TALKING GROUP

The topic today 30th September is the interesting discovery in Peru of well preserved mummies, a ritual observed by the 'people in the clouds' the Chachapoya . They lived at very high altitudes in Kuelap, Peru. These mummies were covered in beautifully woven colourful cloths.
Ancient Egypt observed similar rituals.
Right now  archeologists hope to find the tomb of Nefertiti.
What do these practices tell us about their civilizations?

Sala 1,1. Universidad Popular  18h30

ON THE WEB

Canal Norte visited us in September

http://www.canalnorte.org/videos/3538/practicar-ingles-compartiendo-lecturas-una-iniciativa-de-la-asociacion-oscar-wilde

                                CUMBRES BORRASCOSAS

Our next reading will take us to the Yorkshire moors.
We will be reading the first three chilling chapters of Emily Brontë's classic, the masterpiece
Wuthering Heights.

If you want to join us you will find us at the Biblioteca Central
October 13th 19h.15

TALKING GROUP

Wednesday 23rd September 2015 at  18.30h

 Sala 1.1. Universidad Popular San Sebastián De Los Reyes, Metro Baunatal

The talking group will be discussing whether Africa can afford to ban a great source of income...big game hunting

Talking Group

Luis has sent an awfully interesting and  very eloquent 10 min clip about Syrian refugees in Germany and the fortunate ones who  are being made welcome in family homes.

Welcome back to our informal talks!

Join us.
Sala 1,1.
Universidad Popular
Metro Baunatal
Wednesday 16th 18.30h

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Ana shares beautiful pictures of Canada

Lac à l'eau claire

Rue Saint Louis, Quebec

St Lawrence River

St Anne's waterfall

Pink Lake

Sense and Sensibilty

GREAT STORIES

So much literature has been brought to the cinema. Jane Austen's novel, 'Sense and Sensibility' was made into a film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. More recently the BBC made a TV series based on the novel.


On Tuesday at 19.15h we will be reading the first chapters of this much- loved book, first published in 1811.

Romantic fiction with enchanting heroines and irresistible suitors!


BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL
San Sebastián De Los Reyes
Salón de Actos
8th September 2015

Autumn in Madrid's Botanic Gardens

Yesterday we enjoyed a guided tour that the Botanic Gardens offer at 12h on Sundays in English and learned for example that there is a good substitute for sugar in a plant called STEVIA, that there is a tomato tree (pictured below)

Tomato tree

that our guide's favourite is the árbol de Jupiter which has nice flowers with a beautiful smell and a crazy erratic way of growing and that there exist 30,000 different  kinds of roses in the world. The ones in the garden were not in flower.

Very beautiful dahlias

The garden

Sage in flower...hot lips?

Notice the buxus, border plant also known as boxwood
The beautiful flower is amaryllis
6/09/2015

HERE ARE SOME HOLIDAY PICS FROM IRELAND

ABBEY AT CONG,

CROAGH PATRICK, VIEWED FROM WESTPORT COUNTY MAYO

VIEW FROM PORTORA,THE SCHOOL OSCAR WILDE ATTENDED IN ENNISKILLEN, COUNTY FERMANAGH

John Wayne and Maureen O Hara at Cong, COUNTY MAYO

WILD ATLANTIC WAY

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK

SEPTEMBER 2015

After a long, hot summer the cool breezes of autumn are very welcome.

Luckily for us, we have a visit to the Botanic Gardens coming up on Sunday 6^th with a guided tour in English.

Then on Tuesday 8^th we will be reading the first chapters of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'at the local library in San Sebastián De Los Reyes, Biblioteca Central. 

That is  at 19.15h.

Watch this spot and hear about the next Happy Wednesday. 

Oh and send us some of your  holiday snaps for the blog!

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