2008年11月27日木曜日

New Zealand Transportation


New Zealanders enjoy extensive suburban bus network as economical way to travel around town or city. People are using suburban bus transport instead of driving your car eliminates car parking, petrol and general car running costs. Bus fares normally start at NZ $2.00 and increase with each stage you travel, obviously the further you travel the more it will cost, but you can buy concession cards and cheaper bus fares is available for students and senior citizens. Many of the larger cities in New Zealand offer a free bus service that travels set route sometimes within inside of city area.

2008年11月6日木曜日

Halloween History


Halloween is celebrated October 31 every year. It began 5 century B.C. Halloween was originally ancient Celtic festival. Name of Ancient Celtic festival is Samhain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season. Samhain was a time used to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Celtic believed that the borders between the worlds of alive and dead people overlapped on October 31. Dead people would come back to life and cause disaster such as sickness or damaged crops.