I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.
I have always wanted to travel the world and visit the most amazing and astounding places on Earth. Visiting other continents seemed especially appealing because they look so distant and unreachable on World Atlases.This is one of the main reasons I chose to visit the United States for the Easter break. I am keen to travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York. The trip will cost around €2000 depending on the amount of money spent on food, souvenirs, clothes or gifts.
DAY 1
It is planned to arrive on Los Angeles International Airport early in the morning. First thing to do after settling into my hotel room and unpacking is a visit to Venice Beach. After relaxing in the sun (hopefully) and having a lunch at a local cafe, I will spend the evening enjoying a long walk around the city. As I will probably be complitely exhausted, I will go to bed early.
DAY 2
During my second day in Los Angeles, I will visit the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, Beverly Hills and Universal Studios. Shortly, all places related to the film industry. In the evening, I will eat a typical American dinner at one of the resturant by the shore.
DAY 3
This entire day I am planning to spend in Disneyland. You are never too old for this kind of fun! Hanging out with Micky, Minnie,Winnie the Pooh and other Disney animated characters was always on my wish list.
DAY 4
The arrival at San Francisco International
Airport is planned for the fourth day. I will go on a big bus tour around the city and visit Alcatraz, one of the world's infamous prisons. In the evening, I am planning to take a walk, and certainly, to take an extraorinary view of the iconic Golden Gate
Bridge.
DAY 5
Visiting Angel Island is planned for the fifth day of this amazing journey. I will go on two hour segway guided tour and spend some time in Angel Island Cantina. While enjoying delicious food and a gorgeus view of Ayla Cove and the Tiburon coast, I will listen to relaxing music from local bands on cantina's deck. Later in the evening, a flight
to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is scheduled.
DAY 7
Early in the morning I will go to the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage. This unusual attraction is a place where white tigers, lions, leopards and dolphins spend their days enjoying the Vegas sun. If you are fan of these beautiful furry creatures or perhaps graceful dolphins, like me, then this resort is a perfect place to visit in Las Vegas. After sightseeing and exploring the city, I am planning to have the CSI Experience. It sounds pretty funny, but it is actually possible. The Experiences run every ten minutes and last around 90 minutes.Since I have always loved watching this television series, I am really looking forward to see this attraction.
DAY 8
The whole day eight is scheduled for visiting the Great Canyon.
DAY 9
I am heading to New York City! The plain will land on John F. Kennedy International Airport. Needless to say, everyone wants to see the Statue of Liberty. Given this, the first thing to do here is to travel with the Staten Island Ferry across the harbor. Enjoying the remarkable skyline of New York City will certainly be a memorable experience. I have always loved libraries and therefore a definite must-do after this long day is visiting the New York Public Library.
DAY 10
On the last day of this unforgetable trip, I will visit the famous Central Park, City Hall and Ellis Island. Late in the evening I am flying back home to the reality!
My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple:
loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas
to do that?
Bob Hope
Божић is Serbian name for Christmas. I know Christmas time in Austria is already over, but the Christmas I normally celebrate is just tomorrow. Therefore, I have decided to write about some customs and traditions related to the Orthodox Christmas.
Firstly, Orthodox Christmas comes two weeks later than of Roman Catholics. It is celebrated on 7th January while we celebrate New Year on January 13th. This is because the Serbs follow the Julian calendar and Roman Catholics follow the Gregorian calendar. However, this does not mean that we do not celebrate New Year on 31st of December. In fact, we celebrate both New Years, the international one and the Serbian or Orthodox New Year. As such, January is really fun in my hometown. Like the most people, Serbs eventually officially accepted the Gregorian
calendar, but all holidays, especially cultural or religious, are celebrated according to the Julian calendar.
Like for the most holidays in Serbian culture, Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days. On the Christmas Eve, the family is preparing for the oncoming celebration. On this day, the food is made according to the rules of fasting, which means that milk and animal products are not eaten. Traditionally, early in the morning the head of each family and
several male relatives, selects the tree from which a log will be cut for their household. An oak log or branch brought into the house is called the badnjak and is placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve. The badnjak can be also bought at marketplaces or distributed in churches, which is more appropriate for families living in the city. It is kept in the home until next Christmas Eve, while the one from the previous Christmas is mostly placed on the open fire built in the church yard, but also on the other suitable locations.
On the Christmas Day, the celebration is announced at dawn by church bells and guns. People are greeting each other by saying "Christ is Born", which should
be responded to with "Truly He is Born". A bunch of food is normally prepared for Christmas lunch. Česnica, meat, sarma, rakija and of course, cakes are indispensable parts of Serbian Christmas. Česnica is the most important part of the Christmas meal. It is a round loaf of bread with a coin put into it. Family members hold the česnica between themselves, rotating it counterclockwise while saying a prayer. The česnica
is then carefully broken among the relatives, so that each of them gets
his or her own share of the bread. The person whose share
contains the coin, will supposedly be especially lucky in the following year.
The upper surface of the loaf is routinely inscribed with various symbols, but mostly with the Serbian Cross. The Serbian Cross is a national symbol and consists of four Cyrillic letters S ( С ). They are the abbreviation for the motto: Оnly Unity Saves the Serbs ( Само слога Србина спасава ).
These are the most essential customs of Orthodox Christmas. By far and large, like in almost every culture, holidays are all about being united with your closest ones, your family members and friends. I really miss mine today!
When I first saw this abbreviation in one of my pieces of homework, I wasn't sure what it really meant. Later, it became clear that register is not so irrelevant part of linguistics as I may have thought.
A register is one of many varieties of language determined by such factors as social occasion, purpose and audience. Generally, it is used to indicate degrees of formality in language use.What type of register should we use depends mainly on whether we want to use written or spoken language. Informal style is usually part of spoken language, whereas formal style is more likely to be seen in letters, newspaper articles or essays. We can also use informal register, when we are writing something personal to a friend or a family member.
If we use wrong type of register, many people will misunderstand us, especially the native speakers. Even though our knowledge of particular language is on a high level, without using the right register, we may seem quite silly. And of course, nobody wants that.
The purpose of register is to adjust to a particular social setting. It would be ridicuolous to write Hey you to our boss or our teacher, but to a friend it is completely appropriate. This might seem quite logical, but other things have to be learned.
In my previous tasks, I wrote a lot of or some phrasal verbs, which were not quite suitable for writing a paragraph. Despite the fact that I wasn't aware of this problem until recently, I have decided to read different types of literature in order to improve my usage of the correct register.
Register does not exist to confuse us or to make our life harder. It is there to help us to behave in the right way in certain occasions and to make us better speakers.
It is planned to arrive on Los Angeles International Airport early in the morning. First thing to do after settling into my hotel room and unpacking is a visit to Venice Beach. After relaxing in the sun (hopefully) and having a lunch at a local cafe, I will spend the evening enjoying a long walk around the city. As I will probably be complitely exhausted, I will go to bed early.
DAY 3
