Letnji kamp u Londonu – kako izgleda jedan uzbudljiv dan
Nicholas Galitzine u zagrljaju Jane, Aurore i Frančeske
Iznenadno druženje polaznica jezičke mreže Verbalisti sa Nicholasom Galitzineom stvorilo je uspomene za pamćenje!
PROČITAJTE VIŠE OVDEObilasci Londona i čuvena ulica Whitehall
Dok se pripremamo za još jedno uzbudljivo jezičko letovanje, nastavljamo da evociramo uspomene iz Londona kroz priče i putopise naših saradnika i polaznika jezičke mreže. Posebna je privilegija da je jedan od naših glavnih partnera čuveni putopisac Rik Stivs (Rick Steves). Njegove priče i video zapisi krase najpoznatije medije širom sveta, a ove nedelje Rik nas vodi u šetnju fascinantnom londonskom ulicom Vajthol (Whitehall).
Bogata britanska istorija oseća se u svakom uglu te ulice. Našu pažnju odmah su privukle tajne sobe Vinstona Čerčila (Churchill War Rooms) u kojima se kuvala i vodila ratna strategija. Nakon pobede u Drugom svetskom ratu sobe su decenijama bile zatvorene, ali su nedavno kompletno renovirane i otvorene za javnost. Verbalisti koji su pohađali program My LONDON iskoristili su prvu priliku da zavire u Čerčilove tajne odaje i bar na kratko osete duh prošlih vremena.
Ako ćete sami ili zajedno sa jezičkom mrežom ovog leta krenuti u osvajanje Londona ili ste prosto zaljubljenik u istoriju, toplo preporučujemo da pogledate Rikov video prilog koji donosimo u nastavku, uživajte 🙂 PROČITAJTE VIŠE OVDE
Nestvarno putovanje Londonom – danju divan, noću seksi
Filmografer Matel, čije kreacije su promovisale i Madonu, napravio je u pokretnim slikama sjajnu razglednicu Londona:
Vremensko putovanje kroz svet pronalazaka koji su se desili u Londonu u poslednjih 200 godina
Kettles, vacuum cleaners, neon lights, rubber bands, Twiglets. Where would we be without them? These and many other inventions have roots in London, as shown in the timeline below.
Od narednog leta kazna za turiranje motora u Londonu, pogledajte zašto
Tokom leta London preplave luksuzni superautomobil od kojih mnogi stižu iz arapskih zemalja bogatih naftom. Vlasnici ovih vozila plaćaju i preko 25.000 evra za transport automobila avionom, iako se u britanskoj prestonici često zadrže samo po nekoliko dana.
I dok zaljubljenici u supersportske automobile uživaju u reskom zvuku moćnih mašina Lamborghinija, Ferrarija, Aston Martina, koji “demonstriraju silu” ulicama Londona, obični ljudi koji žive u obližnjim stambenim zgradama ne mogu da žive od buke motora. Ipak, stvari se menjaju s obzirom da su lokalne vlasti Kensingtona i Čelsija nedavno odlučile da stanu na put turiranju motora. Tako će se ubuduće odredbe Zakona o zaštiti javnog prostora u Londonu primenjivati i na vozače automobila koji uznemiravaju građane “prekomernim nivoom buke”. Za kršenje ovog zakona predviđena je novčana kazna od 1.000 funti (oko 1.400 evra).
Međutim, ako se zna da su za turiranje motora u najvećem broju slučajeva odgovorni stranci koji tokom leta dolaze u London zbog provoda – postavlja se pitanje da li će ih novčana kazna sprečiti da to rade.
Oldest Footage of London Ever
This is the oldest footage of London ever. Includes amazing old footage, plus modern shots of the same location today. Also features maps carefully researched to show where the camera was. Arranged by location, 46 shots of classic footage with a twist and an inspiring soundtrack.
Creative collective Yestervid who showcases the oldest, the most inspiring and the most ridiculous footage from yesteryear has sourced the footage of London which dates back as far as 1880. Yestervid mashed it up with the footage taken today from the same locations, which in a way shows that London has grown so much but change so little at the same time.
Poseta najstarijoj radnji u Londonu na jezičkom putovanju My LONDON
Britanci piju dnevno 166 miliona šoljica čaja, koji uprkos sve većem broju kafopija, ostaje omiljeni napitak na ostrvu. U Velikoj Britaniji popije se blizu 42 miliona litara čaja na dan, dok jedna četvrtine Britanaca ispije pet ili više šolja dnevno. Zato smo u današnjem izdanju bloga engleskog jezika posebno mesto posvetili kompaniji čiji čaj vekovima ulepšava naš život.
Svakog leta dok osvajamo London jedna od naših omiljenih stanica je poseta najstarijoj radnji u Londonu – prodavnici čaja Twinings. Sa detaljima najpopularnijeg jezičkog putovanja My LONDON upoznajte se ovde, a šta sve može jedna perfektna šoljica čaja…pa najbolje je da pogledati sami u video prilogu koji donosimo u nastavku teksta o kompaniji i čaju Twinings 🙂
Thomas Twining bought Tom’s Coffee House and opened Britain’s first known tea room at No. 216 Strand, London, in 1706; it still operates today. The firm’s logo, created in 1787, is the world’s oldest in continuous use.
The location of the shop was perfect as it straddled the border between Westminster and the City of London, an area that was newly populated with the finest of London’s aristocracy as a result of the Great Fire of London.
By this time coffee houses were a popular feature of London life. Men – but never women – of all classes would gather there to drink, gossip and to do business. Coffee shops gathered a loyal clientele by specialising in particular products or by encouraging customers with common interests. Poets for instance would go to one establishment, army officers to another.
Competition between coffee houses was stiff, so fresh ideas and unusual promotional twists were what kept the business alive. The difference at Tom’s was tea.
Despite efforts to repress tea-drinking through the stupidly high taxes, tea became increasingly fashionable during the early part of the 18th Century, especially among the upper classes, and they flocked in their masses to buy tea from Toms Coffee House.
In fact, soon he was selling more dry tea than wet – we think it was probably the world’s first dry tea and coffee shop.
Twinings has been owned by Associated British Foods since 1964.
