Antonio Vivaldi

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                                                  Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi was a professional violinist born in Venice, Italy on March 4th 1678, Early in his life he became a priest and because of his bright red hair, he earned the nickname “Red Priest”. In 1703 at an orphanage for girls he became a music teacher and stayed there until 1740!

The orphanage for girls

Vivaldi may best be known as the champion of the Baroque concerto (concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra) having composed over 400 concertos throughout his life you could probably say that he was amazing at playing a violin.

A Violin

Without question, Vivaldi’s most famous work is the set of four violin concertos called The Four Seasons spring, summer, autumn, and winter. (Not to brag but um… I can play the Winter)
In June, 1741 Vivaldi travelled to Vienna where only one month later he died of unknown causes at the age of 67.  Although he had alot of money during his life he died poor without even hvaing a grave. Some of his music is lost, but interestingly new pieces keep being discovered.

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The Roman Musuem

Hey guys, today I'm doing another museum blog. This time I went to the The Roman Musuem. Hope you enjoy the blog. See you!

     The Roman Museum  


We decided to go to this museum because we have been studying the Romans. We were staying with my Grandma and Grandpa in Canterbury, Kent, and we discovered a Roman museum tucked away in one of the little side streets that leads to the cathedral in Canterbury. After a heavy bombing in WW2 remains of a Roman town house were found and a museum was built around it.

(This is what happens when you tell a Roman that he is ugly!)

At the start of the museum we saw how Canterbury would have looked before the Roman invasion. The houses were simple round buildings made of mud and straw. We then we saw a picture map of how the Romans changed Canterbury significntly with their impressive arcitecture. After searching for more interesting things we found exhibitions on the everyday life for the Romans. They even had a fast food bar which sells oysters!

(But first, let me take a SELFIE!)

The Romans were great at crafts. Surprisingly they even made hairpins out of bones. 

(At least they're not made out of human bones........... I hope) 

The wealthy Romans had slaves to do the cleaning and different chores.

(This sucks!)

We thought that the museum was about to end but then we discovered the final exhibition, which was the BEST one. It was the impressive remains of a Roman town house that included an underground heating system and mosaics. The remains were once at ground level, but now hey are underground. This is because the ground level has risen over time as new building were constructed on rubble.

The mosaic found after bombing in WW2

I would recommend this museum because it was very small but very detailed which means you can take the information in. This museum gives lots of information about Roman life in Canterbury.

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For more information on the Roman Museum in Canterbury click here

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The Horniman Museum!

Hey guys. Today I'm going to do a blog on the Horniman museum. Hope you all enjoy it. See you there! (Thanks Steve for taking us)


                    The Horniman Museum






The Horniman Museum is located in Forest Hill, London. There are a variety of things to see including a Natural history section and an Aquarium. These elements are always on display but there are also different temporary exhibitions running for a few months only. During our visit one of the the temporary displays was Taxidermy, which is an old craft of stuffing animals.

We visited the aquarium first. There were many creatures to see including jellyfish, clownfish and Starfish. It was very pleasant to walk through because you never knew what was around the corner. It was a great layout. After the excitement of the aquarium we discovered the Music Gallery which housed unusual global instruments. Every instrument had a number code which you can enter into a computer. The computer then gives you information about the instrument and a sound demonstration which was awesome!

At the end of the trip we went to burn off some energy in the amazing gardens of the Horniman museum. Overall we had a lovely time I would recommend this museum because it’s a bit smaller than other museums so you don’t get as overwhelmed. Click this link to get more informationg on the Horniamn musuem: http://www.horniman.ac.uk/



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Scott Joplin

Hey guys. Welcome to my information on Scott Joplin Blog. I'm writing this because I am currently learning one of his peaces on the Guitar. Hope you enjoy it. see you There!


                                                        Scott Joplin


Scot Joplin was an African-American pianist. He was known as the king of Ragtime - but what exactly is Ragtime? Well, it's a type of music that like it's name suggests has a ragged rhythm. It was most popular between 1895 - 1919. Like Scott Joplin,it's roots were in African-American culture in the Southern US.

Interestingly, Joplin first got in touch with a piano at a house where his mother worked as a made to a white family. A piano teacher noticed Joplin's talent and helped him.  When Joplin grew older he moved from his birth town and became a piano teacher himself.

He started publishing his music in 1895 and became famous by 1899.  He unfortunately became ill with syphilis and passed away.After his death his music became even more popular globally. His most well known piece is The Entertainer. He even wrote 2 operas!

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10 Fact On Bolivia

Hey guys! Welcome back to another fact blog! This time I'm going to do a blog about Bolivia. Hope you all enjoy it, see you there!





                                                                       Bolivia

Fact 1: Interestingly, the main exporter of Brazil nuts is not actually Brazil. It's Bolivia!

Fact 2: Bolivia has 37 official languages!

Fact 3: There's a hotel in Bolivia made almost entirely of salt, with salt beds and chairs.

Fact 4: La Paz is the highest capital city (11,910 ft) in the world and belongs to Bolivia :)

Fact 5: Bolivia has the world’s largest butterfly sanctuary.

Fact 6: A lot of people live at over 10,000 feet (3 kilometers) high in the Andes Mountains.

Fact 7: Football is the main sport in Bolivia. It is also its national sport (and my favourite).

Fact 8: Only about 30% of all roads in Bolivia are paved.

Fact 9: Weirdly, Bolivians are also famous for drinking juice out of plastic bags.

Fact 10: The dolphins in the Amazon river in Bolivia are pink!

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Information on Mongolia

Hey guys once again I'm going to do a blog on a country, this time I have choose Mongolia. Hope you enjoy it, lets go!

                                                                  Mongolia

The capital city of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar which has a population of 1.345 million (2013). The population of Mongolia is 2.839 million (2013). The Official language of Mongolia is Mongolian.
The Currency of Mongolia is Mongolian tögrög.

The countrys that border Mongolia Russia and China. Tavan Bogd is the highest mountain in Mongolia. The Irtysh River is the longest river in Mongolia. The Przewalski Horse is the national animal of Mongolia.

The Przewalski Horse

In Mongolia, there are 13 times more horses than humans. Mongolia is referred to as “Land of the Blue Sky” because it has over 260 sunny days a year. Larch is the tallest tree in Mongolia, Wrestling

is the national sport of mongolia.

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Information on Australia

Hey guys this time i'm going to do a blog on a continent known as Australia, so without further or do lets start!

                                                                  Australia   

The Population of Australia is 23.13 million (2013). The capital city of Australia is Canberra, which has a Population of 356,585 (2011). The Murray River is longest river in Australia. The highest mountain in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko.

                                  Mount Kosciuszko. 

In Australia, there are more kangaroos than people. Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for over 27 years. In Australia, Burger King is called "Hungry Jack's". There's a river in Australia called the "Never Never River."

Never Never River

The Red kangaroo is the national animal of Australia. The life expectancy of Australia is 82.10 years (2012). Cricket is the national sport of Australia. The national instrument of  Australia is the

didgeridoo

Didgeridoo

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How to Harvest a Mulberry Tree (Morus sp.)

Here is a little video I made about harvesting Mulberies from our garden. Mulberry - Morus sp.

Information on Bulgaria

Hey guys this blog is going to be about my home country Bulgaria!!! Let's start!




                                                               Bulgaria

The capital is Sofia. The population of Bulgaria is 7.265 million (2013). The countries that  border Bulgaria are Turkey, Greece, Macedonia Romania and Serbia. The currency of Bulgaria is the Bulgarian lev.

Ten lev

Bulgarians shake their heads to mean yes and nod for no. Bulgarians invented the first electronic computer, Bulgaria is in the EU, but uses the lev instead of euro. The ife expectancy is 74.32 years (2012). Bulgarians love yoghurt and reckon it is why they live so long.

Yoghurt 

A third of Bulgaria is forested. The country has also produced top tennis players such as Tsvetana Pironkova. Bulgaria is one of the world's biggest winemakers because the make 200,000 tonnes a year

Wine 

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Information on Malta

Hey guys today I'm doing a blog on Malta. Hope you all enjoy it see you there. Let's go!




                                                                     Malta

The official languages of Malta is English and Maltese. The currency of Malta is Euro. The capital city of Malta is Valletta. The Population of Malta is 423,282 (2013). The sea that borders malta is the

Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

There are over 359 churches in Malta! Malta is a group of tiny islands. Malta is one of the world's smallest countries. Almost half of Malta's population live in the country's capital, Valletta. Fishing is very popular in malta

Fishing in Malta

Maltese people drive on the left. The life expectancy of malta is 80 years (2012). 98 percent of the maltese population are Christian (mostly Catholic). It’s one of the most historic places in the world. 87 percent of adults can read.

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Information on Bhutan

Hey guys today I'm going to be doing a blog about Bhutan. Hope you like it, see you there!





                                                                      Bhutan


The Capital city of Bhutan is Thimphu. The official language of Bhutan is Dzongkha. Bhutan has two currencies which are known to be called Bhutanese ngultrum and Indian rupee. The Prime minister of Bhutan is Tshering Tobgay.

Tshering Tobgay

The highest mountain in Bhutan is the Gangkhar Puensum Mountain. China, India, Bangladesh and Nepal are the countries that border  Bhutan The United Nations recognized Bhutan as a country in 1974. The Manas River is the longest river in Bhutan.

The Manas River

Buddhism is the official religion with Hinduism the second popular faith. Plactic bags have been banned in Bhutan since 1999. Bhutan is one of the last countries in the world to introduce television to its people.

 





















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Information on Cambodia

Hey guys today I'm going to be doing a blog about Cambodia. Hope you all enjoy it, see you there.





                                                                  Cambodia


The countries that border Cambodia are, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand. The currency of Cambodia is Cambodian riel. The population of Cambodia is 15.14 million (2013). The Official language of Cambodia is Khmer. The capital city of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh

The seas that border Cambodia are the Gulf of Thailand and the Southeast sea. The highest mountain in Cambodia is the Phnom Aural mountain. Cambodia is one of the few countries which has never had a McDonalds, along with Ghana Yemen. The Mekong River is the longest rive in Cambodia.                        

The Mekong River

50 % of the Cambodian population is under the age of 15.  Cambodia is the only Asian country to have a king who is partly of French descent. The official religion of Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism which is practiced by around 95% of the Cambodian population. Football is the official sport of Cambodia.

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Information on Guyana

Hey guys today I'm going to do a  blog about............  Guyana. Hope you all like it see you there!

                                                                     Guyana




The population of Guyana is 799,613 (2013). The Official language is English. The countries that border Guyana are Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil. The sea that borders Guyana is the North Atlantic Ocean. The capital city of Guyana is Georgetown which has a population of 134,497 (2002).

 Georgetown

 




















Guyana is considered the only English speaking country in South America. The official currency is the Guyanese dollar. The longest river in Guyana is the Essequibo River. Christianity and Hinduism are the main religions in Guyana. The highest Mountain in Guyana is Mount Roraima at 2,835 m. 

Mount Roraima

 














In size, Guyana is larger than New York state but smaller than Idaho. The official name of Guyana is the “Co-operative Republic of Guyana.” The national motto of Guyana is “One People, One Nation, One Destiny.”Guyana is the third-smallest country on the mainland of South America.

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Diatoms

Hey guys, this week I have been studying organisms. As my homework I need to write about any organism on the tree of life and I chose Diatoms, Diatoms are from the Eukaryotic kingdom and from the branch Heterokonts.

                                                                    Diatoms

Diatoms

1: Diatoms are a major group of algae.  

2: Diatoms play an important role in the formation of the Earth's structure.

3: They are found on damp surfaces, in the oceans, rivers,  lakes, streams, estuaries, puddles, on wet 

 rocks, and in various soils.

4: Scientific name: Bacillariophyceae.   

5: Diatoms live in glass houses. Their cell walls are made of silica, the same material that's in glass.

6: There are over 100,000 species of diatoms that we know about on earth. Diatoms are single-celled. 

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Information on Iceland

Hey guys welcome to my information on Iceland blog. Hope you all like it. See you there.

The population of Iceland is only 323,002 (2013). The Capital of Iceland is Reykjavik. Iceland is in the continent Europe. These are the seas that border Iceland, the North Sea, Greenland Sea, North Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The currency of Iceland is Icelandic króna.

There is a volcanic eruption every 4 years on average. Around the summer solstice (June 21st), the sun is visible for the full 24 hours in the Westfjords. 60% of the Icelandic population lives in Reykjavík. There aren’t any McDonald’s Restaurants anywhere in Iceland. :(

The country’s national sport is handball. Iceland does not have an army, navy or air force. Iceland was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans. Iceland has lots of Geysers because it is a country with volcanic activity. Beer remained illegal in Iceland until 1989.

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Information on Thailand.

Hey guys welcome to my blog about Thailand. Hope you all like it, see you there!




                                                                         Thailand



The countries that border Thailand are Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia. The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. The curency of Thailand is Thai baht. The official language spoken in Thailand is Thai. Thailand is bordered by the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Thailand.

Indian Ocean

The longest river in Thailand is the Mekong river. Thailand’s name in the Thai language is Prathet Thai, which means “Land of the Free.” The world’s smallest mammal, the Craseonycteris thonglongyai (the bumble bat), is found in Thailand. Thailand houses the world’s largest fish.
Seventy five percent of the people in Thailand are Thai, 14% are Chinese, and 11% are other.
Thailand is home to the world’s hairiest child, Supatra.

Hairiest girl

One-tenth of all animal species on Earth live in Thailand. Thailand is home to the world’s longest poisonous snake, the king cobra. The cobra can reach more than 18 feet long, and one bite from it can kill an elephant. Approximately 10% of the world’s bird species live in Thailand.

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