My best holiday

My best holiday was during the summer 2006 when my best friend and I went to Ios, one of the Greek islands. We planned this trip about six months before because it would be the perfect end of our lives as high school students (we went there after our state exam).

Actually our plane provided just flight tickets to Santorini (another island near Ios) because we decided to sleep the first night in Santorini's airport, then to take the boat toward Ios and there to start to look for a place to sleep.

We were really exited when finally we arrived in Santorini ( at about 10pm) but here we found out that Santorini's airport was actually just one room and that it was impossible to stay there. Luckily we met Pedros, a man from Santorini who rents rooms and who convinced us to stay in one of his rooms and the day after he could bring us to the port. Santorini's port was really really funny: it was full of people of different nationalities looking for a boat ticket or for the last gift or just a rest; they all seemed crazy. Anyway in the end we managed to find a ticket to Ios and more or less at midday we arrived there. Ios's port instead was full of people that wanted to rent rooms to tourists and we granted our lives to Omero that had a really small residence near the city centre (actually we made a mistake with number of nights: we needed six but we booked the room just for five of them. So the last night we were forced to move into another residence that was nicer....with hammocks and a swimming pool!!!).

The week was fantastic: the island is really beautiful, small but with long, white sandy beaches, blue sea, full of small typical shops, bars, restaurants and clubs. So for one week we stayed all day on the beach and all night around the city centre, among different clubs.

It was the perfect life!!!!!!

We really enjoyed this holiday together and often when we talk, we still miss it...and anyway apart from this, another very important thing was that there I met my present KoB!!!!

carnaval and battle of flowers

When I was younger, my parents and I used to go to Carnival to entertain ourselves, even though I suggested that it was boring and a waste of time. During two weeks, a huge number of pillars are represented the KING and the QUEEN. The aim of Carnival is to entertain the crowd with some fireworks and people who are gather around the statue to dance. This event takes place along the Promenade des Anglais, the kilometre-long walkway that stretches along the beach from the Chateau at one end, past the Hotel Negresco and all the other famous landmarks. At the end of the two weeks, the tradition is that the king has to be burned to be remade the next year.
Some people called this event a ''Funfair'',but it's a little bit different.

Marbella -Spain

Summer is the best time for us to travel to Spain, My little boy , Tomas always sing songs about the beach , Jairo packs the bags and I insist that it is important to take our after sun cream.
Anyway, I remember our last trip to Marbella. Jairo suggested booking the hotel near the beach and he confirmed that our rooms was ready for the 15th of May. And I admited that his idea was fantastic because all the hotels were full in these days.

The first day, Jairo explained to me that the tour would be nice for us because we could visit Marbella in 3 days . My friend , Isabel from Alicante advised us that we should start the trip in May as a result we bought the ticket in December.

Then we took the car and we began our adventure. Tomas said " I would like to go swimming in the sea" and Jairo "I would like to look at the girls and their small bikinis" consequently We went to the beach . I persuaded them that we should go to the shopping centre because we could have our lunch and I could buy some thing for me for example a new bikini , a hat and sandals.

However , we spent all day on the beach and I ate prawns with lemon. Our next day was interesting , When we were walking around the Town , I saw a handsome man but never imagined that guy was Cristiano Ronaldo ... it was amazing for me !!!!

Last summer, I went to Canada with my parents, more precisly to Halifax, for my father's bestfriend's wedding. We arrived three days before the wedding and we visited the town. With my mother, we helped the bride for the final preparations of course. We told her that she should not be worried because she was very stressed. When the wedding day arrived, it was mind-blowing because it was in a huge garden with the priest... like in the film. It was very different because in France it is not in a garden, it is in a church. All the bridemaids wore the same dresses and there were two children who threw rose petals in the air. At the end of the wedding, we confirmed to the bride and the groom that their wedding was succesful. Then, we came back to France with many wonderful memories.

Holiday in Morocco

I want to inform you about my summer holiday in Morocco with my parents and my sister. Before going there I complained to my parents because I didn't want to go there, and they assured me that it would be unforgettable ! In fact, they convinced me. So I said Okaayy ! " I'm ready to go there"^^ I announced that I'm a real fan of surf, and there was a surf camp. We went to a Lagoon in "Oualidia", a lovely place where there was a surf camp ! My parents suggested to me that I could be registered in the surf camp so I said that the holidays would be very interesting ^^.

I surfed everyday for two weeks outside the Lagoon where there were lots of waves and I confirmed to my parents that it was unforgettable.

Shopping in New York

In November 2007 I went to New Jersey with my boyfriend for 3 days and then drove to New York for Thanksgiving day and we stayed for 3 days. I was very sad because I was missing my mother's dinner and my boyfriend convinced me that we would have a delicious diner at the best restaurant in New York city.

In the night my boyfriend assured me that he would not wake up early for the sales. The next day I woke up at 5:00 A.M. in rush as I was late for shopping. Then I went shopping and it was a very mind blowing experience with the sales in all the stores at 50% off everything including designer clothes and I bought presents for my family and friends it was the best shopping experience I had in my life.....

After 3 days we drove back to New Jersey I complained to my boyfriend about not having enough time to see N.Y. and my boyfriend assured me that we comeback again.

Madrid.........."Maravillosa"!!

I would like to tell you about my exciting experience in Spain.


Four years ago I went to Madrid completely alone to improve my Spanish.


Alessia, a friend of mine ,who did my same experience the year before advised me to stay in a flat in the centre of town and she suggested that it would be useful for me to join in a Spanish course.


I did exactly that.


I was very enthusiastic because Madrid is the most beautiful city that I have ever seen in my life.


There are majestic palaces like the "Palacio Real"and also huge squares like "Plaza Mayor" as you can see in the picture.


I really enjoyed staying there for one month, for example in my typical day in the morning I went to Spanish class and in the afternoon I spent all my free time visiting different monuments and the two most important museums ,such as "Museo del Prado" and "Reina Sofia".


I was interested to see "Guernica"which is a famous painting byPablo Picasso and I can declare that is very striking for his magnificence.

I can advise you to go to Madrid for your next holiday....

Everybody remembers what they were doing for the New Year in 2000, the passage to the 21st century. Me, I was in Poland with my family.
Actually, I don't remember this event very well. Infact I was only ten years old.
Nevertheless, I've never forgotten the meal this night. I was curious because there was the first time I was not in France for this Christmas period, and I didn't know about the traditional foods in other countries. But when I saw the starter,I wasn't interested in it. It was a beetroot soup, the colour of Bordeau.I said that I didn't want to taste it but my parents convinced me. To be honest, It wasn't the best food I've ever eaten in my life.My mother ordered me to finish, but I refused to do it.In the end, the rest wasn't so disgusting.

Unforgettable holidays!!!

I'd like to inform you about my last holiday with my family.

It was 2 years ago, in spring. I persuaded my parents to chose the destination of Thailand instead of Canada. I assured my parents that it would be an inforgettable holidays.

And I was right.

The trip was very long but when we arrived in the country the landscape was wonderful.

I spent my time visiting Thailand doing exciting activities.

For example, I went on the back of an elephant, I also took a cobra on my arms, and of course I ate insects like scorpions or larva.

The weather was so hot! Sometimes too hot for me, about 45C.

My parents confirmed to me that it was the average temperature for this season!

So, I had a paddle in the sea to cool me down.

The mind-blowing experience I had there, was to visit the temples of Was sulky (Buddha).

The temples was so rich and the population worshipped him.

This new religion interested me a lot, because the population were always happy, even if they were poor, I admire them.

I learned some words their like, "Savadika" wich mean Hello, "Campunka" which means Thanks....

At the end of the 20 days, I was sad to came back to France.

I confirmed to my parents that one day I would return there.

Thanks to my parents for that unforgettable holiday!!!

One day, a man wanted to go on holiday but hadn' t any idea about the holiday destination. He informed his wife of his wish. And she suggested that it would be a good idea to go to Hawaii because there they could relax and escape from the everyday life. So, she persuaded him. Obviously, when the couple announced that to the children they were very happy as they had always dreamt of it . As soon as they were told to they began to pack their bags. They took appropriate clothes, games and so and so on.

By the way, when they reached there they didn't waste time. They went on a sightseeing tour. The guide showed them the best beaches, suggested that they could do water-skiing and wind-surfing and, advised them to put lotion on to prevent from sunburn.
Every day, they had a different activity. So, it was not boring.

At the end of their holidays , they were very tired but they enjoyed it because they were relaxed. They didn't worry about cooking, working. Everything had been so wonderful that they planned the next holiday.

A little story about my holiday

Today, I'll speak about my last summer holiday in the south of France!
It was the best holiday I have ever spent but to be honest at the beginning I didn't want to go!
I didn't want to go because most of my friends who go there didn't return because of their work!
So I said to my mother that I didn't want to go with them. But my parents insisted on me going with them and they said that I could meet new friends quickly!
And they were right!
In fact, when we arrived, I have found just one of my old friends, so at the beginning I was a little bit sad but after few days we met a group of very nice people!
We got along very well!
We spent the rest of the holiday together, it was very good : we went to the beach every afternoon, we went to the cinema, we went to the nightclub and many other activities...
At the end, I didn't want come back at home!

Today I want to tell you about a typical day of my holidays when I was a child.

I come from Marsala, in the west of Sicily, and over there you can find lots of places to go on holiday during the summer. Consequently, my family has always spent their holidays in this area. We used to go for one day in some city near Marsala, in S. Vito lo Capo, for example. This is a picture of S. Vito lo Capo. My parents used to prepare the food the day before. Usually they used to cook "pasta a forno", that means "pasta in the oven". It is made of tomatoes, eggs, aubergines, meat, ham, etc. I can assure you, it`s very heavy. Then, we used to go with lots of people: aunts, uncles, friends and friends of friends. We used to take three cars at least. When the tribe arrived in the seaside, we had to carry all the stuff: food (pasta a forno, fruits, dessert,...), fold-away chairs, fold-away tables, games, drinks in a box with ice, Li-Lo and inflatable dinghy, pump?, umbrellas, tent. I assure you, I worked more during the holiday day than during a normal day. Then my mother made me eat all our food and also my aunt`s food, in order to avoid making her angry. I explain to you that it was absolutely forbidden to go in the sea after lunch for at least 3 hours! Finally, I assure you, I have beautiful memories of my childhood!

Reporting a story

Hello! I would like you to write a story using the reporting verbs that we have studied this week. You can write about a holiday or an interesting event that has happened either here or in your country.

In France we don't have a local festival.

We celebrate Christmas,Easter...like everyone else.

Otherwise we celebrate the National Holiday each year on 14 July.

It commemorates the storming of the Bastille (French prison) after the French Revolution, therefore the end of the monarchy and the first Republic.

Festivities start in the morning on the Champs-Elysees, in front of the President of the Republic.

There is a parade all morning.

After the president gives an interview to discuss the situation of the country.

In the evening there are beautiful fireworks in each town in France.

Festival San Sebastian

Festival San Sebastian

It is celebrated in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 20. The festival is celebrated with folklore music, typical food, art, artisan, drinks, parades and dances. The festival starts early and the people walk around the Town with lots of energy and stay all day at the celebration. The festival is great for family, friends and tourists because everybody enjoys the culture and the music.

This Saturday is S.Valentine's day, every 14th of February people celebrate this romantic holiday in every part of the world.

S. Valentine is the traditional day where lovers express their feelings for each other by sending flowers, especially red roses, lovely postcards , sweet teddy bears and delicious chocolates.

In Italy for example is common to have a romantic dinner in an expensive restaurant where lovers can listen to soft music and in a relaxed atmosphere.

Unfortunately for me this year I am going to celebrate S.Valentine alone but it does not matter because in England I found many funny friends and I am going to have fun with them.

Happy S.Valentine's day everyone. :-)

Ka

"Gwoka" is an instrument, the music created by the drums and, also the dance. Also, there are different size drums.

Music is a major part of Guadeloupean folk music.


This music is played in communal experiences called "lewoses", the most traditional manifestation of gwo ka in modern Guadeloupe. Gwo ka is also played at Carnival and other celebrations.

And, festivals of Gwo ka take place in my country but also in other countries around the world.

Music Celebrates

I don't live in a big city so there aren't many festivals but there is one festival which everybody goes to: it is the music celebration.

The music celebration is very famous in France. It is every year on June 21st.

There are many concerts and performances. It is the occasion to benefit from the music and the beginning of the summer.

In my town, many people go to the music celebration. About 5.00 pm many groups arrive and settle in the streets or in the bars. And when everybody has arrived, groups start to play. They play and we listen to the music until late in the night. We meet many friends, it is a very friendly atmosphere.

Or for the people who don't want to go in the streets there are performances in the theatre, library or concert halls.

Moreover it is the occasion for the new groups to be heard.

Barranquilla Carnaval

Unesco declared this Carnaval " important for everyone" on 5th 2003. In January in Barranquilla city, the people stop their normal life and they begin the largest party of the year. Children, adults, old and young people have a good time with this celebration. There are many activities for example:

. People dance in the streets all day

. People wear nice costumes

. there are parties every day in differents social clubs

. special events during the day such as "the Grand Parade, traditional music, famous singers and so on.

. Each day there are new events and all events are covered on the television and radio. So all country can watch the nice performances and they can feel the magic and they can see beautiful women. The people select "The Queen of Carnival" because they choose the best dancing . Actually , some people go to "Carnaval of Barranquilla" when they have their holiday. I'd like to invite you to go to Barranquilla next January. You could try dancing to traditional songs : merengue, mapale, cumbia, and you should taste our delicious deserts and exotic meals for example: plantain with cheese, coconut rice, fish with yucca, potatoes, eggplant with beef and you could drink aguardiente ,coconut water and some cocktail with fruits.

Saint Valentine`s Day in Sicily

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Unfortunately, there is nothing typical in Sicily for Saint Valentine`s Day. People have dinner in a restaurant with their partner, they give each other presents and they send cards. Typical presents are flowers and chocolate.

Each year, for Saint Valentine`s Day, the media reminds all the Italians that "Valentino" was the Bishop of the city of Terni, close to Rome. He lived during the Roman Empire's persecution against Christians. The legend says that he celebrated a marriage between a Christian and a Pagan, and in general he always helped lovers, and for these reasons today his day is lovers' day. Another legend says that he gave flowers to lovers walking in his garden.

The day is the 14th February, because, the legend says, on this day he went to Heaven. Another more reasonable reason is that Saint Valentine`s Day took the place of a Roman feast: the "Lupercali", a ceremony for the fecundity of animals, earth and men, just before the beginning of Spring.

National Days

This Saturday is Valentine's Day! I'd like you to post some information about a national or local holiday/festival from your town or region.