Thursday, October 8, 2009

Seattle


Seattle is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington State on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington , about 96 miles south of the Cananda United states border , it is named after Chif Sealth , of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King Conty The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years, but European settlement began only in the mid-19th century. The first permanent European settlers Arthur A. Danny and those subsequently known as the Denny party arrived November 13, 1851. Early settlements in the area were called "New York-Alki" and "Duwamps".

I went to see the museums and there food is the same. There is lots of buildings and people walking in the street.


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Mexico City


Mexico City is the capitol city of Mexico. It is the economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city, with about 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008. Greater Mexico Cityincorporates 59 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico and 29 municipalities of the state of Hidalgo , according to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments.Greater Mexico City has a population exceeding 19 million people, making it the secound largest metropoltan area in the Americas and the third largest agglomeration in the world.In 2005, it ranked the eighth in terms of GDP among urban agglomerations in the world.

I went to see my dad in the military and went to the center of Mexico City.


Oaxaca


The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca is one of the 31states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca borders the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest,Veracruz to the north,Veracruz to the east, and thePacific Ocean in the south. Oaxaca is the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, and contains more speakers of indigenous languages than any other Mexican state.The state is named for its Largest city . With an area of 95,364 km² Oaxaca is the fifth largest state in the Republic. According to the 2005 census it had a population of 3,506,821 inhabitants.Notable Oaxacans include President Benito Juarez , born in the Oaxacan village of San Pablo Guelatao , as well as Rufino Tamayo , Porfiriop Diaz , Jose Vasconcelos , Francisco Toledo , Maria Sabia , J. Alberto Canseco Díaz, Major League Baseball player Vinicio Castilla, Bundesliga player Ricardo Osorio, chemical engineerMarco Rito Palomares , Anarchist revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magon and many other writers, artists and politicians.

I went to see my grand parents and my 3 cousins. There food is great and there is lots of people and kids. The kids play in the streets.


Bogota


Bogotas officially named Bogotá, D.C. ( D.C. for distrito capital). Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia. This city remains to be the largest and the most populated city in Colombia. The high altitude has also given it the position of the third highest major city in the world.
Colombia shares its borders with Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Panama.
It holds a position in the 17 most mega-diverse countries seen all over the world. This is because; the Colombian territory consists of highlands as well as rainforests and tropical grasslands!
Colombia’s tourism has been on the rise since the 1940s. This place is known for certain festivals such as the Festival of Flowers or the Vallenato Lefend Festival that draws hordes of tourists every year.
Here’s yet another interesting fact about Colombia- this country does not have any particular seasons, which is solely due to the fact that it lies close to the equator. Colombia enjoys sunlight all through the year. You can experience the tropical heat on the coasts or even the snowfall in the mountainous areas.
Did you know around 12% of the world’s coffee is produced in Colombia?
Bogotá’s airport in Colombia is the largest and also the most expensive in Latin America.
Colombia is known for the diverse population seen here. This is because of the rich history, which has resulted in a mixed population since the ancient days.
The concept for the flag of Colombia was adopted on November 26, in the year 1861. This flag consists of 3 horizontal stripes in yellow, blue and red color. Yellow represents the federation of Greater Colombia, blue represents independence from Spain where as red represents courage. Although the flag of Greater Colombia underwent many changes, the original horizontal tricolor stripes were finally adopted in the year 1861.Here’s one more interesting fact about Colombia- it is formed by two territorial zones- one that submerged in the Pacific ocean as well as the Caribbean sea and the other remains to be the emerged land - the Andes mountain range and the Llanos plain.http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-colombia.html
I went to see the museums. There food is great.There is lots of people and kids. There is lots of buildings.


Brasilia


Brasilia is the Capitol of Brazil. It has a population of about 2557000 million people. As the national capital, Brasília is the seat of all three branches of the Brazilian goverment.The city also hosts the headquarters of many Brazilian companies such as the Banco do Brsil , Caixa Economica Federal , Correios and Brasil Telecom. The city is a world reference for urban planning.The locating of residential buildings around expansive urban areas, of building the city around large avenues and dividing it into sectors, has sparked a debate and reflection on life in big cities in the 20th century. The city's planned design included specific areas for almost everything, including accommodation Hotel Sectors North and South. However, new areas are now being developed as locations for hotels, such as the Hotels and Tourism Sector North, located on the shores of Lake Paranoá.

I went to see the banks and the musiums. There food is great. There is lots of people and kids.


Buenos Aires


Buenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the sacond largest metropotan area in South America, after Sao Paulo. It is located on the eastern shore of Rio de Plata, on the southeastern coast of South America. The city of Buenos Aires is not part of Buenos Aires Province.nor is it its capital; rather, it is an autonomous federal district. Greater Buenos Aires is the fourth largest conurbation in Latin America with population of around 13 million people.

I went to see the capital and some of the musiems. There are lots of people and kids.


Monday, October 5, 2009

Santiago


Santiago is Spanish and Portugues for the Apostle St. James. He is the patron saint of Spain and his name is revered throughout the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. Although the Spanish San Diego can also be translated as St. James, San Diego usually refers to Didacas of Alcala.Approximately three decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed Santiago into one of Latin American most modern metropolitan areas, with extensive suburban development, dozens of shopping malls, and impressive high-rise architecture. Santigo is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation.

I went to see some of the musiums and there food is great. There is lots of buildings and houses.

Antarctic Pininsula


The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams Weddel Sea and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands.
The Antarctic Peninsula is important because research has revealed that the forces of climate change
are having a great effect on the region. The remote polar position has resulted in the area being dotted with numerous research stations and multiple claims of sovereignty. The peninsula forms part of disputed and overlapping claims by Argentina, Brtian and Chile . None of these claims have international recognition and the respective countries do not currently actively pursue enforcement.


Abeche


Adech is in chad.Abéché is the 4th largest city in Chad, the capital of Ouaddaï Region. The town is served by abeche airport.The city of Abéché was made capital of the Ouaddai Kingdom - Sultanat de Quaddai- in the 1890s, after the wells at Ouara, the former capital, had dried out. In 1909, French troops invaded the Kingdom and established a garrison in Abéché. France took power, forcing the sultan to renounce his throne. At that time, Abéché was the largest city in Chad with 28,000 people, but major epidemics reduced the population to 6000 in 1919. In 1935, the sultanate was restored by orders of the French government, and Muhammed Ouarada, heir to the throne after his father became king. Once one of the strongholds of the Arabic slave trade route, the city is known today for its markets, mosques, church, square the Place de l'Indépendance and for its sultan's palace. Abéché has several schools, a hospital, a university and is one of the major garrisons of the Armee Nationale du Tchad ANT . There is a small airport Airport ID: AE, operated sunrise to sunset with flights to N'Djaména.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

MT Isa


MT Isa is a city with lots of people and kids. There food is great and its not a mountain. I went to see the museums.

Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa mines is one of the most productive single mines in world history—based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc. With a population of about 20,000 in the city and 31,000 in the surrounding district, Mount Isa is the administrative, commercial and industrial centre for the state's vast north-western region. Although situated in an arid area, the artificial Lake Moondarra 19 km north of the city provides both drinking water and an area for watersports, birdwatching and recreation. Locals often refer to Mount Isa as "The Isa".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Isa,_Queensland

Tripoli


Tripoli is in Libya it is big. There is a lot of people and kids. The food is great.There is a lots of lights.
Interesting facts
1) Tripoli is the largest and capital city of
Libya.
2)Tripoli has a population of 1.69 million. The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea
3)Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli.
4)The climate is typical Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, cool winters and some modest rainfall.
5)"Tripoli" may also refer to the shabiyah.
http://www.travel-island.com/interesting.places/lebanon.html

Cairo


Interesting facts 1)Cairo is the capital of Egypt and houses one of the oldest civilizations in the world. 2)Cairo is the largest city of Africa. 3)Founded in A.D 969. 4)The great pyramid, built with about 2 million limestone rocks. 5)The 14th century Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan in Cairo is one of the largest in the whole world. http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-cairo-1756.html
I went to see the great pyramid and the museums.

Pune

I went to visit the university of Pune. The food is so great. Their is lots of streets.
Interesting facts
1) Pune has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span of 20 Years.
2)Pune has highest number of pubs in Asia.
3)Pune has 21 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world in a given city. Pune University has 57 Engineering colleges affiliated to it, which is highest in the world.
4)Pune is the only city in the world to have commercial and defense Airport operating from the same strip.
5)Pune has highest number of public sector and government Organizations in India.

Beijing

There is lots of food in Beijing. There was a beautiful park there. There were a lot of streets.
Interestin facts
1)Beijing is the capital city of People’s Republic of China.
2)Beijing is the second largest city in China.
3)Beijing was known as Peking in Imperial China.
4)The city tree of Beijing is Arborviate or Chinese Scholar Tree.
5)Beijing is referred as the one of the ‘Four Great Ancient Capitals of China’.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Tokyo


Tokyo is fun. There is lots of buildings and people. The food is what I liked most. There was a lot of light.
Interesting facts
1)Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government, home of the Emperor of Japan and is the capital of the country.
2)Earlier, Tokyo was a small fishing village named ‘Edo’, meaning estuary. Later, when it became the imperial capital of Japan, in 1868, its name was changed to Tokyo.
3)The name of Tokyo literally translates to Eastern Capital.
4)The 23 wards of Tokyo collectively constitute the ‘City of Tokyo’, which is one of the largest cities in the world.
5)Tokyo is one of the three world finance ‘command centers’, apart from New York and London.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Moscow


Moscow is fun. There is lots of land. The food is great. There is lots of people and kids.
Interesting facts
1)Moscow is located at 55 45 N and 37 37 E of the Greenwich meridian in the middle of the East European Plain. The area lies at a height of 30-35 meters above the Moskva river and about 150 meters above sea level.
2)There are more than 10 million people are living in Moscow. Among them there are representatives of about one hundred nations and ethnic groups. Russians are the largest ethnic group in Moscow. There are also Jews, Ukrainians, Belorussians and Tatars as well as increasing number of refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan, the Caucasus, the Baltic States and Central Asia. Orthodox Christianity is a predominant religion in Moscow. The city also has communities of Protestants, Roman Catholics, Judaists and Muslims.
3)Moscow as a separate subject of the Russian Federation is governed by a mayor, who is popularly elected for a four-year term, and by a 35-member Duma assembly which is the city's legislature. Moscow consists of 10 administrative regions, which are subdivided into 128 districts. The Duma is elected from administrative regions and each district elects local councils. As the capital of Russia, Moscow is the seat of the national government. The Kremlin palaces house the majority of offices. The prime minister's offices occupy the House of Government of the Russian Federation, usually known as the White House.
4)Moscow was founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1147.
5)Russia and has a true "Russian" feel. Some people even call it a "big village".
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Paris


Paris is so fun. I saw the Eiffel Tower. The food is great except the snails. There is lots of people. I learned how to say Hello in French.
Interesting facts
1)Paris is the capital city of France, the largest country of Western Europe with 550 000 km2 and with about 60 millions inhabitants in the Whole of France.
2)The City of Paris has about 2,160,000 people living there and it covers about 41 square miles. The altitude of Paris averages between 90ft and 120ft above sea level.
3)The Eiffel Tower is probably one of the most famous symbols of France and was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889, took 2 years to complete and it was the world's tallest building up until 1930.
4)The Eiffel Tower has over 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 iron pieces, over 40 tonnes of paint and there are 1652 steps to the top.
5)Paris is a huge tourist destination and every year 13 millions visit Disneyland Paris, 5.5 million visit the Eiffel Tower, about 5 million visit the Louvre museum, and about 3.25 million visit Versailles Palace.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html



Madrid


Madrid is cool. They got a lot of people and streets. The food is great and they speak a different language.
Interesting facts
1)Madrid has been the capital of Spain since the 17th century. It is also the largest city of Spain.
2)The name Madrid comes from the Arabic "magerit" which means 'place of many streams'.
3)Madrid is about 300 km from the sea.
4) Madrid has no beach, although there is a plan to create an urban beach area by the year 2010, near river Manzanares.
5)Madrid is located on a plateau that is 650 meters above sea level. It is the highest capital city in Europe.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html


London

London is so cool. They got lots people and the food tastes great. The prices of things is so different. I got to see Big Ben.
Interesting facts
1)London stands on the southeast of England and is the capital city of United Kingdom.
2)London is the most densely populated area in Britain and is the ninth largest city in the world.
3)London is formed by two ancient cities - City of London and City of Westminster, both cities forming the region of Greater London.
4)During the time of the Roman Invasion, London was known as Londinium. In Saxon times, it was known as Lundenwic and during the kingdom of Alfred the Great, its name was changed to Lundenburg.
5)Contrary to what many people believe, ‘Big Ben’in Londonis not the name of the clock or the tower, but a 13-ton bell inside the clock. The tower is known as St. Stephen’s Tower.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Vancouver


Vancouver is great. They got great beaches and the food tastes great. There is lots of people and schools.
Interesting facts
1)Vancouver is named after Captain Vancouver.
2) Vancouver is situated at an altitude of 71m/236ft.
3) Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada, after Toronto and Montreal.
4)
Vancouver is North America's second largest Port; both in tonnage & physical size, and is also one of the world’s major cruise ship ports.
5)Vancouver has the highest per capita proportion of Asians of any North American city.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Washington DC


Washington DC was awesome I got a tour around the White House and we got to take pictures. The food is great. The white house is so big from the inside.
Washington, D.C., is most often thought of as the seat of power of American government. However, for the half-million or so people who live here, the District of Columbia is much more than politics and pundits - for its residents, the district is simply "home."
The dozen diverse neighborhoods that comprise the district's 68 square miles feature a unique mix of culture, art and architecture that, when combined with the area's historic significance, make this among the most dynamic places in the country to live, work and play.
Washington, D.C.'s economy is driven by biotechnology, education, government, health care and technology.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

New york city


New York city is so cool. There is lots of lights and People. The food is great. I also saw the statue of liberty.

Interesting Facts 1)New York is situated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

2)New York has been named after England's Duke of York.

3)The largest cities in New York are New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers and Syracuse.

4)The capital city of New York is Albany.

5)New York is the third most populous state in the United States.

Des Moines


I live in Des Monies. It was fun seeing the capitol. I also went to The Blank Park Zoo.
Their were lots of animals.Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22 ,1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, literally meaning "River of the Monks." The five-county metrpolitan are is ranked 91st in terms of population in the United States according to 2008 estimates with 556,230 residents according to United States Census Bureau.The city proper population was 198,682 at the 2000 census.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html

Friday, September 4, 2009

My summer

This summer I went to Adventure land. It was so much fun. I also went to the Omaha Zoo. It wass cool seeing all the animals and I went on tha sky safary. It was scary at first but I got used to it.