I would come back to London...?

I have seen more than once that anybody hasn't made any entry in this blog since times ago. I wanted to remember the journey that we made almost a month ago, visiting extraordinary places of London. And now, giving back in visiting September London to study English. I expect to see all of them in London2! And only to say to you, good summer holidays!

Ealing Broadway

The school we are going to study in is located in Ealing Broadway.
1. Ealing in the wikipedia.
2. Ealing in London.
3. Tube map.
4. Photos of Ealing
5. The webpage of the Town Council.

Yes, we go

We go to London!!!

Happy Birthday, Big Ben!

The Big Ben was born 150 years ago. This year (2009) is very important for the people of London because they go to celebrate it with different parties. One time has it only been stopped in this 150 years.

The Big Ben is a very important monument of London. It is next to the Houses of Parliament.

When we go to London we will be of birthday.

Weather Forecast of London

The weather forecast for the next days will be this:

Sunday, 7th June 2009

In our first day, the rain will fall intensely on our head... can be it will be necessary a raincoat!

4º C 14º C

Monday, 8th June 2009

We will have a calmer day. Some drizzle will fall there, especially as long as they spend the hours.

3º C 17º C

Tuesday, 9th June 2009

In the morning, the cloudbursts will be minimum, but in the afternoon and at night, the rains will be intense.

2º C 19º C

Wednesday, 10th June 2009

The rain will continue all day long with more intensity than the former days.

8º C 20º C

Thursday, 11 th June 2009

During the last day it will rain again, but they will be drizzles

7º C 19º C

More information to http://www.4td.jimdo.com/

Eva's new enigma

Hi!

I'm here again... My turn.

I don't change the subject. So, literature (and myths) again.

1. Where can we go if we are invited by a clever man who solves enigmas playing his violin? I need his address, for the taxi of course. (And who is our host?)


2. Who arrived in London in 1897 on board of the Demeter, in search of food and love?


3. (A bit more difficult) Who wrote a modern Bestseller that illustrates the problems about multiculturalism and the second generation of immigrants, taking place in Villesdeen, London?


4. And the last one; I'm really fond of a comic (I really love some draws) that tells the story (mixing the truth with the hypothetical) of the most famous killer over the word. Where did it happen? And, what's the book?

Your turn (I love solving and making enigmas)

Good luck!!

Another place to visit.. :D

Hey people ! :)
Everything in London is so amazing, and there are a lot of places to go to visit, and
my classmates have posted about some of these places, and now, I'm going to say
another place to visit, very important in London, :D :
The O2 Stadium :D, but, what is the best way to see it? Well, on 8th and 9th of June,
the most important singer all over the world, Beyoncé Knowles is going to make a performance!
So we could make a look over there ^^

The Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial is a sculpture in London, placed at the center of Queen's Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace.

It was built by the sculptor Thomas Brock, in 1911.

It has a large statue of Queen Victoria facing north-westwards towards The Mall. The others sides of the monument feature dark patinated bronze statues of angel of justice, the angel of truth and Charity facing Buckingham Palace. On the pinnacle, is Victory with two seated figures. The subsidiary figures were gifted by the people of New Zealand.

I hope that we see it. I think that The Victoria Memorial is a beautiful sculpture and it has a lot of history.

The answer to the enigma

Here you are:

• Real name and English name: The Historia Regum Britanniae English: The History of the Kings of Britain
• The person who wrote this book: Geoffrey of Monmouth
• It was written more or less in c.1136
• This book tells a pseudohistorical account of British history. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans of Homer's Iliad founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of Britain around the 7th Century. It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Prices.
  It has little value as history – when events described, such as Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain, can be corroborated from contemporary histories, Geoffrey's accounts can be seen to be wildly inaccurate – but is a valuable piece of medieval literature, which contains the earliest known version of the story of King Lear and his three daughters, and introduced non-Welsh-speakers to the legend of King Arthur.

(next day I'll post some pictures and a NEW ENIGMA)

Good luck

Eva, it's your turn

Eva, what did you think, that you would be the only person to write enigmas? If you thought this, you were so mistaken...!

Now, it's your turn. You have to answer my enigma.

My enigma is:

"It is a pseudohistorical account, it chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years. It has little value as history but is a valuable piece of medieval literature. It counts a beautiful history"

I want:

• The name of this book (Real name and English name)
• The person who wrote this book
• The year of this book
• And what tells this book

I wait very impatient for your answer...

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey or Collegiate Church of St. Peter of Westminster is a Gothic church the size of a cathedral. It's the traditional place for coronations and burials of British monarchs.

It's located in Westminster. This church is very nice and interesting and I think that we should visit it.

I hope that we go there.

K&S Associated come back!!

Once again Eva, we've found the answer of your enigma. We have waited 4 days and noone has answered, so they have to shut up! jajaja
We start with the Pelicans. We can see them in St Jame's Park. They’ve been there for a long time. Since the 1660s to be exact.
The first pelicans were presented to Charles II by the Russian ambassador. At the time, diarist John Evelyn was not impressed - he described them at the time as “between a stork and a swan”, which isn’t particularly accurate, and fails to describe their most unusual and noticeable attribute - the huge pouches under their beaks.
I haven’t been able to find out the names of all of the pelicans.
The pelicans may be relatively recent arrivals in the history of London - but they have become as much a part of the city as the ravens of the Tower. So perhaps it’s not surprising that there’s now a myth that if the pelicans ever leave St James’s Park, it will be the end of civilisation as we know it

The second part of your enigma is: London celebrates the 250th birthday of the Kew Gardens. Kew Gardens are extensive gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution. There, we can see a lot of trees from the 5 continents in the Earth. (We can see the Alpine house, the Chokushi-Mon, the Compost heap, the Kew Palace, the Minka house, theMarianne North Gallery, museums, the Pagoda and more beautiful things). All spectacular, obviously. By: K&S Associated

Enigma number seven

The Century of Lights! With Harrison and his invention the English became the most powerful navy of the world. They dominated over the seas and with their power arrived at the most remote corners of the earth. There, they discovered wonderful things that collected carefully and brought to Britain... Nowadays, we can enjoy the most beautiful springs in London surrounded by part of these collections that, in a way, have arrived up to now.

• There are pelicans living in London! Where? Why?
• What celebrates its 250 birth? What can we see there? (I'm very fond of it; in my opinion it is one of the best places to walk in good company. A lovely place to share with someone special, mostly in spring).

I would like to see some beautiful pictures, as usual.

Good search!
Labels: enigma

6th enigma, second part (Y)

A major stimulus to improving the accuracy and reliability of clocks was the importance of precise time-keeping for navigation. The position of a ship at sea could be determined with reasonable accuracy if a navigator could refer to a clock that lost or gained less than about 10 seconds per day. This clock could not contain a pendulum, which would be virtually useless on a rocking ship. Many European governments offered a large prize for anyone that could determine longitude accurately. The reward was eventually claimed in 1761 by John Harrison, who dedicated his life to improving the accuracy of his clocks.His first clock (1713) is at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Collection in Guildhall (London).

By: K & S Associates (:

6th enigma: a clue

As I posted as a comment, MY inventor solved a TIME PROBLEM!!!

6th enigma

I'm sorry, K & S Associates, but there's something that you can complete again... My multimillionaire inventor is another person for another thing. I remember you that he won a competition. He spent almost all his life in demonstrating his machine was right...
Good luck & good readings.

Answer number 6 :)

I'm not the only person that knows the answer,Silvia knows it. For that reason we've worked together. The first part of your enigma is: We can change our timetable, in Prime Meridian( is the meridian at which longitude is defined to be 0°), it's obvious. The second part is Sandford Fleming. He linked the anti-meridian of Greenwich (now 180°). He suggested that standard time zones could be used locally, but they were subordinate to his single world time. For this reason, the navigator was easier. Finally, the last answer is the Cutty Sark. Not a long time back, clippers were known by the Cutty Sark, built at 1870, that was a business ship until 1922. Until 2007, the Cutty Sark was a floating museum, but on 20th May of 2007 it was burnt. Today, the police continues without finding the answer of this fire.

The Musical "We Will Rock You"

We Will Rock You is a musical based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by English comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

The musical opened in the West End at the Dominion Theatre on May 14, 2002, with Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D. Clarke and Kerry Ellis in principal roles. The musical was panned by critics, but was an audience favourite and is the longest-running musical at that venue. The story takes place in a tongue-in-cheek dystopian future where originality and individualism are shunned, and a lone "Dreamer" appears who can fulfill a prophecy that will enable the return of rock 'n roll.

A number of international productions have followed the original, and We Will Rock You has been seen in Australia, Las Vegas, Moscow, Spain, Japan, South Africa, Zürich, Vienna, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong. As of March 2009, productions are still active in London.

We think that it will be an exciting experience.

Enigma number 6

Now an enigma to dream about exotic adventures:

There's a magical place in London where you can change your timetable only by one step.

There we will see the solution for the biggest problem for navigators till 17th. Century. The winner will become multimillionaire...

Also there was the faster clipper in the word but unfortunately it ended up burnt.

Tell me about all that.

As you well know I really love you illustrate your answers with nice pictures.

See you

Have a nice St. George with books and roses.

Paolo Ucello

Congratulations again, Kevin.

But I don't understand why you have posted the last picture. I re-post my loved Ucello to see it better until we visit it in London.

23rd April, Saint George

Golden Legend tells the story of St. George.The relationship with the flag of England is that St. George is the patron of England (The Flag of England is the St George's Cross. The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England. It achieved status as the national flag of England during the sixteenth century.)Saint George became the patron saint of England in the thirteenth century, and the legend of Saint George slaying a dragon dates from the twelfth century. Paolo Uccello was an Italian painter who was notable for his pioneering work on visual perspective in art. . He painted Saint George and the Dragon, about 1470.
Oil on canvas;5.6 cm × 74.2 cm (21.9 in × 29.2 in)
(The picture refers to the story of St George from The Golden Legend, a popular collection of Saints’ lives written in the 13th century. It shows 2 episodes of the story. The first episode where the saint with his lance defeats a plague-bearing dragon that had been terrorizing a city. In the sky a storm is gathering. The eye of the storm lines up with Saint George’s lance, suggesting that divine intervention has helped him to victory.In the second episode on the left, the rescued princess brings the dragon to heal, using her blue belt as a leash. )