Hi Oshiro and all, Google launched city tours last weekend and lucky you I saw the news on BBC then.;)
Just hope that it'll be useful to you! Brussels Interactive Event Calendar and Google Maps,Attractions,Tours and Activities: http://events.mapchannels.com/Index.aspx?town=brussels_56 Those of Paris: http://events.mapchannels.com/Index.aspx?town=paris_250 And the last ,BBC Quick Fix-French Essential Phrases: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/quickfix/ Wish you all good luck and great week ahead! Claire On Jul 3, 3:06 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Good morning Pln and all!!!! > > Good point Pln, I'm going to look for some French useful phrases, mainly > greetings that may be important and I can be more polite if I am able to > greet them in their language. > > New idiom: "Talk shop" :) > > I'm glad you enjoy the pink elephant LOL > > Great weekend for all of you!! > Oshiro > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 5:28 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > Before I forget,let me talk shop first as to remind you to learn some > > easy and simple phrases in French on BBC world service.;) > > It can come quite handy and make your stay in Paris more pleasant. > > > Hey,many thanks for showing me the pink elephant!LOL > > > I remember last end of October in Europe was at the temperaure of 10 > > to 15 degrees Celsius... > > For Europeans it's rather warm,but for me the best is around 20!LOL > > Well,10 for Taiwanese is too cold! > > > Good day! > > Pln > > > On Jul 1, 3:29 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Pln and all!!! > > > > Beer with a pink elephant in the > > > label<http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2808219281_c07a1848c0_o.jpg> > > > > I found the beer with the pink elephant in the label LOL > > > Its name is "Delirium", it's suitable with what they say about seeing > > pink > > > elephants after drinking that LOL. I have to confess that I got really > > > excited about taste it and maybe see pink elephants!!! I'll do my best to > > > find that brand of beer there and then I'll tell you what I saw LOL > > > > It's good to know that Europeans drink cold beer instead of in room > > > temperature. > > > Well, in Sao Paulo we don't have neither intense cold nor really intense > > > heat. We just entered in the winter season here and the average > > temperature > > > is about 10ºC when it's much cold. In the summer, the average is 30º, > > > sometimes a little more. > > > > Have a good day!! > > > > Oshiro > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:38 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > Hey,why do I like this title more?LOL > > > > > In order to measure up with that title,I googled a little 'Belgian > > > > beer' and found some brands I was familiar with: > > > > >http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/belgian-beer-guide.htm > > > > > I was wrong yesterday because in one of my books,one wine connaisseuse > > > > said there were over 500 kinds of Belgian beers! > > > > > On one label of a brand,you will see a pink elephant. > > > > According to the author,if one should get that drunk,he/she will see a > > > > pink elephant! > > > > I haven't experienced it yet. > > > > I guess we'll wait for you to tell us after your return!LOL > > > > > Do some Europeans drink beer in room temperature? > > > > I didn't know it.Most of the Europeans I know drink cold beer from the > > > > fridge(without ice cubes). > > > > > How cold can it be in Sao Paolo in your winter/our summer? > > > > It's autumn at the end of October,and it shouldn't be that cold yet > > > > provided everywhere you go in Europe then,there are radiators/heaters > > > > on indoors. > > > > All you need is prabably a thick long coat,a scarf,a pair of gloves > > > > and a pair of warmer boots.If it snows earlier this year,then you'll > > > > need to pack more clothes... > > > > We'll see then. > > > > > By the way,Charles,I read your today's message. > > > > If I don't have enough time to reply to you today,I'll do it > > > > tomorrow.;) > > > > > Nice day,everyone! > > > > Pln > > > > > On Jun 30, 3:15 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Pln, the beer advicer!!! LOL > > > > > > Fortunately you gave me some very good information about this Michael > > > > > Jackson's beer companion. I actually didn't know there was another > > famous > > > > > king :) > > > > > > These fruited-beers sounds to me as being a little sweet, am I right? > > I > > > > > surely will taste many kinds of beverage there, it doens't mean I'm > > going > > > > to > > > > > be drunk, maybe a little high :) > > > > > Here in Brazil I believe we don't have well known ale beers, the most > > > > commom > > > > > one here is pilsen and we drink always very cold. I heard in some > > > > countries > > > > > in Europe they drink them in environmental temperature. > > > > > > I and my girlfriend are going togheter to Paris and Brussels, and we > > > > going > > > > > to Europe in the end of October. We've been planning our itinerary > > and > > > > our > > > > > great challenge is going to be the low temperature of this season, > > > > provided > > > > > that we are not used to it. > > > > > You have a point, Paris must be the dream destination of women, very > > > > > different from our culture. > > > > > > Thanks for the tips! > > > > > > Have a nice day > > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:51 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > > > Coincidentally,I found one among piles of books of my husband's to > > be > > > > > > put away on the shelves: > > > > > > 'Michael Jackson's Beer Companion'.(this 'Michael Jackson' is an > > > > > > authority figure when it comes to beverages,not that King of Pop > > who > > > > > > just passed away) > > > > > > > Let me quote some parts for the curious Oshiro(if you were named > > > > > > George,it would sound even betterLOL): > > > > > > 'A beer made with fruit sounds like a contradiction. > > > > > > Surely is it a wine? > > > > > > The explanation is that these are beers,produced from grain,with > > fruit > > > > > > added as a further fermentable material or flavouring. > > > > > > They are traditional in Belgium,where they are often based on > > lambic > > > > > > beers,and usually made with cherries or raspberries. > > > > > > Inspired by the success of these products in recent years,other > > fruits > > > > > > and more countries have made an entrance. > > > > > > > The best of Belgium's artisan-made,lambic-based,whole-fruit cherry > > > > > > kriek and raspberry frambozen beers have a complexity and > > delicacy,and > > > > > > are dry. > > > > > > They are the beer world's elegant response to pink champagne,and > > make > > > > > > a pretty,unusual and appetizing drink with which to welcome guests > > at > > > > > > a barbecue or summer party...' > > > > > > > Just check out the beer menus when you go to any pubs there.There > > are > > > > > > over 365 kinds of beers to choose from! > > > > > > I remember my husband couldn't even resist on trying them during > > > > > > breakfast considering so short time for so many beers!LOL > > > > > > > As for the ales you're fond of,you can also try out Belgian ale > > there. > > > > > > Belgians call ales 'speciales belges' or just 'belges',particularly > > in > > > > > > the French-speaking regions of Belgium. > > > > > > According to M.J.,try 'Vieux Temps'(it means Old Time),Horse > > > > > > Ale,Lamot,Op-Ale and Palm. > > > > > > > On second thought,you should take your girlfriend to Paris because > > it > > > > > > seems to be every woman's dream destination,and it's a bigger > > contrast > > > > > > to your culture or Barcelona,isn't it? > > > > > > > When are your coming to Europe?;) > > > > > > > Nice day,everyone! > > > > > > Pln > > > > > > > On Jun 29, 5:29 am, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Pln and all > > > > > > > > Nice to see you here again!!! :) > > > > > > > I hope you are having a good time in your new flat! > > > > > > > > Yeah, I agree that just one week to visit 2 cities is going to be > > > > quite > > > > > > > busy, but at that time, I won't be able to take more days off my > > > > work. > > > > > > > I'm really excited about going there, and I'm happy to know that > > you > > > > > > enjoyed > > > > > > > Brussels. I'm looking forward to try many kinds of beers, I'll > > really > > > > > > enjoy > > > > > > > that!!! LOL > > > > > > > I've been reading some information about there and they say much > > > > about > > > > > > > chocolate, waffle and beer!! They must have such a good > > gastronomy!! > > > > My > > > > > > > favorite kind of beer is Ale, a red beer. You got me curious > > about > > > > the > > > > > > > cherry one. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the valuable tips, Pln!!! They were really good! > > > > > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:08 PM, pln471 <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > > > > > It took me some time to finally find this message I was about > > to > > > > reply > > > > > > > > to before our move to the new flat! > > > > > > > > > One week to pay visits to 2-3 cities is quite a busy > > schedule.I've > > > > > > > > never been to Paris,but Brussels is a place I highly > > recommend!;) > > > > > > > > Try as many different beers as possible.My favourite is the > > cherry > > > > > > > > one! > > > > > > > > > Barcelona is another place I'd like to revisit!If you could,I'd > > > > > > > > recommend you to go there instead of Paris. > > > > > > > > > Too short time left for me to write more... > > > > > > > > I'll come back next Monday to catch up with you guys again! > > > > > > > > > Nice weekend to you and your girlfriend and to all of us! > > > > > > > > > Pln > > > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 3:47 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Pln, Charles, John, Josney and all!! > > > > > > > > > > I've been reading all these messages about traveling and > > studing > > > > in > > > > > > > > Europe. > > > > > > > > > Indeed Europe fascinates me a lot. > > > > > > > > > I've just scheduled my first trip to Europe (and I hope this > > is > > > > the > > > > > > first > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > many others in the future). I'm very excited and I have to > > start > > > > > > doing my > > > > > > > > > itinerary!! Can you help me giving tips what places I should > > > > visit? > > > > > > As > > > > > > > > soon > > > > > > > > > I know some of you in the group have already > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
