Tallinn, Estonia For an up-and-coming (многообещающий) travel destination (read: affordable) with one of the best preserved medieval towns (один из наиболее сохранившихся средневековых городов) in the world, head to this Baltic capital across the sea from Finland. It also just so happens to be gorgeous at Christmastime, with an authentic Christmas market, festival, concerts, and…
Stay tuned, and happy holidays to you! Dear students, The next Conversation Club will be held at Depot Foodmall (m.Belorusskaya, Lesnaya street 20, bld. 3, corner C 44; 19:00 — 21:00) on Wednesday, January 15th. Best Wishes for Very Happy Holidays!
Many holiday films were shot in studios, but here are some locations that actually exist “Wow, that’s a big one!” Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) says when he spies the Rockefeller Center tree for the first time, before planting a kiss on love interest Jovie (Zooey Deschanel) at the skating rink. All of New York…
As the song goes, it’s Christmastime in the city Christmas is still often associated with Victorian London, and the reason for this is Charles Dickens’ iconic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol (Рождественская песня). Today, Christmas in London is a mix of modern merriment (веселье, развлечения) and old-time traditions to melt any Scrooge’s (Скрудж, скряга –…
New Year festivities to take place in Moscow Come to Tverskaya Street on New Year’s eve to enjoy street performances, 100 unique art objects, pop star shows, robotics master classes and intellectual games. Besides, the city centre, districts and parks will offer discos, street performances, interactive ice rink programs and meetings with Father Frost (Дед…
View over 50 sculptures and compositions The New Year Ice Sculpture Festival is to take place in the Russian capital — 28 December till 12 January, in Park Pobedy on Poklonnaya Gora. The festival is themed around great Russian achievements (великие достижения русских). The sculptors have been inspired by architectural monuments, scientific discoveries, great works…
Visit the magic Austrian town at Christmas Salzburg is a city of music, as it’s the hometown (родной город) of Mozart—not to mention The Sound of Music‘s (Зальцбург – место действия мюзикла “Звуки музыки”) Von Trapp family. Expect to hear lots of the unique Austrian folk tradition of Advent Singing. Visit the “Advent Magic” of…
As the song goes, it’s Christmastime in the city Get your “hygge” (хюгге; приятная атмосфера, уют) on in the cozy Christmas city of Copenhagen. Hygge is a Danish concept embracing warm, snugly (уютный, удобный) feelings that you get by curling up on the couch with loved ones, a fire, a cup of tea, a thick…
As the song goes, it’s Christmastime in the city No doubt “Good King Wenceslas” (король Венцеслав, святой-покровитель Богемии) will be running through your head as you wander through the holiday market of Prague‘s Wenceslas Square (Вацлавская площадь), named for the real Bohemian king of Christmas carol fame. But the city has even more to recommend…
For all coffee lovers 1. Just the smell of coffee can help you wake you up in the morning. 2. The word ‘coffee’ comes from the Arabic word ‘qahwah’ which refers to a type of wine. 3. There’re two main categories of coffee: Robusta and Arabica. Robusta coffee has a more acidic and harsh (кислый…