The Gastronomic Site
This is my blog for Information Technologies.
I like to experiment cooking and this is why I choose this subject for my blog. There are a lot of things that I want to know in this field. I added pages like recipes, arranging the table, table manners.
I spent a lot of time working on this blog. Wordpress is very interesting and it has a lot of interesting plug-ins. I tried to make it look as good as I could. I will work more to make it look very good.
Hope you like it.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
3d Movie versus Normal Movie
Yesterday I went with my friends at the cinema. It was a holiday and we did not had classes. It was a good deserved break. The continuous assessment that I have here is a lot more soliciting than the final that I have in Romania. There are a lot of new things that I learn here and this experience will help me a lot in the future.
As I said it was a holiday for my happiness and we decided to go out and watch a movie. We bought thickets for the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. The movie was in 3d.
. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0980970/
3d is a new technology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_film It is amazing to see how much cinematography has evolved since black and white, mute movies. Now we can talk about 4d, 7d. This is the new tendency when it comes to movies. I liked the movie and the special effects. I will return to see another movie, maybe A Turtles Tale: Sammys Adventure, because i liked the movie trailer.
I wonder how will be the movies in the future. Will we need actors? The future is unpredictable and full of surprises. Technology is evolving fast.
I like to see movies in my free time. I like to watch new movies, but in the same time I like to see old movies, black and white. My favorite actress is Audery Hepburn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn). I think that the best comedy are: Stan and Bran and Charlie Chaplin. There is something about this kind of movies that makes me to want to see more and find out a lot of things about this times.
Nowadays nobody makes black and white movies. All movies are color and Hd. The fight for audience is hard. In the fight between normal movies and 2d,3d, 4d, 7d movies (who knows what is next) normal movies are losing territory.
It is hard to predict the future but I consider that today movies are very commercial.
My guess is that there will be no more movies without 3d effects in the future.
As I said it was a holiday for my happiness and we decided to go out and watch a movie. We bought thickets for the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. The movie was in 3d.
3d is a new technology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_film It is amazing to see how much cinematography has evolved since black and white, mute movies. Now we can talk about 4d, 7d. This is the new tendency when it comes to movies. I liked the movie and the special effects. I will return to see another movie, maybe A Turtles Tale: Sammys Adventure, because i liked the movie trailer.
I wonder how will be the movies in the future. Will we need actors? The future is unpredictable and full of surprises. Technology is evolving fast.
I like to see movies in my free time. I like to watch new movies, but in the same time I like to see old movies, black and white. My favorite actress is Audery Hepburn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn). I think that the best comedy are: Stan and Bran and Charlie Chaplin. There is something about this kind of movies that makes me to want to see more and find out a lot of things about this times.
Nowadays nobody makes black and white movies. All movies are color and Hd. The fight for audience is hard. In the fight between normal movies and 2d,3d, 4d, 7d movies (who knows what is next) normal movies are losing territory.
It is hard to predict the future but I consider that today movies are very commercial.
My guess is that there will be no more movies without 3d effects in the future.
Braga
Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾaɡɐ]), a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and, one of the oldest Christian cities in the World. With an urban population of 175,063, Braga is the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population (including the city and suburban parishes, the municipality had a total of 62 parishes and 177,183 inhabitants as of 2009). Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 826,833 (2007) one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.[citation needed] Under the Roman Empire, as Bracara Augusta, it was capital of the province Gallaecia. The urban area extends from the (river) Cavado to the (river) Este. Braga is serviced by regional and fast trains to Porto and Lisbon. The city of Oporto (Porto) is about 53 km. The present Mayor is Francisco Soares Mesquita Machado, elected from the Socialist Party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braga
Last week I went with my friends (Cristina, Constantin, Eliza, Larisa, Malina, Dani)to visit Braga. The weather was great. We were a big Romanian group. We had a great time.We visited as much as we could.
The main attraction of Braga is in my opinion Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bom_Jesus_do_Monte). I was impressed by the style of the place.
The design of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, with its Baroque nature emphasised by the zigzag form of its stairways, influenced many other sites in Portugal (like Lamego) and colonial Brazil, like the Sanctuary of Congonhas. As the pilgrims climbed the stairs, they encountered a theological programme that contrasted the senses of the material world with the virtues of the spirit, at the same time as they experienced the scenes of the Passion of Christ. The culmination of the effort was the temple of God, the church on the top of the hill. The presence of several fountains along the stairways give the idea of purification of the faithful.
I liked the allegorical fountains a lot. They have a special meaning . The first fountain symbolizes the wounds of Christ, the next five the senses, and the final three the virtues.
After we visited this great place we wanted to see a castle, but as it was late we went in the city center.
We also visited other places in the center like: The Archiepiscopal Court http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop's_Palace_of_Braga, The Saint Paul Church http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul_Church_in_Braga and of course the city center.
For the first time since i arrived in Portugal I felt it was autumn. The yellow and red leafs were on the ground. This remained me of my country. I like this season except of the rainy days that seam to last forever.
But the truth was that we were in December and Christmas decorations were everywhere.I could not believe it was already winter and time passed so quickly. Braga was amazing in the light of the decorations. A new year is cumming soon.
I will try to enjoy all the time left as much as I can. I won`t go home for Christmas but I hope I will have a great time here although the holidays will remind me of my family.
I want to return in Braga and to discover new places.
Last week I went with my friends (Cristina, Constantin, Eliza, Larisa, Malina, Dani)to visit Braga. The weather was great. We were a big Romanian group. We had a great time.We visited as much as we could.
The design of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, with its Baroque nature emphasised by the zigzag form of its stairways, influenced many other sites in Portugal (like Lamego) and colonial Brazil, like the Sanctuary of Congonhas. As the pilgrims climbed the stairs, they encountered a theological programme that contrasted the senses of the material world with the virtues of the spirit, at the same time as they experienced the scenes of the Passion of Christ. The culmination of the effort was the temple of God, the church on the top of the hill. The presence of several fountains along the stairways give the idea of purification of the faithful.
I liked the allegorical fountains a lot. They have a special meaning . The first fountain symbolizes the wounds of Christ, the next five the senses, and the final three the virtues.
After we visited this great place we wanted to see a castle, but as it was late we went in the city center.
We also visited other places in the center like: The Archiepiscopal Court http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop's_Palace_of_Braga, The Saint Paul Church http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul_Church_in_Braga and of course the city center.
For the first time since i arrived in Portugal I felt it was autumn. The yellow and red leafs were on the ground. This remained me of my country. I like this season except of the rainy days that seam to last forever.
I will try to enjoy all the time left as much as I can. I won`t go home for Christmas but I hope I will have a great time here although the holidays will remind me of my family.
I want to return in Braga and to discover new places.
Friday, 26 November 2010
My fortune in a cup
http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyles/lifestyle/coffee-fortune-telling-205.htm?type=1
1st step - Prepare coffee: one heaped tea spoon, to every coffee cup measure of water
2nd step-Stir in a wish, then boil twice!
3th step- Scoop froth into cup, then pour coffee
4th step- Sip at leasure
5th step- Cover cup with saucer, thumb on top, shake then flip over
6th step- Leave to drain on saucer
7th step- Drain excess over tissue paper, before you start scrying
8th step- Write down impressions you receive, starting from cup handle scrying clockwise
9th step- Scry clockwise, until you finish back at cup handle
10th step- In some traditions, coffee residue in saucer is drained& read
11th step- Seal with a thumbprint wish at bottom of cup
Last week me, Malina and Emilia visited Merve. She promised us at Turkish Delight, an event organised by ISCAP that she will read our future in a coffe cup. She told us that she is not an expert but she will try.
It was the first time that someone read my fortune in a coffe cup. I was eager to know my future although I had doubts that the prediction will be truth.
Merve prepared the coffe. She had coffe from Turky. She tod us to drink a glass of water before we drink the coffe. It is important that when you drink the coffe you enjoy it.
I was very attentive to all the steps of this ancient process. I learned a lot about furtune reading in coffe but personally i could not do it. Merve loked on a turkish site to interpret some simbols.
The bottom of the cup represents your hearth and the walls your mind. My heart is not complicated, but my mind is. I have a lot of things on my mind and i have to relak, to enjoy each moment.
She told me a lot of things that were truth. Most of them werer general.
At the end I made a wish amd this wish will come truth in 40 days.
I will return at Merve to find out more about my future.
Under is the interpretation of some simbols found in the turkish coffe cup reading:
Apple: Fertility and creativity.
Arch: Money in business matters.
Bread: Nurture your desires, hopes and dreams.
Bridge: A major decision needs to be made - which way should you go?
Camera: Someone is attracted to you.
Coins: Money is on the way.
Diamonds: A marriage proposal is expected? If the person is married, this may be a symbol of money and material wealth.
Flowers: Flowers indicate happiness.
Genie Lamp: Your wish will be granted.
Harp: Traditional romance.
Heart: A love affair, if the heart is broken or misshapen then the person is broken-hearted.
Knots: Concern over something, take care that it does not negatively affect your health.
Road: Creative opportunities are bringing you to another level.
Ship: A business opportunity is presenting itself.
Hope i made you curious to know more about this art.
"If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee." Sydney Smith
2nd step-Stir in a wish, then boil twice!
6th step- Leave to drain on saucer
9th step- Scry clockwise, until you finish back at cup handle
Last week me, Malina and Emilia visited Merve. She promised us at Turkish Delight, an event organised by ISCAP that she will read our future in a coffe cup. She told us that she is not an expert but she will try.
It was the first time that someone read my fortune in a coffe cup. I was eager to know my future although I had doubts that the prediction will be truth.
Merve prepared the coffe. She had coffe from Turky. She tod us to drink a glass of water before we drink the coffe. It is important that when you drink the coffe you enjoy it.
I was very attentive to all the steps of this ancient process. I learned a lot about furtune reading in coffe but personally i could not do it. Merve loked on a turkish site to interpret some simbols.
The bottom of the cup represents your hearth and the walls your mind. My heart is not complicated, but my mind is. I have a lot of things on my mind and i have to relak, to enjoy each moment.
She told me a lot of things that were truth. Most of them werer general.
At the end I made a wish amd this wish will come truth in 40 days.
I will return at Merve to find out more about my future.
Under is the interpretation of some simbols found in the turkish coffe cup reading:
Apple: Fertility and creativity.
Arch: Money in business matters.
Bread: Nurture your desires, hopes and dreams.
Bridge: A major decision needs to be made - which way should you go?
Camera: Someone is attracted to you.
Coins: Money is on the way.
Diamonds: A marriage proposal is expected? If the person is married, this may be a symbol of money and material wealth.
Flowers: Flowers indicate happiness.
Genie Lamp: Your wish will be granted.
Harp: Traditional romance.
Heart: A love affair, if the heart is broken or misshapen then the person is broken-hearted.
Knots: Concern over something, take care that it does not negatively affect your health.
Road: Creative opportunities are bringing you to another level.
Ship: A business opportunity is presenting itself.
Hope i made you curious to know more about this art.
"If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee." Sydney Smith
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Emilia`s Birthday
Today, the 2nd of November was Emilia`s Birthday. She invited us to celebrate it with her on the beach. The weather was nice and we enjoyed the landscape, the cake and the party.
When she cut the cake we all started to sing Happy Birthday in our languages. Also some Portuguese came and singed her feliz aniversario.
Hope she liked our presents.
Lisboa - Portugal Capital
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon
As on the 1st of November was holiday I took advantage of this opportunity and i visited Lisbon.
The trip was organized by ESN Porto. I spent 3 days in the city. I would like to return there and visit more because the city is very big and i only visited some touristic objectives.
Me and Malina, Eliza, Larisa and 2 girls from Lithuania shared room 23 from Yes Hostel.
As i mentioned this was an organized trip and we had a program.
Saturday, 30th October
We visited the marvelous Belem’s Gardens, the Jeronimos Monastery and Belem’s Tower.
At night we had dinner with students from ESN Valencia and ESN Lisbon.After we all went to Loft Club
Sunday, 31th October
We visited the magnificent medieval castle: The S. Jorge Castle. As it was Halloween we celebrated it in Bairro Alto, the Lisbon’s Bar district.
Monday, 1 st November
We visited the huge aquarium called Oceanário of Lisbon and i had a ride with the teleferic. After we left towards Porto.
It was a great trip in which i made new friends and i discovered new beautiful places.
Guimarães
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimar%C3%A3es
Guimarães is a medieval city in the North of Portugal. The city is an important touristic attraction.
On 23 Octomber me and Malina planed to go with other colleagues in Braga, but because we were late we missed the train. We chose to go to Guimarães and leave the trip for Braga on another day because we had to wait a lot for the next train, there was no chance to meet with our friends in Braga and we read about the the city in a Portugal Travel Guide.
I liked the medieval style of the city which combines modern buildings with monuments from the 10th century.
The castles were impressive. We also visited some churches.
Guimarães Castle
http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/guimaraes-castle.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimar%C3%A3es_Castle
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (Paço dos Duques de Bragança)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Dukes_of_Braganza
The Curch of St Gualter
http://www.aportugalattraction.com/portugal-attractions/so-gualter-church.htm
We left the city with the wish to come back and visit other places.
Guimarães is a medieval city in the North of Portugal. The city is an important touristic attraction.
On 23 Octomber me and Malina planed to go with other colleagues in Braga, but because we were late we missed the train. We chose to go to Guimarães and leave the trip for Braga on another day because we had to wait a lot for the next train, there was no chance to meet with our friends in Braga and we read about the the city in a Portugal Travel Guide.
I liked the medieval style of the city which combines modern buildings with monuments from the 10th century.
The castles were impressive. We also visited some churches.
Guimarães Castle
http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/guimaraes-castle.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimar%C3%A3es_Castle
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (Paço dos Duques de Bragança)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Dukes_of_Braganza
http://www.aportugalattraction.com/portugal-attractions/so-gualter-church.htm
We left the city with the wish to come back and visit other places.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Trip to Viana do Castelo - SANTOINHO Festival
On 16th October, Saturday i got up early to go in Reitoria to take the bus for Viana do Castelo. It was a trip organized by ESN. We left Porto at 10 o`clock.
After we arrived in Viana do Castelo we visited Santa Luiza Templo.
After that we visited the city center.
I had launch at restaurant with some colleagues from ISCAP.
I found the Clothes Museum very interesting .
At 8 pm we met in front of the mall to leave for The Santoinho Festival.
At the festival we ate traditional Portuguese food.
I also listened to traditional music and danced.
We left after midnight.
I had launch at restaurant with some colleagues from ISCAP.
I found the Clothes Museum very interesting .
At 8 pm we met in front of the mall to leave for The Santoinho Festival.
At the festival we ate traditional Portuguese food.
I also listened to traditional music and danced.
We left after midnight.
ESN Events that I Had Attended
ESN-Porto (Erasmus Student Network - Porto) is a group of volunteer students created to help Erasmus students integrate and adapt to Porto.
With the support of the International Relations Office of the Universidade do Porto, they organize several activities so that you get to know Portugal and its culture.
I made an ESN card after i found out about this organization from Elly. I went with some friends to register and to subscribe to different events.
I went to: Welcome Dinner, Welcome Party, 1st CinESN, Trip to Viana do Castelo and i also registerd for the Trip to Lisbon.
I think that on this events you have the opportunity to meet a lot of Erasmus students from other Universities.
Friday, 15 October 2010
The 5th of october in Coimbra
Proclamation Day in Portugal
October 5
Portugal Celebrates Proclamation of Republic as a public holiday.
100 Years
Republic 1910-2010
Celebrate Centennial Celebrations!
On October 5,1910 a revolution ended 771 years of monarchy in Portugal when King Manuel II was deposed and the First Republic was established.
This year, the public holiday has a special signification
I decided to visit Coimbra, a famous city near Porto on this beautiful day.
Me and Malina, Emilia, Ruth, Sarah, Karolina and Francesca left Porto in the morning. We wanted to visit the The University of Coimbra, one of the most known pace in this city and of course other monuments near.
The University was very beautiful.
I visited the six museums but The Joanina Library was the most impressing from my point of view.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Joanina
After we visited the University we went to see the city center.
There were a lot of people who were celebrating the day. A theater play already started when i arrived there. I bought a bowl with rise and milk from a seller.
After we left the city center we went to see the bridges.
After that we went to the train station. It was late and we wanted to catch the 8 `o clock train.
I enjoyed the trip. Hope to return and visit other paces in this city.
Sunday, 10 October 2010
First weeks in Porto
I arrived in Porto on 20 September 2010.
Located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Its settlement dates back several centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its Latin name, Portus Cale ,has been referred to as the origin for the name "Portugal," based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin.
I love the fact that it is near the ocean.
I also like the old buildings that you can see everywhere.
In my first weeks here in Porto i have explored the city as much as i could.
I have been to:
Matosinhos Beach
Rua de Santa Catarina
Palacio de Cristal
Ribeira
I believe that Porto is a beautiful city to live in.
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