St. Nicholas

Some countries celebrated last Friday the Saint Nicholas Day. It is celebrated on the 6th December in most Orthodox countries. It's a festival for especially for children and the "Nicholas" normally always brings presents.

The american Santa Claus and the British Father Christmas derive from this legend.

 The tradition in Germany is based for the kids but I continue doing it every year. The children put a boot outside the door on the night of 5 December, St. Nicholas fills de boot with gifts and sweets overnight and he checks up the children to see if they were good, polite and helpful last year. If they were not, they will find a tree branch in their boots. But this never happens, it's only to scare the kids.

Fashion Icons

Everyone has an fashion idol, we are inspired of what they wear and how they wear it. If one of them wears a new item, everyone wants to have it and after a few minuts it is already sold out, what is absolutely crazy.
Every women inspires other styles and actually the top ten of fashion icons are:

- Michelle Obama
- Kate Moss
- The Olson twins
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Chloë Sevigny
- Lady Gaga
- Rachel Zoe
- Daphne Guinness
- Jennifer Lopez
- Carine Roitfeld

You may not know all of them, me neither, but for a lot of people in this world they are the most powerfull and successfull women.

If I had to choose, it would be Kate Moss. She is young and has found her own style working with fashion designers. She has a lot of experience and is allways well dressed.

THE 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL CINEMAS

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131127-the-10-most-beautiful-cinemas
Going to the cinema is the best oppurtinity to spend a funny and relaxing afternoon with friends. Here are some of the most beautiful and popular cinemas in the whole world:
- Avoca Beach Picture Cinema in Australia

- The Castro Theater in San Francisco

- Cinema Acapulco in Cuba

- Français Cinematheque in France

- The Tampa Theatre

- Cine Thisio in Greece

- Raj Mandir in India

- Rex Cinema in Britain

- The Music Box Cinema in Chicago

- Colosseum Kino in Skandinavia

In my opinion, all this cinemas are special and very different, but the most interesting one is the Castro Theater in San Francisco because it really looks like a theater and it must be exciting to watch a film there.

EASTER WONDER

Once upon a time, a little girl called Poppy was very very happy because finally had arrived her favourite time in the year: Easter. She used to live in a little town known as Eggietown. The whole town was very excited about these days and like every year, they made a big party for this time.

One morning, Poppy's family had the typical Easter breakfast. They were all together in Poppy's house and had a lot of fun. Her cousins Jamie and Tom and he twins Nicklas and Leonie came also to the party. For breakfast her mother made eggs with bacon, apple pie and a lot of special food for that day. They all loved mummy's food, she was a great cook!

After eating, the cousins went to the garden to look after the eggs. Their parents used to hide the eggs and chocolate rabbit for their kids and so they did that year too.

Poppy was afraid of the old story about the Easter witch; the story tells that long time ago, there was a little girl that used to love this time of the year. But that one year she went to the forest to find her easter eggs but her mother, a cruel woman with no love in her heart, had stolen all the eggs for her little daughter, so she couldn't find any. She was very sad and began to hate this time of the year which for her classmates was the most wonderful.

Since that day, people say that the girl enchanted all the easter eggs with a black point in the middle. The kids that find these special eggs are forever enchanted and are closed in this egg for a long long time. In these eggs, there is another world inside; and horrible place with a big castle in the middle of a dark forest. The witch lives there with her handsome son Prince Tristan and all her slaves which are the kids that one time had found her eggs.

20 things to do before you are 20

When a girl turns 20 all is going to change! Well, not really. But the 20th is an exciting birthday, because suddenly you are in your 20s!
These 20 things every girl should have experienced before turning 20.

- Survive the first heartbreak with your BFF
- Taking a cooking class
- Going to a concert
- Earn your own money
- Say "I love you" and really mean it
- Get a fit of laughter at an inappropiate situation
- Go in vacation with friends
- Go through a party all night long and see the sunrise
- Read a science book
- Make a practical course of something you like
- Save at least 100 euros and spend it in once
- Doing something without regret, what you actually should regret
- Walking in the rain!
- Be woken up at night to console someone
- See that you were wrong and apologize for it
- Make friends for life
- Telling your opinin to that nasty teacher
- Sleep under the open sky
- Know what you want to be some day
- Experience the party of your life

SWEET 16

"Hello, as you know we are Angelina and Esther and today we are talking about the Sweet Sixteen party. We are going to show you the traditions, themes, dresses, invitations and some videos.

The Sweet Sixteen party it's a copy of the Quinceañera, which means the moments when a girl goes from childhood to womenhood. In North America and Canada it's a coming of age party celebrating the sixteenth birthday of a girl, and recently also for some boys.
One of the traditions is the Candle Lighting. It's a ceremony done by the guests, family and friends. Each candle is for a special person, for the parents, grandparents, uncles, best friends and maybe, if there is one, the boyfriend.Another tradition is the Father-daughter dance, it's the first dance dedicated to father and daughter. It's a symbol for her maternity and independence. Once the dance is over, it's followed by a dance with the friends.The Shoe Changing ceeremony is common in the Quinceañera celebration. The flat shoes are changed to heels. It's also a symbol of the child growing into adulthood.
First of all you have to choose a theme, which can be:-Dance Party: It's a party for boys and girls and it has to take place in a location with plenty of space for a dance floor like a hotel ballroom. It's necessary to hire a DJ who plays the birthday girl's favourite music all night long.
-Spa Party: Every girl loves beauty products, so some girls choose this theme for their party. It's a smaller celebration, ,with only the closest friends. The girl and her friends go to a local spa and then they enjoy beauty treatments. After this, they can go out for a fancy dinner.
-Hollywood Party: It's for those who love glitz and glamour. It has to have a red carpet outside your house, and your guests have to dress like celebraties.
-Luau Party: It's a tropical theme. It's ideal to celebrate it during summer, choosing a location with a pool and make it as tropical as possible, decorating it with colored lanterns, palm trees and beach balls.
-Princess Ball Party: It's a party inspired in fairy tales. The girl has to feel like a real princess. The best location is a ballroom decorated with flowers, lights and a castle. After the dinner everyone goes to a dance. 


The most important and most exciting thing to do for every girl is to find the perfect dress. They look for it during months until they find it. There are many different kind of dresses, from the princess dress to the red carpet dress.

Planning a party like this costs a lot of time and it's ideal to start it one year before the big event.
1-First of all, you have to create a budget to know how much you can spend.2-Then you have to decide on a date.3-After this, choose a theme. You can choose one of the ones we've just explained.4-Now that you know what theme to use, pick a perfect location.5-You also have to create a guest list; it's always better to invite more people because some of them surely can't come.6-You have to care about the entertaiment, so hire a good DJ and a caterer. 7-You have to buy the decoration and presents, and the most important, the dress.

The invitation it's the first impression to the party. It has to be designed according to the party's theme, and it has to include date, hour, place and theme."


( To Milco: I had some problems with the video, but you can see it in Esther's blog!)

EMA's 2013

Last Sunday Amsterdam celebrated one of the most important music events of the year. MTV did the EMA's 2013, wich is a celebration of the hottest stars in music from around the world.
This year they have chosen the german set and stage designer Florian Wieder to make it an unforgetable event, so the theme was "Out of this world" and "Fun.Party.Alien".
The best stars of this year have the oportunity to perfom on the stage. Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars, Kings of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Afrojack, Imagine Dragons, Icona Pop, The Killers and Katy Perry presented their newest songs on the stage.
The host was "I'm Sexy and I know it singer" MC Redfoo, he did a very good job and he also presented his new song "Get Ridicolous"
The most important stars to win awards were Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Eminem and a lot more.
Here are some shocking facts about this party:
- They were over 10.000 km of cable laid down.
- 20 HD camaras were used to shoot the show.
- They used over 30 litres of body paints and 20 kilos of glitter.
- They had 40 dressings rooms.
- 2160 units of Coke.
- 2500 kilos of ice were used.
- Over 5000 dancers travelled to Amsterdam for 50 spots.