SUMMER HOLIDAYS

This summer holidays I did some things, in this post I'm going to talk about the most significant ones for me.

The one I enjoy most was when I travelled with my family to Oporto, in Portugal:

Porto is the second largest city of Portugal after Lisbon, it's located in the north of the country along the Douro river estuary, so it makes contact with the Atlantic Ocean. 

We went there 4 days of the third week of July. Mainly, we did tourism. We visited the most emblematic parts of the city and the most famous monuments, like the Douro river an his bridges, the cathedral, a Casa da Música, the São Francisco Church, the Majestic Café, the Clérigos church tower, the Lello Book store, and a few more things. We also used and old tram that still works and it's quite curious.

I really enjoyed the city, there are plenty beautiful places, like the river and some viewpoint gardens, and also there are a lot of interesting and ancient monuments, but you have to walk too much if you want to see them. 

But in this summer I also did other things. Normally on weekends I went with my family to our apartment in the beach. I don't especially like it, but it's relaxing and it's good to get away. 

The rest of the time I spent it in Valencia, most of the time in my house. 

It wasn't an especially productive summer, but as far as can be expected I liked it.

SUICIDE SQUAD

This summer I saw a film called Suicide Squad in the cinema and I want talk about it.

Suicide Squad is an American superhero and action film based on a Dc Comics villains team. It was released on August 5, 2016.

The film is written and directed by David Ayer and It's based on the comics of the Suicide Squad of DC Comics.

The film tells the story of a squad of criminals and Meta Humans created by a secret government agency run by Amanda Waller, who puts them under the command of Colonel Rick Flag

They are gathered to execute dangerous tasks in exchange for reduce their prison sentences and they are implanted with explosive devices in their necks, so Waller and Flag can kill any of them if they attempt to escape.

One of Waller's recruits is Dr. June Moone. She's an archaeologist but has become possessed by an ancient spirit known as "The Enchantress"

She has difficulty controlling it, so the spirit gets control of her body and escapes. The Enchantress finds a vial containing her brother, the Incubus, and puts him in a host. Then, they attack the city with a horde of monsters so Waller call the Suicide Squad to extract a valuable person from there. 

The main characters are: 

• Will Smith as Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
• Jared Leto as The Joker
• Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
• Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
• Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
• Jai Courtney as George Harkness/Captain Boomerang
• Jay Hernandez as Chato Santana/El Diablo
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as /Killer Croc
• Cara Delevingne as June Moone/Enchantress
• Karen Fukuhara as Katana

I think this is an entertaining movie, but a little bit disappointing. There are many things that make no sense or are absurd and some characters doesn't have an important paper, but even so it's exciting to see. 

GAME OF THRONES

This summer holidays I saw a TV series called Game of Thrones and I'm going to talk about it. 

Game of Thrones is an American drama, medieval fantasy and adventure series. It was created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO channel. It's based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.

The series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos and tells different stories that happens at the same time in different places.

• The first of the stories it's about the different dynasty houses in Westeros, some families are in constant fight for control the Iron Throne of  the Seven Kingdoms and others are fighting to become independent from it. 

• The second narrates the life of the exiled heirs of the previous ruler dynasty, and their attempts to claim the Iron Throne. 

• And the third tells the story of the Night's Watch, a military order which holds and guards the Wall, an enormous ice structure which separates the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms from the lands beyond, and protects the kingdom from the Free Folk and fantastic creatures.

The series has 6 seasons with 60 episodes in total. The first episode was released on April 17, 2011, and the sixth season finished on June 26, 2016.

Game of Thrones has a very extensive cast and there are a lot of main characters. But this series has a special feature: even the main characters, and the most loved, die, and others replace them.

In the first season, some of the main characters are:

• Sean Bean as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North.

• Mark Addy as Robert Baratheon, King of the Seven Kingdoms. 

• Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Tully, Ned's wife.

• Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Robert's wife and queen of the Seven Kingdoms.

• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister, Cersei's twin brother and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

• Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, one of the last members of House Targaryen.

• Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf brother of Cersei and Jaime.

• Kit Harington as Jon Snow, a bastard son of Eddard Stark and member of the Night's Watch.

Many scenes are filmed at Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Scotland, and the United States.

The music for the series is composed by Ramin Djawadi. In my opinion it's incredible because it transmits the right feelings in the different scenes.

The series has received numerous awards and nominations. It has won 26 Prime time Emmy Awards, and Peter Dinklage has won 2 Emmys and a Golden Globe for his role as Tyrion Lannister. 

In conclusion, I think this is an amazing series, with a great story, good characters and an excellent setting. I recommend this series to everyone, because it's exciting, with a lot of mystery, action and a very interesting plot that may change at any moment. 

NORMANDY

In May, we did an exchange program with a French school of Normandy. I'm going to talk about it.

On May 17th, we took a plane at Valencia's airport, bound for Paris, capital of France. There, we took a bus and we went to Normandy. 
We arrived to a town called Trouville, and then, we went to our host's house. 

The next day we visited their school and we did different activities. In the afternoon we went to a sports centre in a town called Deauville.

On Thursday, we visited a city called Caen. We saw a wall, a church, the city hall... And many other places. After, we went to a shopping mall. 
At the afternoon we went to a park near to the beach.  

On May 20th we went to Omaha beach and Point du Hoc, two places where the Allied army landed in Normandy on 6th June of 1944.

After we visited The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, a cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, that honours American troops who died in Europe during World War II.

The next day we went to Festyland, a theme park. We spent the day in the park and we had dinner in the McDonalds of Deauville. After we went to the beach.

On Sunday we only went to a park near to the beach. 

The next day, we spent the morning in the school, and in the afternoon we went to the beach. We had dinner, a pizza, in the sand. 

The last day we said goodbye to our French friends and we went to Paris. There, we visited the Eiffel Tower and the Triumphal Arch, and after we went to Charles de Gaulle airport. We came back to Valencia at night. 

EVEREST

This Christmas holidays I saw the movie "Everest" in the cinema with my friends. And I'm going to talk about it.

The director is Baltasar Kormákur and the main characters are:

• Jason Clarke as Rob Hall, a New Zealander expedition group leader 
• Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer, an American expedition group leader 
• Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers 
• John Hawkes as Doug Hansen 
• Sam Worthington as Guy Cotter 
• Michael Kelly as Jon Krakauer, a journalist. 
• Keira Knightley as Jan Arnold, Rob Hall's wife 

The film was released on September 18 of 2015, and its from United States and United kingdom. The length of the film is 121 minutes and the genre is adventure and drama, but is based on a real story.


SYNOPSIS:
The film is based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, where 8 mountain climbers lost their life.

It tells the story of some groups of professional climbers who scale Mount Everest, one of them, guide by Rob Hall. When they arrive to the top of the mountain, and put some flags as memory, they decide to make the descenct, but a colossal storm surprises them and it complicates the return of the mountain climbers.

                 

I think that it is a good movie, with a great special effects and a lot of exciting scenes, and it tells a profound and sad story. I recommend this movie to all of my mates.


                   

MY CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

In this post, I'm going to talk about the different Christmas traditions of my family, one of my favourite time of the year:

• In the night of December 24th, we celebrate Christmas eve doing a big dinner with my father's family. It's an special night and we are very happy.

• On Christmas day, we open the presents that Santa Claus left us under the tree. After we go to my maternal grandmother's house and we have lunch there with my family. It's an exciting day!

• In the night of New Year's Eve, my immediate family and me, we do a big dinner for celebrate the end of the year. Also it's typical to eat 12 grapes, one for each peal at 12pm. The most famous place in Spain for listen the peals, it's in Puerta del Sol, in Madrid. 

• In January 6th, my family and me, we go to my maternal grandmother's house to celebrate the day of the Epiphany, but specifically, the arrival of the "Reyes Magos" who bring presents to the good kids. After open our gifts, we have lunch in family and we eat the traditional "Roscón" It's a fantastic day.

I love Christmas holidays for all these things. It's a happy time with the family and friends and also you get presents. 

PROVERB

"There are plenty more fish in the sea"

There are many more potential opportunities available.

Normally It's used to ​tell someone whose ​relationship has ​ended that there are many other ​people that they could have a ​relationship with.