AUSTRIA, ARRIVE AND LIVE

Hi! I'm Karl! I don't know about you but Alfonso has spoken very good
 of you!

First.. I'm going to explain who I am.

My name is Karl, like I say before, I'm from Austria, I met Alfonso 2 years ago when my sister and his sister met in Germany in Eramus.

Ah.. I'm 16 years old.

Now, I took his laptop and I've seen this blog that apparently speak about European countries... And I say... Why not talk about my country?

Austria is a small country in central Europe with capital in Vienna, like Spain, Austria also belong to the European Union. And do you know how we say 'Austria' in German (our official language)? Republik Österreich.

Apart from German , also other languages as Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian are spoken, but don't ask me to speak anything in any of these languages, 

languages are not mine.. HAHAHAHAHA.
I'm not going to talk more about the name , flag, etc. because there 

are many more important things to explain.

Austria is situated in the Alps so most people of my country live in 

rivers' valleys. For that, weather is not very good , especially in 

winter... If you love snow, you are in the best place to practice ski.

The best moment to visit Austria is in summer, you can enjoy Vienna with a great breeze.
Oh, I forget said that I live actually in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
For me, Austria is beautiful, both isolated villages in the rugged Alps to medium and large cities , 

especially Vienna.
Like the visitors say, 'small country, big menu', in Austria, there are many typical food of the differents regions, for example, imagine a 

steak of carpaccio (alpine ox) in the higher villages of the Austrian 

Alps or exquisite soup of knödel (meatballs) in the quiet restaurants 

of eastern Austria or some sparkling palatschinken (Austrian crêpes) in the places of Vienna.

Vienna has something that attracts attention, old and modern at the

 same time, Vienna is gastonomy, 

Vienna is music, with composers like Beethoven or Mozard, Vienna 

is culture, with most of 100 museums. The three places that 

characterize Vienna are the Ringstrasse, the most important avenue 

of the city, where the most important buildings of Vienna are located. Vienna 's opera, which I dare say is the most important one in 

Europe.

And for finish, the Austrian parliament, the most notable building 

of the Ringstrasse.

These three points are the most characteristic , but there are many more wonderful buildings.
If you love the palaces , the best place to visit is Vienna, here you can find Schönbrunn Palace 

( summer residence of the imperial family ) , Hofburg Palace ( residence of the Habsburgs  ) , 

Belvedere Palace ( summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy )

I don't like very much palaces and all related to the art, I see it boring, I prefer 

this other buildings:
The Prater ( themes park world's oldest ), Hundertwasser is a residential block built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser ( Austrian artist ),

 the City Park ( Stadtpar) is preferred by both Viennese and tourists visiting the capital, Naschmarkt , the most famous and older market in Vienna.

You might be asked , will you spend all day listening to classical 

music while you paint pictures on cold winter evenings ? And the 

answer is.. NO! Young Austrians are the same as you, we love going out for dinner with friends, going to the park to sunbathe, etc.

Sure I left many important things back, but I have no more time to talk about my country , I have to continue my studies 

in tourism and Alfonso is almost come!

Finally, say that I hope you come to Austria , especially to Vienna! To enjoy this wonderful country.

Before saying goodbye, I leave some questions!

1.- What do you like most about Austria?
2.- What do you prefer, small towns in the Alps or the great cities of the east?
3.- Do you know something more about Austria?
4.- Could you tell me any important tradition of Austria?


Hope you like it, KARL.

GREECE

    

Greece is one of the countries who forms part  of the European Union. It is located between Asia,Europe and Africa. The official language is the Greek and the nacionality is greek too. But there there are lot of people from different nacionalities.

Greece ´s capital is Atenas and it is the most populated city of the country.

                                  

ATENAS

Atenas is the political, cultural and ecocomic center of Greece. It is known thanks to the high number of monuments that it has from the Ancient Greece. 

Monuments like the Pantheon in the Acropolis make every years travel millions of tourists to visit it and the incredible monuments around it. 

   PANTHEON

 THEATRE OF DIONISIO     

But Greece is not only known by Atenas because it is a wonderfull city with a great coast and people. It climate makes it a confortable city because it has a mediterranean climate so almost it is sunny and hot . Also Greece´s beaches are ones of the most attractive beach because of the white sand with the crystalline water. 

Also people there is really nice like  European people . They are very happy and always are polite.

Finally ,Greece´s food is really similar to our food . The mediterranean diet so it is delicious! 

And now, you have some questions:

1) If you had to travel to Greece what would be your favourite thing?

2)Do you know other places where the sand and the beaches are equal than there?

3)Do you prefer going to historical cities or going to places to relax and stay at the hotel?

4) Have you ever been to any place like a tourist out from Spain? What was the country and say if you would travel another time . 

See you soon! 

CYPRUS

Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean . It is located south of Asia Minor, the Anatolianpeninsula of the Asian (or Eurasian) mainland (part of Turkey), so it may be included in Western Asia or the Middle east: Cyprus is close to Western Asia, Southern europe, and northerm europe, and has had lengthy periods of mainly Greek and intermittent Anatolian,Levantine , Byzantine, turkish . It is sometimes included in Europe and the republic of cyprus has been a member state of the european union  since 1 May 2004.
The island is dominated by two mountain ranges, the Troodos mountain and the Kyrenia Mountains, and the central plain, theMesaoria, between them. The Troodos Mountains cover most of the southern and western portions of the island and account for roughly half its area. The narrow Kyrenia range extends along the northern coastline. It is not as high as the Troodos Mountains, and it occupies substantially less area. The two mountain ranges run generally parallel to the Taurus mountain on the Turkish mainland, the outlines of which are visible from northern Cyprus. Coastal lowlands, varying in width, surround the island.
The monument and places most important of Cyprus are: 
                                                                                    Beach of nissy bin

Monastery of Ayia Napa

                                                                                                     Church of Profits Allias

QUESTIONS:

Do you like this country? Why?

What is your favourite place of Cyprus?

Do you like the beachs of the country?

Will you like traveling to Cyprus ?

What are the colours of  the flag of cyprus?