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The departure airport will be the meeting point between the flight monitor and families. The student Summer Inglés SA is ready to start your adventure, and the monitor will accompany you on your flight check-in at the security checkpoint, during their flight in the baggage claim and exit through customs. Just come, a member of the organization of your course will pick you up and take you to the chosen school. During his stay abroad the student is covered by your emergency assistance 24 hours, 7 days a week. And des offices Inglés SA Summer are in touch with schools and families to track. On the return flight operation will be the same, in which a flight monitor will meet you at the airport for your journey home. Check dates to monitor flight!
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Departure: Barcelona-London: 29Junio, July 6th, July 13th Return: London-Barcelona: July 12, 19 July, 26 July.
For more information contact our Department of Foreign 902.15.30.49
The
Hesperia
Ramblas***
hotel in Barcelona boasts an unsurpassable location, just a few
meters from Barcelona's Ramblas and right next to the famous Boqueria
market in the heart of the Old City. Its modern facilities and
stylish décor make it the perfect place to relax after a hard day
discovering this fascinating and seductive city. You will find
sites such as the Gothic Quarter, the Port, the Cathedral and Plaça
Catalunya just a short walk away from the Hesperia Ramblas hotel, and
the rest of the city within easy reach thanks to the Liceu Metro
station, only a few meters from the door. All in all, we believe we
have everything needed to satisfy all our guests' needs, from the
convenience and functionality of our hotel to a superb location, not
forgetting the attention to detail and the friendly service of our
staff at the Hesperia Ramblas hotel.
At the
Hesperia Ramblas in Barcelona is a small, naturally lit meeting room
for up to 10 people equipped with a large table and a projection
screen, making the hotel ideal for both business and leisure trips.
Rooms
We have 20 sq. m. simple yet comfortable rooms, with attractive furnishings
and either a queen-size or double bed, offer a setting in which to
relax after a day of sightseeing. The rooms include free WiFi
connection (laptop required), air conditioning, minibar, safe,
satellite television and hair dryer.
Occupation: President of South Africa and Activist
Born: July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa
Died: December 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Best known for: Serving 27 years in prison as a protest against apartheid
Biography:
Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in South Africa. He fought against apartheid, a system where non-white citizens were segregated from whites and did not have equal rights. He served a good portion of his life in prison for his protests, but became a symbol for his people. Later he would become president of South Africa.
Where did Nelson Mandela grow up?
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. His birth name is Rolihlahla. He got the nickname Nelson from a teacher in school. Nelson was a member of Thimbu royalty and his father was chief of the city of Mvezo. He attended school and later college at the College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand. At Witwatersrand, Mandela got his law degree and would meet some of his fellow activists against apartheid.
What did Nelson Mandela do?
Nelson Mandela became a leader in the African National Congress (ANC). At first he pushed hard for the congress and the protesters to follow Mohandas Gandhi's non-violence approach. At one point he started to doubt that this approach would work and started up an armed branch of the ANC. He planned to bomb certain buildings, but only the buildings. He wanted to make sure than no one would be hurt. He was classified as a terrorist by the South African government and sent to prison.
Mandela would spend the next 27 years in prison. His prison sentence brought international visibility to the anti-apartheid movement. He was finally released through international pressure in 1990.
Once released from prison, Nelson continued his campaign to end apartheid. His hard work and life long effort paid off when all races were allowed to vote in the 1994 election. Nelson Mandela won the election and became president of South Africa. There were several times during the process where violence threatened to break out. Nelson was a strong force in keeping the calm and preventing a major civil war.
He spent 27 years in prison. He refused to bend on his principals in order to be released and stated that he would die for his ideals. He wanted all people of all races to have equal rights in South Africa.
Fun facts about Nelson Mandela
Nelson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993,
July 18th is Nelson Mandela day. People are asked to devote 67 minutes to helping others. The 67 minutes represents the 67 years Mandela spent serving his country.
Invictus was a 2009 movie about Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team.
La forma más sencilla y cómoda es viajar desde Tokyo en tren. Nosotros
fuimos en el shinkansen hikari hasta Nagoya. Allí tomamos un limited
express que nos dejó en Takayama. En total los dos viajes
duran unas cinco horas con trasbordo incluido. En cuanto al precio no
sabríamos deciros, ya que para este desplazamiento utilizamos el JR Pass.
Puede ser una gran base de operaciones para visitar los Alpes Japoneses y acercarse hasta la preciosa Shirakawa-go.
Sinceramente es una ciudad tan pequeña y tan bonita que merece la pena
desplazarse andando. Desde la estación de tren hasta cualquier punto de
interés tardaréis como mucho 25 minutos a pie. También podéis optar por
el alquiler de bicicletas.
Economía
Los precios de Japón son más elevados que los de Europa, y con la fortaleza del yen respecto al euro los viajes a Japón
se hacen todavía más complicados. Sin embargo, al no tratarse de una
capital notaréis algo de alivio respecto a los precios de Tokyo.
En cuanto a las compras, el lugar es bastante célebre por sus artesanías y por su sake.
La oferta no es demasiado grande si la comparamos con otras capitales de Japón.
El hotel donde nos quedamos me pareció un poco caro para lo que
realmente ofrecía. También hay alojamientos tradicionales japoneses
(ryokan) incluso observamos un templo en el que te podías alojar.
¿Qué visitar?
El tamaño de esta localidad es ideal. Su centro es hermoso, con
callejuelas antiguas y puentes de colores. Además, nosotros la visitamos
en primavera así que todavía quedaban muchos cerezos en flor. Teniendo
en cuenta que estaréis sólo dos jornadas, yo os recomiendo el siguiente
itinerario:
Conviene empezar con la visita al templo Hida Kokubun-Ji, muy cerquita de la estación.
El Takayama Jinya un antiguo edificio gubernamental catalogado como monumento histórico nacional.
Imprescindible darse una vuelta por el Sanmachi Suji, uno de los barrios antiguos más bonitos de Japón.
Allí podéis acercaros hasta las casas de mercaderes.
Nosotros visitamos la Yoshijima-ke, aunque también es recomendable la
Kusakabe-ke.
También es interesante acercarse hasta los mercados matinales que hay cerca del río Miyagawa.
Si estáis por allí en abril u octubre no olvidéis disfrutar del Sannō Matsuri, uno de los festivales más populares de la región.
A continuación dejo una presentación de diapositivas, una revista y un vídeo para conocer un poquito más de japón:
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635780 km² or 245476.030 mi²). The region is also known as Dravida as is used in the national anthem.
South India is frequently referred to as the Hindu heartland of India by prominent travel guides.
South India lies in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the west, the Indian Ocean in the south and the Bay of Bengal in the east. The geography of the region is diverse, encompassing two mountain ranges, the Western and Eastern Ghats, and a plateau heartland. The Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Kaveri, and Vaigai rivers are important non-perennial sources of water.Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are the largest and most industrialised cities in the region. Chennai is termed as Gateway of South India, being one of the largest metropolitan cities in India.
A majority of Indians from the southern region speak one of the languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. During its history, a number of dynastic kingdoms ruled over parts of South India whose invasions across southern and southeastern Asia impacted the history and cultures of modern sovereign states such as Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. The region was colonized by Britain and gradually incorporated into the British Empire.
After experiencing fluctuations in the decades immediately after Indian independence, the economies of South Indian states have registered higher than national average growth over the past three decades. While South Indian states have improved in some socio-economic metrics, economic disparity, illiteracy and poverty continue to affect the region much like the rest of the country. Agriculture is the single largest contributor to the regional net domestic product, while Information technology is a rapidly growing industry. Literary and architectural styles, evolved over two thousand years, differ from other parts of the country. Politics in South India is dominated by smaller regional political parties rather than by national political parties.
South India ranks the highest in terms of social and economic development in areas such as fertility rate and infrastructure; the fertility rate of South India is 1.9, the lowest of all regions in India.
EtymologyApart from the English language terms South India and Peninsular India, southern India has been known by several other historic names. Adi Shankara coined the name Dravida in the 8th century as he called himself Dravida Shishu, meaning a child from South India (see etymology of Dravida). The term Deccan, an Anglicised form of the word "Dakhhin" which is a derived from the word dakshina meaning south, refers only to the area covered by the Deccan Plateau, a volcanic plateau that covers most of peninsular India excluding the coastal areas. The Carnatic is an English term derived from "Karnād" or "Karunād", meaning high country. The terms Karnād and Carnatic have long overgrown particular association with the plateau and refer to all of South India, including the coasts, the western of which is named the Carnatic coast. The name Karnātaka is derived from the same root.
Geography
South India is a peninsula in the shape of a vast inverted triangle, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the north by the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. The Narmada flows westwards in the depression between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. The Satpura ranges define the northern spur of the Deccan plateau. The Western Ghats, along the western coast, mark another boundary of the plateau. The narrow strip of verdant land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is the Konkan region. The Western Ghats continue south, forming the Malenadu (Canara) region along the Karnataka coast, and terminate at the Nilgiri mountains, an inward (easterly) extension of the Western Ghats. The Nilgiris run in a crescent approximately along the borders of Tamil Nadu with northern Kerala and Karnataka, encompassing the Palakkad and Wayanad hills, and the Satyamangalam ranges, and extending on to the relatively low-lying hills of the Eastern Ghats, on the western portion of the Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh border. The Tirupati and Annamalai hills form part of this range. The low lying coral islands of Lakshadweep are off the south-western coast of India. Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern coast, separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama's Bridge. The Andaman and Nicobar islands lie far off the eastern coast of India, near the Tenasserim coast of Burma. The southernmost tip of mainland India is at Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) on the Indian Ocean.
The Deccan plateau is the vast elevated region bound by the C-shape defined by all these mountain ranges. No major elevations border the plateau to the east, and it slopes gently from the Western Ghats to the eastern coast. The plateau is watered by the east flowing Godavari and Krishna rivers. The other major rivers of the Deccan plateau are the Pennar and the Tungabhadra, a major tributary of the Krishna. Vaigai and Thamirabarani River are major rivers which emerge from the southern part of the Western ghats, flow eastward and empty into the Bay of Bengal. The three major river deltas of South India, the Kaveri, the Godavari and the Krishna, are located along the Bay of Bengal. These major rivers provided irrigation to much of the land which provided food grain to Southern India. In particular the coastal detla regions traditionally constituted the rice bowls of South India.
The region has a very tropical climate with the monsoons playing a major part. The South – West Monsoon accounts for most of the rainfall in the region and much of it falls from about June to October. The south-west monsoon starts from Kerala during June and moves up towards the northern parts of India. Tamil Nadu and southeast Andhra Pradesh receive rains from the North – East Monsoon from about November to February. Much of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka has a distinct dry season from about October – May when there is not much rainfall. This region also experiences cooler nights from October to March while the days are pleasantly warm. In the northern parts of the region temperatures can fall below 10 degrees Celsius on occasions at night during this time. Days are very hot from March to June when temps can go over 40 degrees. The southern coastal region has an average minimum temperature of 20 degrees and maximum of 35 degrees.
Subdivisions
South India consists of the five southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the Lakshadweep archipelago. Together with Puducherry, each South Indian state has an elected state government, while the Lakshadweep islands are centrally administered by the President of India. The modern states of South India were created as a result of the States Reorganisation Act (1956), which established states and union territories based on linguistic boundaries. As a result of this act:
Andhra Pradesh was created with the merger of Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking districts of Hyderabad State.
Kerala was created with the merger of Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara district, Madras State with Travancore-Cochin State.
Karnataka -The existing Mysore State was reorganised and the districts of Bangalore, Bellary and South Canara (excluding Kasaragod taluk) and the Kollegal taluk of Coimbatore district from the then Madras State, the districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, North Canara and Dharwad from Bombay State, the Kannada-majority districts of Bidar, Raichur and Gulbarga in the then Hyderabad State and the province of Coorg were included in it. Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka in 1973.
The Union Territory of Puducherry was created in 1954 comprising the enclaves of Pondichéry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahé in French India
The Laccadive Islands which were divided between South Canara and Malabar districts of Madras State were united and organised into the union territory of Lakshadweep.
The remaining parts of Madras State were retained under the same administration with the same name. The state was subsequently renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968.
Each subregion is further divided into districts; the region of South India has over 100 districts. Each state is headed by a Governor, who is a direct appointee of the President of India, while the Chief Minister is the elected head of the state government and represents the states ruling party or coalition (the role of the Governor is largely ceremonial).
Culture and heritage
According to some experts, the weltanschauung of South Indians is essentially the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the body, and motherhood, which is exemplified through their dance, clothing, and sculptures. South Indian women traditionally wear the Saree while the men wear either a white pancha or a colourful lungi with typical batik patterns.Rice is the staple diet, while fish is an integral component of coastal South Indian meals. Coconut is an important ingredient in Kerala whereas Andhra Pradesh cuisine is characterised by pickles and spicy curries. Hyderabadi cuisine a legacy of the past, is popular for its Biryani. Dosa, Idli, Uttapam are popular throughout the region. There are large coffee estates in southern Karnataka and parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The traditional music of South India is known as Carnatic music, which includes rhythmic and structured music by composers like Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Tyagayya, Annamacharya, Bhakta Ramadasu, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri, Kshetrayya, Subbaraya Shastri, Mysore Vasudevachar and Swathi Thirunal. The contemporary singer Dr. K. J. Yesudas is a cultural ambassador of Carnatic music.Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam is a cultural ambassador of carnatic instrumentals. The motion picture industry has emerged as an important platform in South India, over the years portraying the cultural changes, trends, aspirations and developments experienced by its people. Some movie classics like Nammukku paarkkaan munthiri thoppukal (1986) by Padmarajan, Adi Shankara (1984) by director G V Iyer, and Perumthachan (1990) by Ajayan have gained worldwide acclaim. When it comes to cinema, due to the difference in languages compared to northern India, Bollywood does not have much of an audience in the region. Rather films in the language native to each state are dominant, this includes Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema and Malayalam cinema. South India is home to several distinct dance forms – the Koodiyattam, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Vilasini Natyam, Kathakali, Yakshagana, Theyyam, Ottamthullal, Margamkali, Oppana, Kerala Natanam and Mohiniaattam.
The earliest epigraphic record of the Telugu language dates to the late 6th century CE. However, there have been proposals of traces of Telugu recorded before that date. Some Telugu words appear in the Maharashtri Prakrit anthology of poems (the Gatha Saptashati) collected by the 1st century BCE Satavahana King Hāla.
South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2500 years. The first known literature of South India are the poetic Sangams, which were written in Tamil between 2500 to 2100 years ago. These include the oldest South Indian epics of Silappatikaram and Manimekalai written in Tamil. Tamil Buddhist commentators of the tenth century CE Nemrinatham make references to Kannada literature of the fourth century CE. Distinct Malayalam and Telugu literary traditions developed in the following centuries.
South India has two distinct styles of rock architecture, the pure dravida (Tamil) style of Tamil Nadu and the Vesara style (also called Karnata dravida style) present in Karnataka. The inspirational temple sculptures of Srirangam, Chidambaram, Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram, Thiruvannamalai, Tanjore, Madurai, Rameswaram, Sri Kalahasti, Tirupati, Hampi, Badami, Bhattiprolu, Simhachalam, Pattadakal, Aihole, Belur, Halebidu, Lakkundi, Shravanabelagola, and the mural paintings of Travancore and Lepakshi temples, also stand as a testament to South Indian culture. The paintings of Raja Ravi Varma are considered classic renditions of many a scenes of South Indian life and mythology. The temple at Srirangam is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world, while Rameswaram is considered as one of the holiest temple in India.
The main spiritual traditions of South India include both Shaivite and Vaishnavite branches of Hinduism, although Buddhist and Jain philosophies had been influential several centuries earlier. Shravanabelagola in Karnataka is a popular pilgrimage center for Jains. Ayyavazhi is spread significantly across the southern parts of South India. Its followers are more densely populated in South Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
There is a large Muslim community in South India, particularly in the Malabar Coast, which can trace its roots to the ancient maritime trade between Kerala and Omanis and other Arabs. The Muslims in Kerala of Arab descent are called Jonaka Mappila.
Christianity has flourished in coastal South India from the times of St. Thomas the Apostle who came to Kerala in 52 and established the Syrian Christian tradition today called as Saint Thomas Christians or Nasrani Mappila. Kerala is also home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. They are supposed to have arrived in the Malabar coast during the time of King Solomon.The Jews from Kerala are called Yuda Mappila or Cochin Jews. The oldest surviving Jewish synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations is the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, Kerala. The cities of South India are home to the Anglo-Indian community, the Eurasian descendants of the Europeans – Portuguese, Dutch, British, Danish and French – who had acquired territory in peninsular India.
ElTemple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, basílica coneguda habitualment com la Sagrada Família, és un dels exemples més coneguts del modernisme català i que ha esdevingut tot un símbol de Barcelona. Obra inacabada de l'arquitecte català Antoni Gaudí, és al barri de la Sagrada Família, al districte de l'Eixample de la ciutat.
En aquest temple, l'arquitecte va concebre una minuciosa simbologia dintre d'un poema místic amb grans audàcies constructives formals, com en la seva forma de concebre l'estructura amb l'arc parabòlic o catenària, també anomenat funicular de forces, combinant el tractament escultòric naturalista amb l'abstracció de les torres. Segons dades de l'any 2004, la Sagrada Família és el monument més visitat de l'Estat espanyol, per damunt fins i tot de l'Alhambra i el Museu del Prado.El 2008 va rebre més de 2,7 milions de visitants, xifra que s'elevà fins a 3,2 milions el 2011. L'obra realitzada per Antoni Gaudí, és a dir, la cripta i la façana del Naixement, foren declarades Patrimoni de la Humanitat per la UNESCO el 2005.
El concepte de temple expiatori fa que la seva realització
s'efectuï a partir d'almoines, cosa que ha provocat que de vegades
s'hagin hagut de paralitzar les obres. Tanmateix, des de la dècada de
1990 l'afluència de visitants i el gran renom mundial han fet canviar la
situació econòmica i les obres han pres una forta embranzida.
La Sagrada Família va ser dedicada al culte i declarada basílica menor catòlica pel papa Benet XVI el 7 de novembre de 2010. Malgrat que no és una catedral,diverses fonts l'han denominat la Catedral d'Europa pel caràcter universal que Gaudí volia donar-li.
A continuació, deixo un video per conèixer-la de més a prop:
The departure airport will be the meeting point between the flight monitor and families. The student Summer Inglés SA is ready to start your adventure, and the monitor will accompany you on your flight check-in at the security checkpoint, during their flight in the baggage claim and exit through customs. Just come, a member of the organization of your course will pick you up and take you to the chosen school. During his stay abroad the student is covered by your emergency assistance 24 hours, 7 days a week. And des offices Inglés SA Summer are in touch with schools and families to track. On the return flight operation will be the same, in which a flight monitor will meet you at the airport for your journey home. Check dates to monitor flight! 
