Showing posts with label Sílviaa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sílviaa. Show all posts

Friday, 8 May 2009

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

Monday, 27 April 2009

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 (:

Thursday, 23 April 2009

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.

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Shakespeare's Globe


As we’ve played Grease and we’ve learnt about the big work, effort and dedication that this entails, I think we should visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. This theatre is a replica of the original stage of Romeo and Juliet. It could be interesting because the history of the theatre, the story to relate is very romantic and we’ll like it, we’ll listen to the English dialogues and learn from the actors. Moreover, its price is quite cheap and the place is not far from the underground.

In my opinion, it is a unique opportunity.
We’d also take the opportunity to visit Tate modern. This museum has got some very curious works of art.
And to finish, a trip around the River Thames crossing Millennium Bridge.

Here I put some links where you can find more information about prices, opinions, photos, etc.

Shakespeares Globe

Tate Modern