12/29/2008

aonde que tem escrito o endereço da loja de roupa?

12/28/2008

Statue of Liberty


The Statue of Liberty, or, more formally, Liberty Enlightening the World, was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship. The copper-clad statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and was given to the United States to represent the friendship established during the American Revolution. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the statue and obtained a U.S. patent for its structure.

The statue is of a robed woman holding a torch, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf (originally made of copper and later altered to hold glass panes.) It stands atop a rectangular stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. The statue is 151 ft (46 m) tall, but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft (93 m) tall.


12/24/2008

Freedom Trail


The Freedom Trail is a red path made out of bricks mostly through downtown Boston,which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 4 km walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. Part of the Freedom Trail has been included in the longer Boston Harbor Walk. The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park. The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield. He had been promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951.

12/20/2008

The Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell was ordered on November 1st, 1751, by the Pennsylvania Assembly, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges (Pennsylvania's original Constitution). Then called State House Bell, it was first hung on March 10th, 1753, in the state of Philadelphia. Since then, it rang to gather Assembly and to summon people together for special announcements and events. Among its historical most valuable chimes is the one used to call together the people of Philadelphia to discuss the Sugar Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765. Tradition holds it was further tolled for the First Continental Congress in 1774, and, its most remarkable moment, for the reading of the Declaration of Independence produced by the Second Continental Congress.

12/19/2008

Broadway?


Is anybody willing to watch a Broadway show when we get to New York?
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Which one would you like to see?
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...and VOTE.

12/15/2008

United States Capitol


The United States Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Although not in the geographic center of the District of Columbia, the Capitol is the focus by which the quadrants of the district are divided. Officially, the east and west sides of the Capitol are referred to as "fronts." Historically, however, the east front was initially the side of the building intended for the arrival of visitors and dignitaries.


This Capitol is among the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in the nation. It has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate for two centuries. The Capitol, which was started in 1793, has been through many construction phases. It stands today as a monument to the American people and their government.


12/14/2008

New England Aquarium


The New England Aquarium was founded in 1969 . It is one of the premier visitor attractions in Boston and combine education, entertainment and action to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean.
The aquarium was designed to provide an underwater experience for visitors as well as a cultural institution that would connect Boston to its waterfront.
There we can find differnent animals like the Green Sea Turtle, the African Penguin, the Sand Tiger Shark = O and the North Atlantic Right Wale(picture) : )

I think it will be amazing! This is the place I'm more anxious to visit. ; *

12/02/2008

Mount Vernon, Washington, D.C.

Here is one of the places we will visit.

Mount Vernon was the plantation home of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The property is located on the banks of the Potomac River.

A museum dedicated to the life and death of George Washington is on the grounds. The museum has George Washington's survey equipment, weapons, and clothing, as well as dentures worn by the first President.

I'm sure we will enjoy the visit...
What about you? What is the place you searched about? Does it seem to be interesting?

10/14/2008

The Cities

Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. - these are the cities we will visit in our trip.

Have you ever been to any of them? When? How did you like it? Do you know anybody who has visited them? Who? How did the person like it?

What do you know about these cities? Do you know anything about the people who live there? What?