What a lovely weekend in Alhama!

I was looking forward to returning to Alhama de Granada for a few days from the moment I left there the first time and, at last, my wife and I could go there last Friday for the weekend. We drove quietly from Granada in our car and we stopped in the Bermejales’ reservoir to have a coffee, where we could enjoy a lovely sunset. After that, we arrived at the “Balneario Hotel” of Alhama, where we stayed for the two days.

The village is really much more beautiful than I remembered. We were able to visit the fantastic canyon wall, the Roman Bridge, the Synagogue, the Inquisition House, two of its better known Churches and the Arabic bath.

We spent the most unforgettable weekend enjoying the town’s monuments, eating typical local food, walking through its nice streets and, of course, walking along the riverbank in the depths of the nearby canyon. It was such an amazing experience. However, the best moment occurred on Saturday evening when, after a long day of sightseeing, we arrived at the hotel and we had a really relaxing bath in the hot spring. The next morning we slept in until the moment we had to leave the hotel and then came back to Granada.

Julián García Díaz, 3 CAL

My dream holiday: LOJA

Yesterday I came back from my dream holiday in Loja. I always wanted to go to the Almazara Hotel. It´s next to the town of Riofrío. I went with my wife and my child. To get to the hotel there is a road with many potholes.

When I was driving my car to the hotel from the city of Loja, I went over one of these potholes and damaged the car’s sump, causing all the oil to spill out onto the road. We arrived at the hotel in a taxi.

We stayed in a room with a good view of the stable where there were many horses, we had a fantastic view of the mountains.

We went to the birth of the Riofrio River and we went to all the famous restaurants. We also went to see the trout and sturgeon in Riofrio village.

Every afternoon we swam in the big pool that was in the hotel. Next to the pool there was a bar and there were deck chairs around the pool where I always sunbathed. Those were the best moments of each day.

Juan Antonio Ortiz Lizana, 3 CAL

My dream holiday: Montefrío, I'm gonna miss you!

Yesterday, we finished our adventure traveling around the Poniente Granadino. Montefrío was our last stop, and it was only 32km away from Loja where we stayed at the Manzanil hotel. (I told you about it in my last post). While Juan was driving to Montefrío, Pablo fell asleep and I read an article from National Geographic. Did you know Montefrío has one of the best views in the world according to the publication? In fact, NatGeo is the name of one of the town’s viewpoints. It was named thus in honor of the prestigious magazine.

There, we visited the Castle and the Church of La Villa. My favourite moment was when I imagined the battles between Nazaríes and Christians with my child. The most impressive building I’ve ever visited is the Encarnación Church, which sports a fantastic circular structure.

Apart from that, we enjoyed the wonderful views from different viewpoints and we went sightseeing through its narrow streets and we took a lots of photos. Another reason why we liked it was its gastronomy. We chose to eat at the Jomay Restaurant and we tasted delicious local dishes. As you can tell, everything was great, so I hope to go back one day.

María Ascensión Moral Fernández, 3 CAL

B1 - Writing - A Photo Description

FROM: Alex

TO: Silvia

SUBJECT: My photo description.

Hi Silvia,

How´s it going?

I thought you might be interested to hear about my dogs. Their names are Ajax and Sultán, the first one is black and white, we found him in the street where I live. I used to see him while I was parking my car and suddenly, one day, my mum called me to tell me something. She told me that Ajax was inside the house, so we decided to take care of him. The second doggy is Sultán, he is brown and black, we decided to adopt him from Loja animal shelter. He is two years old and he can do a lot of things, he is very intelligent; but sorry this is not the subject.

In the photo I appear with a blue shirt because I was going to a wedding, I´m looking at the camera and it looks like I don´t have long hair, but in fact, I have it. I was in my mum´s house, we live outside the city. Well, on my left you can also see a tree behind me; at the front I´m pointing to my dogs who are sleeping. Besides, on the right you can see a door through which you can get inside the house. There are stairs to go up.

This is my description of my photo, I hope you like it and my dogs too. =)

See you soon,

Alejandro.

Xoxoxo

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Alejandro Gutiérrez Ruiz 3ºCAL BIS

B1 Writing - Bearded vultures and me

BEARDED VULTURES AND ME

Bearded Vulture is the name of the most famous cyclist race in Spain for non-professional cyclists. I´m not well-built or attractive, but thanks to the fact that I´m medium-height and thin, I have low weight. This helps me to ride my bike fast. I´m hard-working and I train hard every week. Cycling has taught me to have a healthy lifestyle and love the environment.

A few years ago, while I was training in the mountains, I knew about the really important bearded vulture. I saw a woman carrying a very big bird. I´m very curious, so I stopped my bike and the woman explained the rescue project for birds in risk of extinction. She asked me about doing voluntary work. The natural resources we´re losing now never ever will come back. For that reason, I accepted.

Helping makes me feel very well with myself. Happiness is doing the things you like, also if you are useful for people and the environment it’s much better.

Juan Manuel Campos Campos 3ºC

B1 Writing - About myself

About myself

I think it's very difficult to describe myself because at my age I still doubt about my traits; however, it’s good to reflect my feelings and concerns to continue learning.

As for my appearance, I’m a common woman, short and a bit heavyset; my hair is wavy and brown and my eyes are big, well, at least they used to be big.

About my personality I consider myself an honest person that people can trust and who enjoys making people laugh; also I can’t stand injustices and I’m suffering with them. I like reading and listening to music.

I would like to say that I love sport and I enjoy it, but is impossible to do it; I tell myself “I have to exercise” but…dreaming is wonderful.

Although I work very hard, I’m happier than before because I serve the public, in fact I do it well it and this is the reason why I feel good.

In conclusion I’m happy, what else can I ask for?

MARÍA JOSÉ GÁMIZ PUERTO,3ºB