Let it snow...!

Last weekend we can see the snow in our town; it was like a Christmas Card!!!! We played like children!!!

SONGS: Today, David Bowie, the Chameleon of Rock
The first one is "Absolute Beginners"

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The second one is "Modern Love"





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Edinburgh Cementeries

One thing that surprised me was, in Edinburgh, people go to cementeries whenever they want, just to take a walk or sit down. There's a lot of graveyards, for example near my residence there is one.
I've just visited three: Old Calton Cementery, Cannongate Kirkyard and Greyfriars Churchyard. Each cementery has its own history and legends about ghosts, witches, etc; remember, Edinburgh is the city of the ghosts!!!!!

SONGS: Mercury Rev, an American band formed in Buffalo (New York) in late 1,980's.
The first one is Goddess on a Hiway






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The second one is Opus 40. Both singles from their cd "Desert's Songs"





Lyrics | Mercury Rev Lyrics | Opus 40 Lyrics

Royal Botanic Garden

First of all: Happy New Year everybody!!!!!!!!


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One morning we went to the Royal Botanic Garden to see it and to practice some orientation exercises. We went to the Chinese Garden and put on a scarf to become blind fold; we did it in pairs, we made a route followed the orders :go straight on, turn right (or left), turn slightly to the left (or right), take one (or two) steps etc ; we had to lead our partners through parts of the garden and describe what we saw,and when we finished our route then we changed our role.
It was strange because I felt helpless and a quite scared too.
After we did it we realized another exercise: we must ask people in the Garden three questions to practice usual English:
-Where are you from?
-Is it the first time you have visited the Botanic?
-Do you like it?
We asked an Indian child, a couple from USA and a Scottish family.

SONGS: For me, the New Year's Eve hit was "I goota feeling" from Black Eyed Peas' last cd "the E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies), we sang and danced all night (and day).








Lyrics | Black Eyed Peas Lyrics | I Gotta Feeling Lyrics

The second one is from Oprah Show's and It is amazing!!!




The last one is a Black Eyed Peas cover and I think that's incredible

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle in on the castle rock and dominates Edinburgh. Is one of its symbols. We saw it on Saturday afternoon and it took several hours.At 5.45 guards told us that the time was over and so we had to go out (sorry)!!!!!!




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SONGS: Today I will show you three different versions of the same song, "Hallelujah" a Leonard Cohen's song, from his album "Various Positions" (1,984)
The original one:

Leonard Cohen Lyrics

The second one is a Jeff Buckley's version



The third one is Rufus Wainwright's version (Shrek soundtrack) and translated to Spanish



The last one is from John Cale

Carlton Hill

Carlton Hill is a hill in the east of New Town where are monuments and from you can see wonderful views of Edinburgh. Unfortunately we couldn't see all of them.

SONGS: Today, Loreena McKennitt a Canadian singer who performes world music.


The first song is "The Mummers' dance" from her album "The Book of Secrets"

Loreena McKennit Lyrics

The second one is Kecharitomene, an instrumental song from her cd "An Ancient Muse"

New Town

In 1700 Old Town was overcrowded, noisy and dirty. Visitors said they could smell Edinburgh as they approached Dalkieth some 8 miles to the South. Lack of proper drainage and generally insanitary conditions caused ill-health. So Edinburgh needed a new town and it was builded in the north of Old Town (from north to south).In 1766 James Craig's architectural scheme was chosen. The original New Town had three paralell streets: Princess Street, George Street & Queen Street; there were, too, spacious gardens.
Princess Streets is between two famous hotels :Caledonian Hotel in the North and the Balmoral Hotel in the South.
North Bridge connected Old and New Town.
The Old Town & the New Town are a UNESCO World Heritage Site
My favorite place was Rose Street (between Princess Street & George Street) a pedestrian street with a lot of pubs and people.

SONGS: The Stones Roses were an alternative English band formed in Manchester in 1984 which made only two albums. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement
The first one is "I'm the resurrection"

Stone Roses Lyrics

The second one is "Waterfall". Both songs from their first (and best) album "The Stone Roses"

Stone Roses Lyrics

Old Town

God! I don't know what happened to me but my mind was a blank and I couldn't think in English and no words came to me.

Old Town is, for me, the most beautiful place of Edinburgh with lot of places and corners to visit: the Royal Mile, Grassmarket (wonderful pubs), George IV Street (Bobby's Statue, The Elephant House-the place where Harry Potter was born-, etc), Cowgate, South Bridge & North Bridge ...

The Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



SONGS: Now, new songs from a British Duo called Soulsavers from their second album"It's now how far you fall, It's the way you land" . The album features American singer Mark Lanegan as vocalist.
The first one is "Revival" and it seems like a godspell song





Lyrics | Soulsavers Lyrics | Revival Lyrics


The second one is "Kingdoms of Rain". The first time I heard it I thought it was a Leonard Cohen's song, tbe Canadian Song-writer



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Kingdoms Of Rain