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[TRAVEL] Come to Granada! (part3)

2011-12-26T12:47:00.001-08:00

Turismo en Granada
Where stay in Granada? Accomodation
- Students hostel
- Cheap hostel
- International hostel

- HostelOne Granada €13.00
- El Clandestino €13.75
- Backpackers Posada de Colon €15.50
- Maktub Adventure Guesthouse €11.11

Links:Hostel World

~ more info soon ~

[TRAVEL] Come to Granada (part2)

2011-12-26T12:46:00.000-08:00

Turismo en Granada
where should I go? / ¿Donde debería ir?

Map of Granada with the most important places to visit:
clic here to see it bigger
see another map

List of Places:
Alhambra & Generalife
Palacio de Carlos V
Abadía del Sacromonte
Murallas del Albaicín
Puerta del Elvira (Calle de las teterías / tea streets)
Plaza Bib-rambla - Plaza Trinidad
Catedral de Granada
Capilla Real
Avenida de Colón
Plaza de Isabel la Católica - Plaza Nueva
Paseo del Padre Mojón - Paseo de los Chinos
Mirador de San Nicolás
Plaza del Triunfo
Plaza de Toros
Monasterio de la Cartuja
Alcazar Genil
Parque de las Ciencias
Parque Garcia Lorca

Map of the bus of the city (bus costs about 1,20 euros)
But it possible go to everywhere by foot (I did it), but not in the same day and depending on the weather

[TRAVEL] Come to Granada!

2011-12-26T12:44:00.000-08:00

How get to Granada / Cómo llegar a Granada

By plane / avión:
Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén - (Federico García Lorca international airport)
map: google maps
from there you can take a bus which will take you to the city center, it cost 3euros.
website: aena.esBut I recomind you come to the city from Málaga, there, there is a bigger airport, and you can take a bus there to come to Granada, it will takes about 2 hours.

By Train / tren:
The train station is fairly near to the centre of Granada and it would take about 30 minutes to walk to Plaza Nueva.

To get a bus it is best to go out of the station and walk straight ahead for about 200 metres then catch one of the 3 or 33 buses which go down the Gran Via towards the centre. Most people will get off at the cathedral to either go to Plaza Nueva or get on a 31 minibus to hook up with the Albaicín or Sacromonte.

The taixis that go from stations in Spain have a supplement. If you want to avoid this just walk up to the main road. The price of a taxi to Plaza Nueva is about 5 euros.
map: google maps
website: renfe (to buy tickets)

By bus/autobús :
Estación de autobuses de Granada
map: google maps
website: alsa

Things to do

2010-11-22T01:30:00.000-08:00

At the begining of this month I got seriously get my mind busy, I needed it since long time ago. I don't know wh,y one day I decided make a list of things to do and I started to work in it. Review my English, study some things, and come back to enjoy with my hobbies (draw, sew-cos, protography, etc.).

I came back to remember when I had to study English phonetic, I liked it...
It was like study another language, but I knew most of the sounds, so I just needed to know how write it.

Also I started to study another language by myself... I think I won't be able to learn to speak as English, but it'll be enough for now.

Although I can't see you

2010-11-09T03:45:00.000-08:00

My friend I'm still want to know about you,
and I want to you know that I want to be there when you need me,
anywhere you are I will be with you,
although I can see you,
although I can't know about you every day.

If you had a grey day,
Just let me know...
Coz If you were here,
I'll do the same, I'll try to make you smile and forget it.

But I have to confess that I'm afraid,
I'm afraid of I don't see you anymore.
But I keep the hope.

I forgot to forget you

2010-11-01T05:12:00.000-07:00

These days was so difficult focus in my day to day, becuase I knew about you, I saw any photo or anything remainded me to you...

You were all the time in my mind.

I'm looking forward to living that days where the time and the happinness was in my control.

For this, I know that I need to feel that I'm doing the things by myself and I can be alone.

This time I'll come back... and I'll see some of you.

I'll miss u so much, but I won't forget the good memories with you.

Please don't forget me. Until we meet again ~

Wouldn't change anything

2010-09-16T02:47:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago I came back from one of my UK travels again; It seems like I left that country one month ago ~

This time is going to be a little bit harder, I mean... leave that coutry where I feel so good and where I can find peace, happiness and I said goodbye to my loneliness for a while.

I don't know why but I like the live there, the timetables when open-close the shops and when the pubs close, however the most difficult it's doesn't loose your last bus at night to come back to home and don't have to take a taxi.

Photo by me: MCT August 2010.

Best Of Asia, Bring On America!

2010-07-06T14:48:00.000-07:00

BoA (권 보아), is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album, two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, "Listen to My Heart". Some years later She got be so popular in all Asia, and known as BoA "Beat Of Angel" so she decided to began her career abroad, like it was planned since she was found.
BoA debuted as BoA "Best Of Asia, Bring On America!" in the United States with the single "Eat You Up" and released her debut English-language album, "BoA" on March 2009.

Influenced by hip hop and R&B singers as Nelly and Janet Jackson, many of BoA's songs fall into those genres. As the singer feels she does not "have any talent for writing [songs]",[3] the writing and composition of her songs are handled mostly by her staff; for this reason, she has drawn some criticism.[4] (Though only a few of her songs are self-written, BoA began composing on her own with her Japanese debut album Listen to My Heart, in which she co-wrote and composed the song "Nothing's Gonna Change".)

BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and conversational English along with her native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese)[5] have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout East Asia. She is the only non-Japanese Asian to have two million-selling albums in Japan and is one of only two artists to have six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts since her debut.

Listen to BoA's songs

Coffee time

2010-05-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

I really like drink coffee, for the taste, the smell...

I began to enjoy drinkign coffee in the high school when I had to drinking to awake me in my sleepy mornings in filosophy classes; but I didn't feel wide awake.

Later when I was abroad I tried to drink coffee again to study my september exams at night; do this, made me love the coffe taste (sometimes I don't like If it's so hard). Also I liked see the night sky from my chair next to my desk while I impruved my English with transcriptions in phonetics vowels and consonats.

However, sometime when I went to my bed I couldn't sleep, and I had to wait to my dreams thinking in that day or continue with my study.

credits: http://artinmycoffee.com/

I like korea

2010-05-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Nowadays with the problems between South Korea and North Korea, I was thinking in friends that I have from South Korea.

And I realized that I really like many things from Korea, I think that it have to be a nice place, the people that I meet are also nice, I like the music since I listened to a song by BoA but know I know more singers, the art, the costumes I don't know a lot but I know some, the language it's so nice, sweet, the dramas let me know how is the world there, the stars (actors, actress, singers, etc.), food I wanna try the korean food, some people told me that It's quite spicy, but I don't mind.

I would like go there one day and can experiment If really I like that country.

Strawberry Milkshake

2010-05-21T07:10:00.000-07:00

Last weekend it was a hot afternoon and there were some strawberries in the fridge, so I decided to mak me a milkshake.

I took six or seven strawberries, and I cut in small pieces.

Pour all the small pieces with milk and sugar in the aproppiate recipient.

Then beat all together with a mixer and it will make ready to drink.

It was cold and nice ~

Merry-go-round of life

2010-05-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

Think of days when all hopes are alone
In the dark I cried so many tears, but now I know
The page was turning chapter 1 in my book of my life
Now I'm ready to handle it
Every step I take make me will grow stronger
So I can believe...
Your the only one to get me through about this life.
And together we'll find the way.

Come back ~

2010-05-10T05:36:00.000-07:00

I late a lot to write this...
One month ago I came back to stay some days in Valencia.
Valencia is a beautiful city, I liked use the undergraund in Spain, it's clean!
I was impruving my English a little but more and I was in the Oceanographic. The oceanographic is a plce with many marine animals and some birds

Stay in Valencia, making new friends, and seeing new places was great way to swich off from my diary life in my house.

I hope can come back one day and I can go to the beack, I couldn't go ... :(

Also I hope can travel again soon.

Year of the Tiger

2010-02-15T11:15:00.000-08:00

Asiatic New year (Chinese, Korean, mongolian, tibetan and vietnamese) it is the first day of the lunar calendar; in this year 2010 is the day 14th of February. Scientifically is incorrect call to this festival new year, the real name is Lunar New Year.

Nowadays It is very popular celebrated this new year in every ChinaTowns in the world' cities (New york, London, Japan, etc.)

It's amazing can see how an occidental city change, and don't mind

celebrate an asian festival; normaly in these cities there are many asian people so it's very common.

I could see anything when I was in one chinatown some week ago, but I couldn't see the festival.

Photo by me: Manchester ChinaTown [February 2010]

Another turn

2010-02-15T10:44:00.000-08:00

I was there just some weeks, but I enjoyed a lot, and I learnt much than I could have imagined. I meet new people, and now the relation ship with these people is closer than with another people that I met before and for more years.
Why happen this?
Because now everything is different.
I changed, now I am more demanding of myself.
And I hope can be there for them
and I don't leave them.

Photo by me [Early morning to get on the bus of January 2010]

AVATAR movie

2010-01-09T09:14:00.000-08:00

Avatar is a 2009 American sciene fiction epic film, written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang.

Movie Trailer

Plot

In 2154, the RDA corporation is mining Pandora, a lush, Earth-like moon of the planet Polyphemus. Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) heads the mining operation, and it employs former marines for security. The corporation intends to exploit Pandora's reserves of a valuable mineral called unobtanium. Pandora is inhabited by the Na’vi, a blue-skinned species of sapient humanoids with feline characteristics. Physically stronger and taller than humans, the Na'vi live in harmony with Nature, worshiping a mother goddess called Eywa.

Sound Track

· "I see you" by Leona Lewis

· "Becoming one of the people becoming one with Neytiri"

Personal Opinion

I watched this film (in 3-D) some days ago, it was amazing, I liked a lot the story and the graphics in the movie. t but he most interensting were the criatures the planet, Pandora, but specially, the Na'vis; now everybody want to know how will be his/her own na'vi avatar.

· Na'vi dictionary

Credits: wikipedia

New Year's Eve

2010-01-09T08:45:00.000-08:00

- Brazil : Most famous is the celebration in Rio de Janeiro which occurs in Copacabana beach.

- Australia : specially in Sydney, where they have the largest fireworks in the world

- New York : Times Square Ball located high above Times Square is lowered starting at 11:59:00 p.m., or the last minute of the year, and reaches the bottom of its tower at the stroke of midnight with fireworks, flashing lights and extensive media coverage.

- London : thousands gather along the Embankment on the River Thames to watch the fireworks around the London Eye.

- Russia : the New Year is greeted by fireworks and drinking champagne. The New Year is considered a family celebration, with lavish dinner tables and gifts. The president of Russia normally counts down the final seconds of the "old year", as it is called in Russia. A giant clock tower chimes in the new year, and it is customary to make a wish with each chime.

- South Korea : the most popular way of celebrating New Year's Day is to travel to Jung dong jin, the place on the peninsula where the Sun can first be seen each day.

- Japan : people eat a special selection of dishes during the New Year celebration called osechi-ryōri, typically shortened to osechi. Another custom is creating rice cakes.

- China : The New Year's Eve dinner is very sumptuous and traditionally includes chicken and fish.

- Italy : Families and friends get together for a huge feast. The star of the dinner is lentils, symbolizing money and good fortune for the coming year.

- Spain : Until midnight people tend to stay at home and on the stroke of midnight it is traditional to eat 12 grapes, one on each stroke of the clock to bring good luck for the New Year.

Credits: wikipedia & "my friends"

Manga Convention: Special Japan

2009-11-14T11:31:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I was in a Manga Convention in Granada (Salón del Manga de Granada 2009: Especial Japón). The theme of this convention was JAPAN. There, there were many manga stans, mercandishing from Asia, workshop (kabuki mask, manga-pocket, etc), places where buy Japanese food (ramen and dorayakis), massages, many videogames (x-box 360) and contest about karaoke, para-para and cosplay, etc.

In the convention there were many activities to do conected with Japan costumes, like: sudoku games, aikido, and more things but the most interesant was typical things that the Japan's fan can seee in the japanese summer festivals: the Balloons' swimming poll and fireworks and sparklers.

Last one was so beautiful see at night.

Here I put some photos that I made on Saturday:

more photos (ramenparados)

http://www.salondelmangadegranada.com/

My MadHatter

2009-11-14T11:29:00.000-08:00

He is popularly referred to as the "Mad Hatter", but is never called by this name in Carroll's book—although the Cheshire Cat does warn Alice that he is mad, and the Hatter's eccentric behavior supports this.

I made this toy-puppet for a class (didactic English Literature).

It was to put on a short and easy play of the "Alice in Wonderland" tale, in English for pupils in Primary Education.

To Make plans

2009-10-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

Next weekend there are two manga conventions in Granada, I thinks that I will go one day to each one. I won't have to do or buy many things, so will be enough.

I hope can see different things in these conventions, because in this time, I won't wear cosplay; may be in another occasion, and If I don't wear cosplay in these places, the time will go very slowly.

Well, next year I'm going to the Manga convention in Bacelona, the best manga convention in Spain (may be...). So I will earn and keep the maney necessary for the travel, and my future cosplays.

In the science Park

2009-10-12T05:10:00.000-07:00

En el Paque de las ciencias de Granada el día de puertas abiertas (mayo de 2009). Estuve con una amiga con la queya desde hace tiempo teniamos planeado hacer alguna "excursión educativa" y que no nos saliera muy cara; y resultó ser esta visita a este parque.

Por mi parte hacia ya 4 años que no pisaba aquél recinto que habia multiplicado su tamaño y que tardamos toda una mañana en ver la mayoría, por que no tubinmos más energia para terminar de verlo en aquel sábado de mayo caluroso.

Anita me lo pase genial ^-^

Beyond the Winding Road

2009-10-01T14:53:00.000-07:00

Today I watched the end of the animation of Pandora Hearts. It was a good anime, but the end it is insufficient; I will have to read the manga to know the true ending.

However the episode was like another one...

And now I know who killed to Alice and what was the Oz's sin and who sent him to the Abbys fro ten years. Everything was reveal in the ultimates episodes.

seams

2009-09-27T06:37:00.000-07:00

Now I am working with my last cosplay to wear in the next convention, for november. It is a simple uniform school, in black again. But very elegant, I think.

It will be very confortable to wear and be in the convention, because only will be a cosplay to wear and take photos.

I hope can work with another one soon for next year. Also I would like have new photoshoot sessions with some of my cosplays.

Enyoyable Days

2009-09-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Last week I finished some horrible things that I had to do and live.

But also I could live great moments with some friends, and spent my time in interesant things to do with them.

Thanks for be there when I need you ~

I wanna be there for you

I hope don't let you down

One more time

2009-09-27T05:34:00.000-07:00

En unos días vuelta a la rutina de los estudios, las clases, y los viajecitos en bus algunos fines de semana. Bueno por una parte esta bien, no me aburriré tanto, y tendré más contacto con mis amigos; aunque con los que están más lejos no tendré tanto contacto, a menos que les envié de vez en cuando e-mails.

Bueno pues ya va siendo hora de ponerme a ahorrar para tener vacaciones el verano que viene.

Listening: "D E L U X E" ALBUM by BoA.

Alice in Wonderland

2009-09-09T02:41:00.000-07:00

Hace tiempo que se empezó a comentar que Tim Burton iba a llevar a la gran pantalla y con su estilo la novela escrita por Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland.

Todo comienza cuando Alicia se encuentra sentada en un arbol al aire libre aburrida junto a su hermana. La hermana leía un libro "sin ilustraciones ni diálogos", lo que hace que Alicia divague por el tedio.
Repentinamente, aparece junto a ella un conejo blanco vestido con chaqueta y chaleco; que corre murmurando que llega tarde, mirando su reloj de bolsillo. Alicia se interesa por él y decide seguirlo e incluso entrar a su madriguera. La madriguera resulta ser un túnel horizontal más profundo que lo esperado, el cual súbitamente se convierte en un pozo vertical sin asidero alguno, por donde Alicia cae durante mucho tiempo recordando a su gato, y cosas que aprende en su escuela y preguntándose si algún día llegará al suelo. En el trayecto, Alicia se pregunta si el túnel la hará llegar a las "antipáticas", confundiendo el término con las antípodas.
Al finalizar su caída y sin haberse hecho daño, Alicia entra en un mundo de absurdos y paradojas lógicas. El conejo había desaparecido, y Alicia encuentra una pequeña botella, la primera de varias que encontraría en su aventura, que sólo dice «BÉBEME», lo que Alicia hace atraída por la curiosidad. La poción encogió a Alicia hasta hacerla medir veinticinco centímetros de altura.

Ver Trailer

Conociendo el estilo de Tim Burton, que él haga su propia adaptación de la novela escrita por Lewis Carrol era algo que tarde o temprano iba a suceder. Como en el libro, la trama gira alrededor de Alice de 19 años, que cae en un agujero y es transportada a Wonderland, un lugar que visitaba cuando era pequeña, pero no recuerda. A medida que se encuentra con viejos amigos, recuerda cosas del pasado y se da cuenta de la gravedad en la que se encuentra el reino. La Reina Roja derrocó a su hermana, la Reina Blanca y el caos reina en Wonderland. La pelicula se extrenará el 5 de marzo de 2010.

De vuelta

2009-09-08T02:29:00.000-07:00

Siento la espera... para los que me haya esperado.

La verdad es que volvi hace unos días,pero he estado ocupadilla.. y sigo ocupada u.u

Pero bueno me lo he pasado muy bien, auqnue no eran unas vacaciones, pero en parte me lo he tomado como si lo lohubieran sido.

He visto lugares muy bonitos y he conocido a gente maravillosa que espero volver a ver.

Conclusión de esta escapada: Me encanta viajar; ya sea estar varias horas en un bus o en un aeropuerto y porsupuesto con poco dinero en el bolsillo.

Ordenador arreglado

2009-06-11T05:16:00.000-07:00

Ayer un familiar me arregló el ordenador, que estaba... muy mal. Y estaba muy mal desde hace por lo menos un mes y medio.

Ahora va mejor, auqnue tengo que pasarle el antivirus y desfragmentalo cada mes, para que dure.

Por lo menos esto es lo unico que tengo y auqnue nos ea de última generación me las puedo apañar con él, siempre y cuando lo actualice un poquito dentro de sus posibilidades.

KAGAYA

2009-06-09T14:57:00.000-07:00

Kagaya Yutaka (カガヤ) es un artista digital Japonés, que es conocido por sus pinturas elaboradas detaladamente y con espectaculares colores. Algunas de las obras favoritas del autor son aquellas que son de la astronomía y de mudos fantasticos y utópicos. Sus más famosas obras son aquellas de tema como: Celestial Exploring, Galactic Railroad and Starry Tales.

Lo que realmente le gusta dibujar a Kagaya es el cielo de noche con estrellas.

Para concluir, este artista tiene lienzos digitales que hacen que realmente dudes que estan completamente hechos a ordenador.

http://www.kagayastudio.com/

http://getawallpaper.com/c-kagaya-art-1/

Licca Chan

2009-06-01T05:32:00.000-07:00

Licca Kayama (香山リカ ,Kayama Rika), es una popular muñeca Japonesa. En el año 1967 la empresa juguetera Takara lanzó al mercado una muñeca, diseñada por el dibujante de manga Miyako Maki. Y nació Licca-Chan creada con imagen de una chica de once años. Estudiante, colabora con las tareas domesticas, le encanta la lectura y las series de televisión de dibujos animados. Su familia se compone de sus padres, sus abuelos, cinco hermanos y hermanas y un montón de amigos. Posiblemente Feber firmaría con Takara algún convenio por el cual crear la muñeca aquí sin utilizar el nombre y usando Chabel por resultar en España más comercial.

La muñeca Chabel nació en los años 80 creada por la empresa de juguetes Feber, S.A.
Con multitud de modelos, ropa, complementos, accesorios y siempre manteniendo la imagen de una adolescente, sus creadores a través de las distintas colecciones quisieron potenciar e incluso inculcar valores como el cuidado del medio ambiente, la amistad y la familia que llevó a lanzar la familia de Chabel con su Papa, Mama, unos hermanos mellizos así como una amigo/novio llamado Dany. Todo esto la convirtió en la muñeca preferida e icono de muchas niñas durante mas de 10 años hasta que lamentablemente se dejó de fabricar en el año 1992.

Super Doll★Licca-chan (スーパードール★リカちゃん) es un anime basado en la muñeca Licca emitido en TV Tokio desde 1998-1999.

Salón del Manga de Granada

2009-05-31T06:58:00.001-07:00

Hace unos fines de semana estuve en el I Salón del Manga de Granada que se celabraba en el Palacio de Congresos. Pude lucir un cosplay que, en mi opinión, me quedo muy bien y por el cual estoy muy orgullosa, estaba muy comoda, y no pase mucho calor.

El salón estuvo bien, pero no tanto como esparaba :(

Bueno, solo espeor poder ir al próximo salón y poder disfrutarlo más.

Recta Final!

2009-05-31T06:52:00.000-07:00

Ya falta poquito para terminar el curso, y cada vez es algo más deseando con estos días calurosos. Ya se va a haciendo una lista de cosas que me gustaria hacer este verano junto con lo estudiado para mis proóximos exámenes. Es momento de pasar ratos agradables y memorables con los amigos, que puede que no se veran en verano.

Mucho animo a todos con los estudios, ya falta poquito para la libertad!

Carrito de los helados

2009-05-02T11:57:00.000-07:00

A la salida de un parque de Oxford (University Park) después de pasar toda la tarde al terminar las clases y comida del Lunch nos fuimos unos amigos y yo a estar un rato en un gran parque a jugar al "fisbri". Cuando salimos sobre las 5 de la tarde para volver a nuestras casitas en bus nos encontramos en la puerta del parque esto: el carrito de los helados!! con musiquita y todo! nos hicimos una foto con el carrito pero no con mi camara... me la tienen que pasar...

Kidlinton

2009-05-02T11:51:00.000-07:00

Yarton Street
Por la noche una calle oscura, como un bosque, sin luces (por que no encienden las farolas..XD)Por el día, ya veis.. muy bonito como si estuvieras en mitad de un poblado en la nada.Pos esto era lo que veia todas las mañanas cuando iba a coger el bus a las 8~8.15 de la mañana para ir a clase al centro de Oxford.Cuendo volvia a las 6 de la tarde para cenar todavía luz.Pero cuando volvia una noche sobre las 11.30~12 No veia NADA!me tenia que iluminar con el movil para saber cual era mi casa!
julio de 2008

First words

2009-05-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

Por fin vuelvo a trabajar con un blog personal para aquellos que quieran conocerme mejor y para mi desahogo personal.
¿Por que "Jumping into the world"?
Por que creo que es un nombre estupendo para un blog que puede llegar a todo el mundo por Internet.
Además es el nombre del primer Album más internacional de BoA.