miércoles, 18 de abril de 2007

Why Spanish?


You know why! If you weren’t at least a little interested, you’d hardly be reading this! You know that Spanish is a supremely important world language, spoken by millions of people worldwide (most of whom speak no English). On top of that, Spain itself has not only a fascinating history, but also a vibrant living culture and one of the best climates in Europe! Now add friendly natives who will be delighted to talk to you... if only you could!

Great stuff from Spanish-speaking countries:

Machu Picchu
The Alhambra (see above)
Los Sanfermines
Tapas
Flamenco
The Amazon (ok, a lot of it is in Brazil...)
Jamón Serrano
Los Picos de Europa
Carlos Nuñez
Y tu mamá también
Gauchos
Penelope Cruz
Queso Manchego
Don Quijote
El Camino de Santiago

3 comentarios:

Anónimo dijo...

That's an interesting list. Clearly I've underestimated Spain! I would also like to add Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso, and not forgetting Antonio Banderas and Julio Iglesias para las señoras. (Thank you Alta Vista translation tool!)

Very nice blog and a great idea! I will keep checking back.

rocinante dijo...

¡Gracias!

hey, you´re right - i can´t believe i forgot all the great artists! there´s Velázquez, Goya and Miró too!

thanks for the encouragement, come back soon!

Anónimo dijo...

There are many more like the painters Juan Gris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_gris) or El Greco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco)