BERLIN

BERLIN
Berlin is the capital of Germany and one of the 16 states o f Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people. Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany on the banks of River Spree, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region.


- CULTURE

As of 2011 Berlin is home to 138 museums and more than 400 art galleries. We have been to the museum is subdivided into the antiquity collection, the Middle East museum, and the museum of Islamic art. The museum is visited by approximately 1,135,000 people every year, making it the most visited art museum in Germany (2007).



                                  


                                      



- Sachsenhausen Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD special camp until 1950. The remaining buildings and grounds are now open to the public as a museum.


                                            


                                            

                                            




- PLACES OF INTEREST


1. The Reichstag building was constructed to house the Imperial Diet of the German Empire. Berlin Cathedral is the short name for the Evangelical, Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church. It is located on Museum Island in the Mitte borough. The current building was finished in 1905 and is a main work of Historicist architecture of the "Kaiserzeit".


2. The Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower) is a television tower. It was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the administration of the German Democratic Republic. It was intended as a symbol of Berlin, which it remains today. As it is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 meters, it is the tallest structure in Germany.


                                      

3. The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical triumphal arch in Berlin, and one of the best-known landmarks of Germany. It is built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel. It is located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin.


                                               

                                                

                                       

                                                        



4. The Berlin Wall was abarrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989,constructed by the German Democratic Republic, starting on 13 August 1961, Leanding from West Berlin from East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992


                                             


-CURIOSITY
1. LGBT life
Berlin has a long history of gay culture and according to some authors, in the 1920s the city was the Gay Capital of Europe. In 1896 Berlin started the first gay magazine and the first gay demonstration was held in 1922. Today the city again has a huge number of gay clubs and festivals. The most famous are Berlin Pride (one of Europe's largest gay-lesbian pride event celebrated in June), the Lesbian and Gay City Festival in Berlin-Schöneberg and Kreuzberg Pride in June, Dyke March and Hustlaball.






2.The traffic lights in Berlin, especially the Soviet side , have a protagonist: Ampelmännchen . This man with sombre was created in 1961 and today is one of the symbols of the city.



3. Mecca of techno music

Along with Ibiza, the German capital is a paradise for lovers of techno music. If before the unification of the two Germany, the parties were few and semi-clandestine, since the nineties nightclubs like mushrooms have emerged. Berlin has specialized in electronic music clubs.




4. Cheap Eats anytime
To be the capital of so vibrant and rich country like Germany can say categorically that Berlin is an inexpensive city, especially to eat You never leave hungry because at any corner there will be a street food stall , where surely serve typical , larger and crisp than those found in other parts of the world frankfurters . The rolls are delicious pretzels with currywursts sausages and good German beer.

5. The river beachesBerlin also has beaches on the banks of the river Spree. From May to September is making good time, so it is ideal to spend the weekend lying on a sandy beach or lawn or take a pint at one of the terraces. Furthermore, some of these beaches there are night parties with DJs or bands.

MARRAKECH

Marrakech is one of the most important cities in Morocco, and next to Rabat, Meknes and Fez, one of the four imperial cities.


Its location between the Sahara, the majestic mountain formation of Atlas and Anti Atlas makes you the center of a crossroads where traders, merchants, poets and travelers took as a stopping place for centuries.

Is it safe?

Yes it is safe, all the people there want to take money around because they live off tourism and take full advantage. There is much to haggle on price, if they see someone lost in the street are close, take him to the place and then ask for money.

When you get there, there is a culture shock because it is a different place, but not dangerous, just have to learn to orientate a bit through the streets of the Medina, which is like a maze, but when you lose two or three times and you're like at home.

The most dangerous is the traffic, it is impossible to cross because there are very few traffic lights and few crosswalks where they do not stop. Have to get past between cars, motorbikes, bicycles, donkeys ... is a bit crazy, but if you look at as it crosses the street the people there, imitating his footsteps and go get it.

Accommodation?

There are many options, one is to stay outside the Medina, in a hotel, are large hotels, swimming pool, but the problem they have is that you have to take a taxi to the Medina (which is like the centre of Marrakech ) is an option but is more expensive.

Another option is to live Marrakech from within, staying in a Riad, has a small courtyard in the centre and has rooms around. It is very good option, look after you well, costs 27 € per night, and includes a good breakfast. It is a close deal, come to meet you at the airport, gives a lot of confidence. Besides the Riad are good choice why they are out of town, away from all the noise, it's super quiet. It is a good option to go a few days because three days is enough to see the city.

Language?

The language spoken here is Arabic, also speak French, but as living from tourism handle very well all languages (English, Spanish, French ...).

Currency?

Is Dirham. There everything is cheaper here, you can eat 6-7 euros or less, and is also very cheap to buy only there to haggle much.

Food?

The food is very rich, the most typical is the couscous and tajine. Usually dishes with fat and very hot, but worth a try especially since it is very rich, and mint tea, I put everywhere as a token of appreciation, welcome.

Shopping?

Souk area is very large and is all full of shops, are very small streets, but there are many, selling all kinds of things and come after you when they see you are a tourist to tell you to go to look, without compromise.

It took dribbles to do there is to say less than half the initial price they tell you, and gradually you'll adjust the price until it reaches an agreement between the two.

There are many things to buy in all positions, especially things leather, shoes, fabrics, traditional clothing, many spices, crafting bags, etc.

There life is much cheaper than here

What to see?

 The Jamaa el Fna, Daytime come across many posts of oranges and orange juice, snake charmers, women doing henna tattoos, but yet a comparison of the afternoon and evening. At night it is transformed and filled with food stalls, lots of people, lots of noise, odors, smoke, and people come to you to go to dinner at their restaurants.

Mosques, tourists can view only those from outside, because they can only get them to pray, but are very pretty and have beautiful architecture.

 Bahia Palace, which is the one most carefully, you can see it from the inside, the entry is 1€.

Badi Palace, is in ruins, is like a big wall and inside there is a small lake that is what remains, ruins, a small museum, and if you climb up you can see the whole city.

The Majorelle gardens, you have to take taxi to go where there is a house designed by Yves Saint Laurent, very quiet with palm trees, cactus, and water.

The district of tanners, is also a bit off so you have to take taxi, that's where they work and tanned skins, stained ... stinks because these skins have them in quicklime and pigeon droppings. They live there many families are accustomed. When you arrive there is a man at the door which is what will let the neighbourhood or not, gives you a sprig of mint to not smell so bad and explains, and then have to pay. You try to get money, then I try to put in a store to buy the same that you can buy in the souk others a bit cheaper prices.

SANTORINI

Santorini is a little archipelago formed by volcanic islands. Santorini is located southern the Aegean Sea, 200 km of the Greek territory. This archipelago forms the group of Cyclades Islands and this island has this form because of the sinking of the boiler of a volcano. For this, all the ground of this island is volcanic.

The capital is Thira and the principal port is Acinios. The history talks about Santorini is the lost Atlantis. In addition to the capital Thira, there are a lot of important villages as Oia, for his famous sunset.

ACTIVITIES

There are a lot of activities and tours to do in the island. The most important are:

Akrotiri

Is an archaeological exhibition of a town at the time of the Minoan civilization, 3000 years ago. The town is as it was in the moment of the explosion of the volcano that destroyed Santorini, therefore, is an element really important.

Ancient Thera

Is the archaeological exhibition most visited of Santorini. The ancient Greeks built it in  highest point of the island to defend and watch the Aegean Sea.

CLIMATE

Santorini is one of the only places in Europe to feature a hot desert climate, the city experiences two seasons.

April to October is the hot and dry season

November to March is the harsh cold and rainy season

Total rainfall averages 15 inches for year.

AGRICULTURE

Santorini is a unique and precious territory by it's ecology, climate and volcanil soil. 

"Santorini tomatoes" are typical of this site are cherry tomatoes with a sweet taste and an intensive red.

"Santorini fava" is mash made from vegetables.

"Santorini white eggplants" are very sweet, with very few seeds can be aten raw.

ARCHITECTURE

The traditional architecture of Santorini is similar to that of the other islands, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and white. The unique characteristic is the extensions of houses into the mountain.These rooms are used as living quarters because it is cold in summer and warm in winter. Also used for the storage of products (especially for aging wine).

                                       SANDRA HURTADO AND LAURA GRAU                                     

THE PARADISE IS CALLED CHILE.

   CHILE.

 Chile is located in South America, their territories include part of the Americas, Oceania, and Antarctica. Borders to the North with Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, east to the West with the Ocean Pacific and South Pole Sur.

 The Chilean territory is characterized by a variety of landscapes as the CORDILLERA DE LOS ANDES  the coast mountains and the intermediate depression.

                                     

            

In the mountain range of andes can see puma and condor which flies over the summits.

 From the climatic point it has a great diversity thanks to the existence of his reliefs. From North the extreme aridity of the desert area, passing through the central area where we find a mild climate, to the South where we find a rainy climate.

 In relation to its flora and fauna thanks to its mountains, its arid desert and its 300 km. Coastal chile has a unique ecosystem that enables the life of a large number of species.

THE NORTH-DESERT AREA

CENTRAL AREA

THE SOUTH 

Already in the part of southern patagonia find the Pudú is deer smaller world, also found the huemul symbol of its coat of arms.

The South also houses one of temperate forests the world's largest in them are a series of national parks where we find alerces living more than 4 thousand years, also the elegant araucaria.

 The DESERT FLORIDO is a unique phenomenon of Chile, see how this sprout colorful flowers in the middle of the ATACAMA DESERT, the driest in the world occurs in some Springs when the current of the child leaves a greater amount of rainfall in these areas. In this northern area we can also find a variety of cactus.Its fauna is composed of vicunas, alpacas, guanacos, different species of flamingoes.

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Chile is divided into fifteen regions.Its capital is Santiago de Chile, which is the economic and cultural center of Chilean society.

It also has Easter Island is a very sought after by tourists for its charm, beauty and mysteries that encloses the island regarding the moai.

It has a population of over five thousand.Currently has a very diverse population due to immigration of recent years, is a country highly appreciated by immigrants by conditions that currently exist, is considered the Latin American country with the best cup of economic growth.

This country has a number of natural resources distributed over the land where we can find in northern mineral wealth, while in the small north and central areas favorable soil for agriculture and livestock, and in the south we find energy resources. It is also noted that features marine resources having a wide variety of products.

 As for the cultural side has very important and famous including painters like Roberto Carlos Sotomayor Mata and exhibitors. In the literature we found two novel awards Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral, Isabel Allende.

 The national dance is the cueca.The men stand face to face with the women, and spectators form a circle around him, who sing and clap their hands while the dancers hands, arms slightly raised, jump, turn around, they move back and forth, are close to each other back and forth in rhythm until the instrument sound or tone of voice tells them back together.

One of the most important national holidays are national holidays where independence is celebrated chili. It is celebrated throughout the month of September, but especially on days 18 and 19, popular games and parades among the most important is the military parade to be held in Santiago the 19th of September.