posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 27
One of the main tasks carried out by this public institution focuses on offering the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (Diploma de Espa?ol como Lengua Extranjera). The DELE is the official qualification recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education certifying students? knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language.
There are three levels:
The Beginner level: certifies a basic knowledge of Spanish to speak correctly on everyday life.
The Intermediate level: certifies an ability to speak fluently and to solve everyday situations in Spanish.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 27
Today there are new ways of travelling, discovering places, people and carrying out activities in a very individual way.An example of a company dedicated to these types of services is ?The World of the Single?, which programmes, organises and arranges leisure activities, trips, parties and specific events for groups of single people between 30 and 45 ? single, separated and divorced. They have collaboration agreements with different suppliers, with the aim of offering these groups of people the best and most amusing leisure and free time offers.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 27
In the province of Valladolid , just ten minutes from the capital, we can find Aldamayor Golf, a complex which was opened just a year ago. Its installations are brand new and of the highest quality. This golf course has 9 holes Par 27, designed for expert players and for those who are beginning this kind of sport. The training golf course has a total length of 400 metres, with 50 posts distributed in two positions, of which 14 are covered. A putting green with bunkers complete the area set aside for training. The complex also offers a beautiful natural environment and is close to the Castilian capital, which is well worth a visit. This complex meets all your sports and tourist needs.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
The Mus?e de l
posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
Photo of a book of old patterns for lace embroidery, found for ten euros at a market bookseller’s stall. It is tied with teal silk shantung ribbon and is from Succursale at 25 Faubourg Saint-Honore, Paris.
If you are in Paris beginning Friday, September 28 through October 7, you might be interested in attending the 75th Foire Nationale aux Antiquites, a la Brocante et aux Jambons at Ile de Chatou. It’s one of the best brocantes in France and not to be missed, in my opinion. So despite my miserable cold, I’ll be there when the doors open at 10 a.m. Friday, along with Di of Designers’ Block UK and Rel of Under the Microscope and his charming wife Diane.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
My name is Richard and I am a chocoholic.
If there was a 12-step program for chocoholics, I guess I just passed the first step.
Paris has some of the best chocolate shops in the world and I can sniff out a new one faster than a drug-sniffing German Shepard can find a kilo of cocaine at Charles de Gaulle airport.
I received a hot new lead the other day and sniffed my way to Galler, a spanking brand-new chocolate shop only open two days so far in the Marais.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
I was thinking about what sometimes happens when you go with
posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
Tom Ford, Gucci designer-turned-independant fashion tycoon, lashed out on the Paris fashion world during London
posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 26
About 2 million people have visited during the last 3 days activities of all kind throughout the city of Barcelona. The festival of Barcelona has had an overwhelming success with the main attractions concentrated on Plaza Sant Jaume, Plaza Catalunya, Cathedral area and finally Paseo de Gracia, this avenue alone with more than 250 thousand visitors.
Eleven music sceneries in the city of Barcelona congregated more than 500 thousand visitors. Other activities of the festivities included human castles, the fire spying dragon and devils running at dark through the streets of Barcelona and fire works every day.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Sep 25
I have no idea. But I can tell you what really would impress ME for MY birthday- A weekend in Prague.
Oh wait a minute- I ALREADY GOT THAT!! That’s right, mon homme gave me a mega-birthday surprise last week and took me to Prague, or Praha, as we like to call it- for the week-end. It’s a city that I have been wanting to visit since forever, and it was everything that I dreamed it would be- and more! There is so much beauty, so much history…Plus, the shopping is great, their beer is super-sized, AND they like a good gravy. Oh, and did I mention that it’s 100% acceptable to eat chicken wings for breakfast there? My kinda town….
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