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The Place Where I Live
The Place Where I Live
It's a beautiful city and it's great to walk around the old town. It's full of
monuments, churches, museums, squares, fountains, small shops,
bars and restaurants. There is a street called "Ra do Villar" but it is
known as the Hippie Street because the hippies sold things there
before and now there are a lot of peddlers.
There weather here is very changeable, it's very different from others cities of Galicia. Autumn and winter
are really wet, it rains a lot and it's cold. In spring it rains less but it's usually cloudy. And in summer, if you
have good luck, you can enjoy two sunny months.
Santiago is famous for the Cathedral, the way of Santiago, the wine, the food and the popular festivals.
Besides the Cathedral, one of the biggest tourist attractions is the famous "Paris-Dakar", (two bars which
are on the "Ra del Franco" (the Wine Street)), and you make the wine route starting in "Paris" and
finishing in "Dakar". If you can do it probably you will have a big problem because you will get incredibly
drunk. Santiago's Day is on 25th July, there are a lot of people in the streets, fireworks, attractions and
everybody spends more money eating, drinking and playing in the fair.
But I think the worst and the best of the city are the tourists. The worst because it is a small town and it is
very stressful to walk in the streets and the best because they employ many people. I like living here but
not with so many people.
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"I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN CRDOBA"
Its a beautiful city, and its great for walking around. In the old town we find narrow streets, yards full of
flowers, squares with statues of the most important persons of Crdoba (Sneca, Maimnides, Averroes,
Lus de Gngora, and many more), churches, museums, and its most famous building: The Mosque-
Cathedral.
There are many outdoor bars and restaurants where the people go to eat, drink and sit in the sun. The food
is wonderful. The typical food is rabo de toro estofado and salmorejo. All the people go de tapas (small
plates of food) before lunch or dinner.
The
winters are mild and the summers are very hot. The best season
is spring because the temperature is mild and the whole town
smells like flowers, especially orange. During this time there are
many festivals: Easter, The May Crosses, The Patios, and
Crdoba Fair at the end of May, which is similar to the better known
Seville Fair with some differences; mainly that the Seville one is
private, while the Cordoba one is not.
The people of Crdoba are very friendly. We all know each other
because the city is small. Its atmosphere is calm and
everything invites to tranquillity.
"El lugar donde vivo"
Aqu el clima es muy variable, es muy diferente de otras ciudades de Galicia. El otoo y el invierno estn
muy hmedos, llueve mucho y hace fro. En primavera llueve menos pero suele estar nublado. Y en
verano, si tienes buena suerte, puedes disfrutar de dos meses soleados.
Santiago es famoso por la Catedral, el camino de Santiago, el vino, la comida y las fiestas
populares. Adems de la Catedral, uno de los mayores atractivos tursticos es el famoso "Pars-Dakar",
(dos bares que estn en la "Ra del Franco"), y se hace la ruta del vino que comienza en "Pars" y
Terminando en "Dakar". Si usted puede hacerlo probablemente usted tendr un gran problema porque
usted conseguir increblemente borracho. Da de Santiago es el 25 de julio, hay un montn de gente en
las calles, fuegos artificiales, atracciones y todo el mundo gasta ms dinero comiendo, bebiendo y jugando
en la feria.
Pero creo que lo peor y lo mejor de la ciudad son los turistas. Lo peor porque es un pueblo pequeo y es
muy estresante caminar por las calles y lo mejor porque emplean a mucha gente. Me gusta vivir aqu, pero
no con tanta gente.
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"QUISIERA VIVIR EN CRDOBA"
Es una ciudad hermosa, y es genial para caminar alrededor. En el casco antiguo encontramos calles
estrechas, jardines llenos de flores, plazas con estatuas de las personas ms importantes de Crdoba
(Sneca, Maimnides, Averroes, Lus de Gngora y muchos ms), iglesias, museos y su edificio ms
famoso: La Mezquita-Catedral.
Hay muchos bares al aire libre y restaurantes donde la gente va a comer, beber y sentarse al sol. La
comida es maravillosa. La comida tpica es "rabo de toro estofado"
y "salmorejo". Toda la gente va "de tapas" (pequeos platos de
comida) antes del almuerzo o la cena.
Los inviernos son suaves y los veranos son muy
calientes. La mejor temporada es primavera porque la
temperatura es suave y toda la ciudad huele a flores,
especialmente naranja. Durante este tiempo hay muchos festivales:
Pascua, Las Cruces de Mayo, Los Patios, Y Feria de Crdoba a
finales de mayo, que es similar a la Feria de Sevilla ms conocida
con algunas diferencias; Principalmente que la de Sevilla es
privada, mientras que la de Crdoba no lo es.
La gente de Crdoba es muy amable. Todos nos conocemos porque la ciudad es pequea. Su ambiente
es tranquilo y todo invita a la tranquilidad.