Cheese rolling

I thought you might like this as it is what we read about last week:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8714229.stm

'Unofficial' cheese rolling event at Coopers Hill
31 May 2010

About 100 people were thought to be at Coopers Hill for an unofficial race

An annual cheese rolling contest in which contestants chase cheese down a steep hill has gone ahead despite officially being cancelled.

The event at Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire was called off on health and safety grounds after 15,000 people attended last year.

Officials feared the event could not host so many people safely.

Despite the warnings, more than 100 people were believed have attended an unauthorised cheese-rolling event.

More than 11,000 people have joined a campaign to bring back the event.

Meanwhile, up to 5,000 people were estimated to have turned up to watch annual woolsack races in Tetbury this year.

The woolsack race involves running up a steep hill carrying heavy sacks.

Stephen Hirst, from the Woolsack Race, said: "It's a mediaeval tradition. Men carry 60lb (27kg) woolsacks, the ladies carry 40lb sacks (18kg)."

The course runs from The Crown in Gumstool Hill to the Royal Oak at the bottom of the hill, a distance of about 280 yards.

Hometowns

Well done on your hometown posts everyone. They are very informative. I hope you can find the time to read each others' posts too.

I am sorry about the yellow highlighting in some of your posts. The Blogger spellchecker appears to have gone a bit mad...

ANKARA

Welcome to Ankara which is the capital and the second biggest city of Turkey. The population of Ankara is around 5.5 million. It has a continental climate cold and snowy in winters and hot and dry in summers.

The history of Ankara began with the Hatti civilization which existed during the Bronze Age so you will see a lot of interesting archaeological sites and museums in Ankara. Also you will find an opportunity to understand how secular republic Turkey was established.

If you go to Ankara, you must visit to following historical places and museums:

- Ankara Citadel


- Roman Theatre

-Temple of Augustus and Rome

-Roman Bath

- Column of Julian

- Anitkabir

- Ankara Ethnography Museum

- Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

- State Art and Sculpture Museum

- War of Independence Museum

- METU Science and Technology Museum

If you want to have something delicious and special to Ankara you should taste Ankara Tavasi and Ankara Doneri.

If you want to see historical shops you need to visit the old shops in Çıkrıkçılar Yokuşu where you can find myriad things from traditional fabrics, hand-made carpets and leather products can be found at cheap prices. Also you can visit Bakırcılar Çarşısı where you can find jewelry, carpets, costumes, antiques dried fruits, nuts, and other produce.

Makkah

makkah is a famous city in the world in particular with Muslim people.It has various attraction places such as Al-harm Al-makki mosque, which is the biggest mosque in the world .. Not only , but also zamzam water that you have to drink it when you visit Makkah .If you come to Makkah ,you will call it multicultural city because people from different nationality come to find a convenient place to relax and pray .

Relation between Makkah and Profit Mohamed pace be upon him:

Makkah is the place where Profit Mohamed pace be upen him was born . In spit of , Profit Mohamed peace be upen him lived in Madina , Makkah was still the favourite place for him .

Zamzam Water :

There are some scientific knowledge about it. one of them is that , scientists discover that there are substains which may assist in different situation as diseases and cancer also one evidence of that with people who have tried to eradicate their illness by drinking this kind from water so if you have any unsatisfaction life you should drink from this water .

Finally , I could say that Makkah and Madina are the best places to relax with our life now.

what else can you ask God? just come to Colombia and visit my city "Villavicencio".

I live in a beautiful country, the name is Colombia and my own town is Villavicencio. I was born in Bogota Colombia's capital city in 1989 but i have lived in Villavicencio since i was 3 years old also I have been living with my parents and sisters in a big house, nice neighborhood where you can enjoy and have fun without concerns.

Villavicencio is a touristic city of beautiful colors, amazing parks, rivers, lakes, swimming pools, farms, animals and people. My city account with good ways of transportation therefore nowadays you just spend two hours between the capital and this city. A point worth mentioning is about the security, you must not worry about anything because such the road as my city are monitored by the Army.

In the other hand my warm city have excellent activities such festivals, carnivals, coleo's worldwide. reigns. they make my city be one of the principals cities to visit and also you can enjoy the splendid weather.

nice bears, nice food beautiful woman and strong man what else can you ask God? just come to Colombia and visit my city "Villavicencio".

for more information visit http://www.colombialink.com/01_INDEX/index_turismo/destinos/villavicencio.html

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Nathaly Andrea Gomez Diaz

Jeddah

In My City Jeddah in Saudi Arabia there is many places you should visit. The first place is the Red Sea because you will see the bolt that it the second biggest one in the world , And there is beautiful sunny Beach like Aldorra Beach and Alremal Beach.

Second if you like the shopping you have to go to Altahlia street because you will find all the international brands there like Chanel , Versace , LV and D&G, Then if you fell hungry there is many choices for you there is Indian food and chinese food and American food and France food and of course the Arabic food and all these Restaurants you can find it in king Fahad road , This is some information about my city and i hope you have fun when you visit it.

Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital city of Libya , located in the north west cost of the country with a population of slightly over one million persons .The weather there is Mediterranean climate and that means hot and dry in summer , wet and cool in winter .

Tripoli is an old city and its roots belong to the Roman era , I do recommend starting a journey to Libya from there with a beautiful warm spacious beaches with many facilities like good hotels and restaurants , and how about the main museum in which you can view a large picture about our history and culture. Another good idea is going to the old city there ,it is a clear example of how the life and the architecture were in the past .

but that is not every thing , Tripoli is a modern city where you could find a lot of amazing shops buying every thing . especially if you are from the the kind of people like to have some traditional goods , if you are from that kind I do recommend going Bab Alhorerria or Bab Alrebaa.

Libyan food is delicious and very unique ,if you are interest try Alcoscosy or Bazeen which are absolutely fantastic .

End the end Libya is a fantastic experiment and the best place to start it is Tripoli .


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Gsem Gador

Riyadh

Riyadh

With the development of modern cities, an increasing number of people have travelled to tourist cities. as a result, many countries and governments have been working to develop their cities to attract a large number of tourist. My city is one of these cities which has changed gradually and there are many places that should be visted. if u visit Riyadh city, u ought to go to old Riyadh which is called Al-Dirriyah.

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Another place in Riyadh, which had a long history for the royal family in Saudi Arabia, is Almasmak place.

The most significant thing in Saudi Arabia in general and specifically in Riyadh must be experienced is weather the I think there is no place over the world has high temperature as that Riyadh. In the summer the temperature approaches to 44c and nowadays is time for storm.

King Fahad Stadium is one of the best stadium in the world . So, there is no worth of visiting to Riyadh with out going to King Fahad stadium.

kk

Trip in Brazil

Brazil

If you visit Brazil, you must go to Rio de Janeiro.

You can see Fantastic Beaches, sometimes busy but very nice atmosphere.

The most popular sport is a football, you can see children playing every were and the traditional music is samba.

Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country mix of native and immigrant populationExample is feijoada considered the country national dish.

The national beverage is coffee and cachaca is Brazil native liquor witch you can make caipirinha is a famous cocktail .

Don't forget take just light clothes because temperature in majority is up 25 degrees.

Dzialoszyn my family town

Dzialoszyn is a small town in the central part of Poland but in my opinion very gorgeous. Also one of the oldest towns of Poland.There are many ruins of a gothic and Renaissance castle built in 14 the century. Limestone rock, typical of this area. In the 16th century it used to be the family nest of such families as Suliszczyk, Boner, Firlej, and Warszycki. In the last years the castle belonged to the Mecinski family.Nowadays there is a beautiful, romantic restaurant called "Palace".

If you visit Dzialoszyn, you must go to Zaleczanski District Park. There are many wild animals like deer, foxes, unique birds and flowers.

Joanna