Sopresas del Mundo

Question

Sorpresas.

La idea es que nos digas algo que te sorprendió cuando te lo vio.

Díganos qué es, dónde es y por qué lo te sorprendí.

Este es el Skib Gokstadt (Viking Ship) se puede ver en Oslo Noruega.

Me sorprendió porque es tan hermoso - es una obra de un artista, así como un maestro carpintero

Corregid mi español por favor

Y con esos barcos fueron a Konstantinopel.. Es incréible.. - annierats, Sep 25, 2012

:) - ian-hill, Sep 25, 2012

Pienso que el nombre de este hilo debería ser "Sorpresas del Mundo" en lugar de "Sopresas del Mundo" - Fidalgo, Sep 25, 2012

Gracias Fidalgo - please only post things you have seen amigo. :) - ian-hill, Sep 25, 2012

Fix your heading Ian. It should be Sorpresas - francobollo, Sep 25, 2012

It's fantastic, Ian!! - rac1, Sep 25, 2012

@Franco - two oops in one ! - ian-hill, Sep 25, 2012

That carpenter of that boat knew how to make the wood sing. - JoyceM, Sep 26, 2012

Hello, sir. Your sentences are quite polite. It's better: La idea es que nos digaS algo que te sorprendió cuando lo viste. - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

I would say un maestro carpintero. Great job, great post as usual, sir. - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

Dinos que es, donde está y por qué te sorprendió. (Since this has changed to a sentence or command, I think some tildes aren't necessary. I'm not sure, so wait for another opinion) - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

Hi Nelson - the "sir" is not necessary because I am no longer your teacher amigo. - ian-hill, Sep 29, 2012

Answer 1

Cuando vi los galaxias por el primer tiempo.

"las galaxias" - Fidalgo, Sep 26, 2012

Thank you Fidal. I just went with the dictionary plural " ies". - heliotropeman, Sep 26, 2012

I know you have been there..........:) - rac1, Sep 26, 2012

Gets my vote, it's totally amazing. - annierats, Sep 26, 2012

Greetings my lord. I think you mean: Cuando vi las galaxias por primera vez (for the first time) - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

Gracias Nelson. - ian-hill, Sep 29, 2012

Answer 2

The Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Just being there and not seeing it in a picture, was breathtaking.

El Gran Cañón en Arizona. Sólo para estar allí y no verlo sólo en una foto, era impresionante

:) - ian-hill, Sep 25, 2012

Answer 3

Río de Janeiro es uno de los lugares más hermosos en la faz de la tierra. Aún no deja de sorprenderme su belleza incomparable.

Beautiful. - annierats, Sep 25, 2012

Would be better without all those houses, of course.. - annierats, Sep 25, 2012

It is def. a beautiful place!! - rac1, Sep 25, 2012

more common: ...SOBRE la faz de la tierra... Great job, my friend. - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

It's true Nelson, thanks! - francobollo, Sep 28, 2012

Answer 4

I think this monument in South Dakota will be the greatest in the world when it is competed in fifty years.

Creo que este monumento en Dakota Sur será el mayor en el mundo cuando se termina en cincuenta años.

They started it in the forties. It will be in the round.To finish it they melt the granite, so it will need no maintainence and will last forever.

Awesome! - rac1, Sep 26, 2012

:) - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2012

....Hi, my friend. Just this: ...cuando se terminE en cincuenta... Great job! - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

Answer 5

Pirámides de Egipto. .

¿Las obras maestras del mundo?

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Answer 6

Para mi es una sorpresa que los aviones puedan volar, tan grandes y pesados como son. Mi marido me lo ha explicado muchas veces , pero sigo sorprendida.

puedan volar,,, pero me sigue sorprendiendo - francobollo, Sep 25, 2012

Thanks franco. - annierats, Sep 25, 2012

I've re-written the surprised bit, maybe it works now.. - annierats, Sep 25, 2012

Good job Annie! - francobollo, Sep 25, 2012

:) - ian-hill, Dec 8, 2012

Answer 7

Estaba tan sorprendida cuando ví la belleza del Lago Atitlán en Guatemala por la primera vez que me quedé un año. Ahora vivo aquí nueve meses del año en mi propia casa en Tzunuaná (una aldea del área) y viajo a los Estados Unidos solo en el verano.

Aquí vivo con los Maya que hablan K'atchikel, pero el resto de la gente habla español. Esta foto es del traje típico de los mujeres en Lago Atitlán.

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I was so surprised when I saw the beauty of the Lake Atitlán in Guatemala for the firs time that I stayed for a year. Now I live nine months of the year in my own house in Tzununá (a small village in the area) and travel to the US only for the summer.

Here I live with the Mayan people who speak K'atchikel, but the rest of the people speak Spanish. This photo is of the typical outfit worn by the women at Lake Atitlán.

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You should share more, Mariana. What makes you stay in Guatemala? I'm SO curious! - francobollo, Sep 28, 2012

:) I'll tell you soon Franco - ian-hill, Sep 29, 2012

;);) And if Ian forgets to tell , then i will not. - ray76, Sep 29, 2012

Answer 8

Winged Victory

The Winged Victory of Samoatyrtyrayrstysrrthrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace,1 is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world.

The picture does not do it justice. You have to see it to believe it.

:) - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2012

I agree. I've always been in awe of it. - francobollo, Sep 28, 2012

Answer 9

Torre Jalifa-Dubái. .

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Answer 10

Bandera nacional del Reino de Arabia Saudita

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Es una bandera especial del mundo que es sobre Islam y la gran cultura del mundo árabe.

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Answer 11

Beirut-Líbano es una ciudad buena.

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Pese a todos los bombardeos, qué hermosa se ve Beirut. ¡Gracias por compartir! - francobollo, Sep 25, 2012

Hi, señor Oso. A little suggestion, just get rid of SE and your sentence will be perfect. - nelson_rafael, Sep 28, 2012

Answer 12

El Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. In the rainy season the salar is covered by a thin layer of water, which turns it into a giant mirror.

Sorry, sir. I haven't been there yet, but I couldn't resist it.

Soon, soon.

Here is some more info

Sí Es! ' hola Nelson - ian-hill, Sep 30, 2012

Answer 13

Mauritania-desierto del Sahara.

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Answer 14

Although it's known to everyone as St. Basil's, this legendary building is officially called "The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat". It is situated at one end of the Red Square in Moscow. It surprised me because no pictures do it justice and it must be unique.

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Aunque es conocido por todos como San Basilio, este edificio legendario oficialmente se llama "La Catedral de la Intercesión de la Virgen en el foso". Está situado en un extremo de la Plaza Roja de Moscú. Me sorprendió porque no hay fotos le hacen justicia y lo debe ser único.

It is extremely beautiful Ian , Architecturally almost futuristic. - ray76, Nov 27, 2012

It surprised me Ray - so did the number of beautiful churches for a country where religion was actively discouraged for so long. - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2012

Answer 15

No es de extrañar que la Federación Square Building en Melbourne,

fue votado como uno de más feos edificios en el Mundo.

No surprise that the Federation Square Building in Melbourne

was voted one of the ugliest buildings in the world.

:) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2012