London trip

Safestay Holland Park Location

Property facilities:

Free WiFi, Cafe/Bar, Lounge, Internet terminals, heating, Lift, Drink/ Snack machine, Secure key card access...etc.

Room facilities: 

Bank privacy curtains, bed linen provided, personal power sockets, personal reading lights, Personal storage, Free tea, towels provided in private rooms..etc.

Good to know:
We work hard to Provide everything to make your stay go like clockwork

Check-in:
From 14:00 hours

Check-out:
Until 10:00 hours

Reception opening times:
Reception is staffed 24 hours

Children and extra beds:
All children are welcome. There is no capacity for additional beds in the room. Families with Children under the ages of 16 are welcome They must however book & pay for ALL beds in order to make the room private.
pets
Pets, Including assistance dogs, are allowed only in private rooms

Groups:
When booking for more than 10 persons, different policies and additional supplements apply May. Groups See below

We can visit: Hyde Park, National History Museum, Victoria and Albert museum, Science museum ....

About Piccadilly circus is 17/18 minutes by car from the hotel and by bus is About 30 minutes. So it is not at all nearby.

There are many places to get the bus, it is very accessible.

I'd like to go to Madame Tussauds, which is the most famous wax museum in the world. It has the largest collection of celebrity figures. The museum headquarters is in London, but there are also establishments in other major cities around the world. We can get there by underground, it won't take long.

I'd also like to go to the Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the district of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, and it's the Chelsea's home. The stadium is located in the urban area of Walham Green and is dubbed as The Bridge by followers of club.The stadium's capacity is 41,837 spectators. We can get there by underground or by bus, the stadium isn't far from the hotel.

Finally, if I'd to choose a third place it'd be the Sherlock Holmes Museum which is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated in Baker Street. It's near Madame Tussauds.

Regarding the musical, I don't know musical titles at all. However my English teacher recommended me to see the Phantom Of The Opera, she told that It's stunning so I'd like to check it and see if It's that good. The thing is that It'd cost around 40 pounds or more....

Research project presentation.

Comics adapted into films presentation.

I haven't finished my research paper althought here's my oral presentation about my project.

Oral presentation

There isn't much to say about my presentation. I think that overall it was okay: structure, vocabulary, body language were fine. Nevertheless, it had some negative points.  My weaknesses were that I felt was nervous (as always) and my research paper isn’t finished, that's why it seemed an empty presentation.

Research project presentation.

Comics adapted into films presentation.

I haven't finished my research paper althought here's my oral presentation about my project.

Oral presentation

There isn't much to say about my presentation. I think that overall it was okay: structure, vocabulary, body language were fine. Nevertheless, it had some negative points.  My weaknesses were that I felt was nervous (as always) and my research paper isn’t finished, that's why it seemed an empty presentation.

News: Egypt To Scan Ancient Pyramids With Cosmic Rays

Link:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/egypt-pyramids-scan-cosmic-rays_562dd7d0e4b0ec0a3894e1f6

For the first time ever, scanning technology’s been used on pyramids and the results are quite surprising. The preliminary results of the Scan Pyramids project indicate an anomaly in the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Khufu that could uncover the secrets of other ancient Egyptian structures.

The project’s a collaboration between the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, Cairo University and the AHIP Institute, and aims to map millennia-old pyramids in Giza as well as discover hidden chambers and secret passageways.

Experts say the discovery paves the way for more groundbreaking research in ancient Egyptian studies.

Through infrared thermography and non-invasive cosmic rays, the two-week research found three hot stains on the eastern side of the Khufu pyramid. The heat radiating from the stone indicates an anomaly, although the reason behind the thermal differences remains unknown.

These irregularities continue to shroud these iconic monuments in mystery, but with the project continuing, it’s hope that more insights into pyramids, and indeed history, will be made. 

In my opinion, It's very interesting that they keep investigating ancient stuff like the pyramids and I'm amazed that over the years they've been discovering many things.

Oral Presentation and Self-evaluation

One of my weaknesses when I do an oral presentation is my confidence, I always get nervous and as a result I make some silly mistakes. Leaving aside some mispronounced words, the simple power point and the connection between the programs. However, we were the first group to present and I think it wasn't a bad presentation at all.

Joke podcast

Actually, I was trying to remember this joke "A kidnapper was dragging a child into the woods when the kid says, "Mister, these woods are really scary." The kidnapper says, "Yeah, I know. And I have to walk out all alone." But I kinda failed. 

I couldn't embed it, the link just doesn't work If I do it.

News: Toxic elements found in water weeks after Brazil’s mine disaster

The Brazilian government has labelled this scene an environmental catastrophe. After two dams burst at an iron ore mine, thick orange sediment is now washing into the ocean along the coastline. As much as 25,000 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of sediment has flowed more than 483 km.

Eleven people died in the disaster earlier this month. The Brazilian President has fined the mining company more than 44,000 pounds, but some believe that doesn't go far enough and protested in fishing boats.

The mining company Samarco has set up temporary barriers in an attempt to contain the mud flow and had been digging canals this week to guide the sediment out to sea.

Samarco says the mud isn't toxic, but biologists and environmental experts disagree. It has been more than a fortnight since the disaster and the long-term effects on the environment and the people who live there are yet to be fully understood.