PARIS (FRANCE) by Zoe Smith.                    

Hi there! Right now I'm sitting on the beach and having a picnic with some friends. Why is this strange? Because I'm in the middle of Paris! How many beaches has Paris got? None. It hasn't got any real beaches, but every summer they put sand along the River Seine and turn the middle of Paris into a beach. The good thing about this is that it doesn't rain during summer so we can sunbathe, the bad thing is that there's a lot of people, noise and litter. 

Paris is such a fun place to spend time. There is always something interesting and unusual to do - and I'm learning a lot of French, too! I sometimes walk around the Montmartre area after my lessons. Many artists sit and paint on the streets there and I enjoy looking at their paintings, although sometimes there's a crowd and a big queue to see them. 

The Champs Elysées, a very well-known street in Paris, is my favourite place to shop but there's always traffic jam. I also go to the Left Bank, which is an old and historic area of Paris. And of course the Eiffel Tower. Amazing! Come to Paris and see why I love it so much! 

Bye bye my peeps ;)
Zoe                                                      

GRAFFITI

GRAFFITI IN VALENCIA

Graffiti is an art and it is present all over our city, Valencia. Do you know Moret Street also known as Colours Street? Let's have a look at it. 

This street can be found in Carmen neighbourhood. Around that neighbourhood you can also see other stunning graffitis as the ones below.

 

All Graffiti have a story behind and today we're going to learn about one of them. 

SPANISH GHOST STORIES

GHOST STORIES

All countries have urban legends and Spain is no exception. Legends can be funny or scary. Here we have some curious Spanish ghost stories for you. Are they true? Not true? Let's read.

• The girl on the curve (perhaps Spain’s most famous ghost story). A driver picks up a young woman who is hitchhiking late at night on a dark highway. The girl warns the driver to be careful going around the next curve, as it’s especially dangerous. The driver asks her how she knows this and she explains that she was killed on the curve. During her chilling response, the mysterious hitchhiker slowly vanishes into the air. They say that the legend originated in Illinois and later ended up reaching Spain in a time long before the internet existed.

• Verónica Jaja: this is the Spanish version of the legend of “Bloody Mary”. According to this legend, if you close yourself in a dark room and repeat the name “Verónica Jaja” three times in front of a mirror, Miss Jaja will appear and will take your life. 

• Rocafort subway station (Barcelona): they say that this station is haunted because it's the station with the most suicides and its cameras have registered strange movements after the train’s operating hours. Do the people who’ve helped spread the rumour know that long after the subway closes for the night, security and cleaning staff continue moving around the station?

• Madrid’s subway rat: some say they’ve seen a rat in the subway lines of Spain’s capital that always chases the last train of the day. They say that this is the reincarnation of a passenger who fell on the tracks waiting for the same train. Clearly not a fun way to spend eternity.

• The ghost of the nun of the University of Castile-La Mancha: the office of the president of this university, located in Ciudad Real, was once a shelter run by nuns. Some people say they’ve seen strange figures walking through the building’s corridors It seems that doors also inexplicably open and close by themselves.

Of course there are many more ghostly urban legends. Now it’s time for you to get out and discover some on your own... 

source: https://www.enforex.com/culture/terrifying-urban-legends.html

A BIOGRAPHY

A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death. It talks about a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae, a biography presents someone's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.

Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. 

An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and sometimes, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. 

An autobiography is written by the person himself or herself, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator.

MICHELIN STARS

CULTURE ZONE:  MICHELIN STARS

The term "Michelin Star" is a hallmark of the fine dining quality and restaurants around the world. 

Having a "Michelin Star" means your restaurant is one of the best in the country and even in the world. 

Do you know any Chef with any "Michelin Star"?

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