Blogging on Friday: October 2014

Today 's post is about your favourite place in the city. Make sure you include te following information:

-Say the name of the place and where it is located. How you can get there.
-Describe it: Say what it is like, what there is in it, the kind of people that go there, what makes it special, etc.
-Say when you can visit and what you can do there.
-Say why you like it.
-Encourage people to visit it.

Remember to write comments on three of your classmates' posts.
The word count is 200.

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One of my favourite places in Santiago is Barrio Italia. Barrio Italia is a traditional neighbourhood in Santiago located in the streets sorrrounding Avenida Italia, just where Ñuñoa and Providencia meet.
If you're good at walking go to Salvador underground station and then walk South for about 10 blocks and there it is.
This neighbourhood is in an old part of the town where houses have been converted into workshops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, antiques shops... The list is long. It´s like a San Telmo, the famous street fair in Buenos Aires, but much more smaller and probably safer, and If you go in spring or summer you will see people of all ages walking around the streets. What I like about it is that there you can find a nice mixture between old and modern things.
Barrio Italia is the perfect outing for a Saturday morning when most shops are open. You can go on your own and sit outside a cafe or restaurant to see the people go by, or you can go with some friends and have a nice lunch or talk over a coffee or beer. You can also go with your family and spend time window shopping, then have a nice cup of tea and pastries or some delicious icecream.
So if you are tired of going to crowded and noisy malls, make a change and visit this old (but refurbished) charming place.

Friday, 3 October 2014

POST 3: THE BEST HOLIDAYS/CONCERT i'VE BEEN TO.

POST 3: THE BEST HOLIDAYS/THE BEST CONCERT YOU'VE BEEN TO
This week, you have two possible topics to write about: The best holidays or the best concert you've been to (choose only 1 theme):

If you choose "The best holidays...", you should mention:

- when it was
- where you went
- how long it was
- people you went with
- things / activities you did
- why it has been the best so far
- any other relevant info

If you decide to write about "The best concert...", please include:

- when / where it was
- the artist you saw
- a bit of info about the artist
- describe the atmosphere during the event
- describe how you felt and why you enjoyed it
- any other memories about it

>The wordcount is: 180
>Remember to leave comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.
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Hols pleeeeeeaaaaasssse!!!!!

I need some holidays! This is something that we usually say in the middle, at the end, and also at the beginning of the year or the term, just the day after our holidays are over.

My last holidays were wonderful. During my summer holidays this year I went with some of my best friends to Ecuador, where I had an awesome time (in spite of the fact that I got terribly sick because of the altitude sickness). I spent 10 days there, some in Quito and some in Cuenca, an old colonial city that I strongly reccomend you to visit. I visited some historical places, museums and markets in both cities. Of course, I took a tour of the city on a double-deck bus and took some pictures, and on the following days I visited the places that attracted my attention. I guess the best part was a visit to Guayasamin's house, a must-see in Quito.

I Think it has been my best holiday because I’m a city person and I definitely prefer holidays in an interesting city. I like nature, but spending all my days near a lake, getting bitten by unmerciful mosquitoes, or lying on a beach all the time, getting sunburnt and paving the way to skin cancer is not for me. I’d rather go sightseeing, with my camera close at hand, and visit street markets, museums, cafes, churches, parks, shops and shopping centers with people who are fun to be with. And, since my boy scout days are long gone, I prefer to go to a hotel (with two stars at least!), –I’ve become a comfort-loving person with the passing of time, you see.

There’s no harm in wishing, they say, so, on my next holidays ( or on some of my future holidays) I would like to travel to Italy and visit all those beautiful places I have seen in films and photos. I’m sure that if you wish for something hard enough, it will come true.