An ideal place to see the sea bed, and particularly the Mediterranean, and a fantastic option for enjoying your free time.In L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, as well as the tanks and the displays, you can enjoy the different services we offer you for your visit to be as pleasant as possible (cafeteria / self-service, L’Aquàrium shop,souvenir photo, the auditorium, etc.).
OPENING HOURS Open all year round Opening: 9.30hClosing Of Monday through Friday: 21.00h Weekend and public holidays: 21.30h June and September: 21.30h July and August: 23.00h (Ticket offices and accesses open until one hour before). For more information: 93 221 74 74 PRICES Adults: 17.50 € Children from 4 to 12: 12.50 € Adults over 60: 14.50 €
WHO WE ARE
L’Aquàrium de Barcelona is the most important marine leisure and education centre in the world concerning the Mediterranean. A series of 35 tanks, 11,000 animals and 450 different species, an underwater tunnel 80 metres long, six million litres of water and an immense Oceanarium, the only one in Europe, turn this centre into a unique, reference leisure show that has already been visited by more than 14 million people.
Opened:
Opened on 8th September 1995,
ACCESS FLOOR (0)
1. Information 2. Ticket offices 3. L’Aquàrium shop 4. Entrance and exit 5. Technical area
LOWER FLOOR (-1)
1. “Antedon”, “Bonellia” and “Cala” Workshops 2. Barcelona auditorium 3. The Oceanarium 4. Mediterranean and Tropical tanks
UPPER FLOOR (+1)
1. Explora! 2. Cafeteria / self-service 3. Sea bed theatre 4. Planeta Aqua 5. Panoramic terrace
1. In which ocean is New Zealand? a. -the Pacific Ocean
2. How far is New Zealand from Australia?
c. -1,200 miles
3. What is the friendly term given to the local inhabitants?
b. -Kiwis
4. If you come from the Northern Hemisphere the seasons in New Zealand are “upside down”. July is the middle of winter and February is the middle of ______.
b. -summer
5. What did Captain Cook take to New Zealand in 1773?
b. sheep
6. New Zealand has two official languages: English and ______.
a. Maori
7. New Zealand is the perfect place for people who like adventure and is the birthplace of ______.
b. rugby
8. What is the currency in New Zealand?
a. New Zealand dollar
9. The All Blacks are the ______.
c. national rugby team
10. The New Zealander Edmund Hillary is famous for ______.
b. climbing Mount Everest
11. In 1893 New Zealand became the first country where ______.
a. women could vote
12. Many films have been made in New Zealand including ______.
Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The world première was on September 9, 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai") at the age of 12 who is the only living child in the line of the tribe's chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. By tradition, the leader should be the first-born son — a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider — he who rode atop a whale from Hawaiki. However, Pai is female and technically cannot inherit the leadership.
Pai's grandfather Koro Apirana, or Old Paka as his wife Nanny Flowers calls him (according to the book, this is an affectionate version of "old bugger"), the leader of the tribe, is initially angry at losing his grandson and being left with a "worthless" female. While he does later form an affectionate bond with his granddaughter, carrying her to school every day on his bicycle, he also resents her and blames her for many of the troubles facing the tribe. At one point Paikea decides to leave with her father because her grandfather is mistreating her. However she finds that she cannot bear to leave the sea as the whale seems to be calling her back, tells her father to turn the car back and returns home. Pai's father refuses to assume traditional leadership; instead he moves to Germany to pursue a career as an artist. Pai herself is interested in the leadership, learning traditional songs and dances, but is given little encouragement by her grandfather. Pai feels that she can become the leader, although there's no precedent for a woman to do so, and is determined to succeed.
Koro decides to form a cultural school for the village boys, hoping to find a new leader. He teaches the boys to use a taiaha (fighting stick). This is traditionally reserved for males. However, Nanny tells Pai that her second son, Pai's uncle, had won a taiaha tournament in his youth while he was still slim, so Pai secretly learns from him. She also secretly follows Koro's lessons. One of the students, Hemi, is also sympathetic towards her, but Koro is enraged when he finds out, particularly when she wins her taiaha fight against Hemi. Koro's relationship with Pai erodes further when none of the boys succeed at the traditional task of recovering the rei puta (whale tooth) that he threw into the ocean — this mission would prove one of them worthy of becoming leader.
Pai, in an attempt to bridge the rift that has formed, invites Koro to be her guest of honour at a concert of Māori chants that her school is putting on. Unknown to all, she had won an inter-school speech contest with a touching dedication to Koro and the traditions of the village. However, Koro was late, and as he was walking to the school, he notices that numerous right whales are beached near Pai's home. The entire village attempts to coax and drag them back into the water, but all efforts prove unsuccessful; even a tractor doesn't help because the rope breaks. Koro sees it as a sign of his failure and despairs further. He admonishes Pai against touching the largest whale because "she has done enough damage" with her presumption. Also, the largest whale traditionally belongs to the legendary Paikea. But when Koro walks away, she climbs onto the back of the largest whale and coaxes it to re-enter the ocean. The whale leads the entire pod back into the sea; Paikea nearly drowns in the process. When she goes out to sea, Nanny Flowers (Koro's wife and Pai's grandmother) shows Koro the whale tooth which Pai had previously recovered. When Pai is found and brought to the hospital, Koro declares her the leader and asks her forgiveness. The film ends with the village, including Pai's father, uncle, and grandparents, celebrating her status as leader, as the finished waka is hauled into the sea for its maiden voyage.
While the plot of the book is basically the same, it pays less attention specifically to Pai/Koro though, and mainly focuses from a perspective of narration by Rawiri; in the film, Pai herself is the narrator. It clearly expresses the deep resentment felt by her grandfather, and Pai's longing to gain his respect as the rift opens between them.
Number of inhabitants: -It's 3.673.623 inhabitants Distancia between span and NZ: -It's 2.250 How you can trabel to NZ frun bcn:
Lemguage shorten in Nz: -el samoano (85.428 hablantes), el francés (53.757 hablantes), el hindi (44.589 hablantes), y el cantonés (44.154 hablantes). Map of aceans feacapital cyuti and other inportant cities : -
NZ flog: Most popular short in Nz: It's rubbi Trypical food:
Mendes was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents and was raised in Los Angeles by her mother after her parents' divorce;[1] Mendes has said that her mother "suffered so much to make my life OK" during her early years.[2] Her father was a car salesman and her mother, also named Eva, is now an elementary school principal. She is one of the youngest of four children (she has two sisters and a brother). Eva Mendes was raised Roman Catholic and aspired to be a nun.[3] As a child, Mendes was teased about her "buck teeth".[2]
Mendes never saw herself as an actress while she was young and decided to pursue other interests. She attended Hoover High School in Glendale and later attended California State University, Northridge to study marketing, but dropped out after wanting to begin an acting career. She studied with Ivana Chubbuck.
