Christmas in Paris

If Paris is a dazzling city throughout the year, Christmas becomes a spectacular lady. In the white hall in the French capital more than ever to honor its nickname, the "city of lights". Thousands of lights adorn the streets of the capital, giving the city a unique appearance. Everything is flooded with light and shining city pending the arrival of Santa Claus.

Paris is perfect for winter holidays. The city seems out of a fairy tale. Not only the lights adorn the city, but thousands of fir trees, nativity scenes and storefronts decorated him utter the magic touch. In addition, wells are installed and ice rinks throughout the city for children to enjoy a memorable Christmas. The colorful Christmas lights adorn especially the three major Parisian department stores, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and the Galleries Bon Marche, full of life and partying. Even Santa Claus is installed in Paris a few days before Christmas Eve to enjoy its charms!

While the whole city is beautiful at Christmas, it is worth visiting certain sites at this time. What better way to start than strolling down the Champs Elysees, one of the avenues with the most beautiful Christmas decorations in the world. The majestic Cathedral of Notre-Dame is one of the key points to be addressed at Christmas. Every year they installed a huge fir tree with red trim off the main entrance that leaves visitors speechless. Furthermore, Na celebrated Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at midnight. Trocadero Gardens are the perfect spot to glimpse the iconic Eiffel Tower, illuminated by thousands of golden light every hour for five minutes. An impressive sight!

Parisians hold a dinner the day before Christmas, in the menu you can find fresh oysters, foie cream, smoked salmon, goose, turkey or chicken, dessert, eat some of his best as Bûche of Christmas chocolates accompanied by champagne .

There are two very famous Christmas markets, one Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the other in Saint-Sulpice. They are located about ten blocks of each other, and offer beautiful Christmas crafts and ornaments, plus regional culinary specialties from all over France.

Barranquilla Carnival

The mixture is present in all the demonstrations of the Carnival of Barranquilla. The cultures of different groups of people who arrived in the Colombian Caribbean coast were mixed, and over time were created new expressions that characterize our identity.

The carnival is the most important people of Barranquilla, the gayest, the most libertarian, which reflects more strongly the cheery and creative spirit of our people, and affirms our membership in the Caribbean.

It is the feast of greatest joy, the highest dignity, where we are all actors. Every dance, every cumbia, each troupe, every costume contest to make this event the best show not just for show but especially to enjoy it, because that is the Caribbean, where, as in the African dances, the dancer is the spectator and the spectator is a dancer

The Carnival of Barranquilla has its remote origins in the carnival that came to America from Spain. Hence its spirit of renewal and change similar to that inspired this holiday season in Europe. Today we find in the Carnival of Barranquilla facts established by the traditions, such as dances, cumbias, comedies, litanies, and some costumes, as well as new and original creations of other extras and costumes that are equally valid that the time-honored, because the fundamental tradition is the feast itself.

The first Carnival of Barranquilla is lost in history, more than a century ago, when Barranquilla was a small town.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Carnival is called the greatest show on erth. It's orgins are said to come from europe, where carnival festivities comprised mostly of balls & masquerade parties. the modern day brazilian carnival has evolved to include native American and African culture in its celebration.

Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a wild 4-day celebration. Year after year it starts on Saturday and ends on Fat Tuesday. It normally takes place in February, which is right in the middle of Summer and Brazil's hottest month. For Brazilians, Carnival is a celebration to let loose and release their inhibitions before Ash Wednesday. Rio Carnival mainly consists of the Samba Parade, Scala Balls, & Street Parties. See below to see a description of each.

The parade of samba:

If you are in Rio for Carnival, Samba Parade is one of the event you can not miss. It takes place in a special venue, a stadium of 70,000 seats Samba built in 1984 and located near downtown Rio. The samba parade is actually a contest of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro. Each Samba School represents a local neighborhood. Each year, each school chooses a different theme for the parade of samba and the preparations are made months ahead of time. It's a huge production like the samba schools have to mobilize thousands of participants, create a theme and music, design and build floats and costumes and choreograph the production. The end result is the greatest show on earth and experience to remember for the rest of your life!

Carnival Balls:

Carnival Balls are themed parties that take place every night during Carnival. A true Carnival Ball features live Samba music. Tickets to these balls range from $US 40 to over US$ 2,000. The best nights are Friday, Saturday and Tuesday. It is definitely important to choose the correct Ball as there is a huge variety that include Gala Balls and Balls for Singles and Gays. The most famous and expensive ball is held at the Copacabana Palace Hotel.

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Hi, there! My name’s Carlos A Carrizo but you can call me Carrizo. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo, in live la Paz. I’m 17 years old and I study accounting at URBE . My favorite subjects are mathematics and accounting.

I love music , My favorite music is Rock, My favorite bands is sistem of a down, metallica, thirty seconds to mars, I love playing soccer, surfing the net , studying English, talking on the phone with my friends, pizza , chocolate, my family , my country and my dog. .

I hate onions, smoking, listening to champeta, getting up early on the weekend, violence, war, injustice, and washing the dishes.

My dream is to travel around the world, visit the Pyramids in Egypt and The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Of course, I want to graduate from public accountant School and be a good accountant. I also want to learn to speak French, and Italian. I’d love to work in an important company and buy a house, get married and start a family.

About English, I love to learn new languages. I think English is very important. I listen to music and watch TV in English. It’s a good exercise. I also chat on the internet and have friends in many countries. I can write well, but I need to practice more. The most difficult for me is speaking. I need to practice more. I hope I can make a lot of friends and practice speaking in class