Rooster is a French national symbol. This is what I believe in. I have seen also peacock’s symbols all around in this country. I visited three hotels and many restaurants when I had visited this country. In the first hotel there was a peacock metal wall sculpture in my room. They were peacocks tapestries in the hotel’s restaurant. They had peacocks on the back of the brochures in this hotel. I thought it is in this hotel only but the theme was existing in all the places I had visited. France is not rooster's country, it is a peacock’s country.

I was in a museum devoted to the music. Music is an art, maybe the greatest of all the arts - the queen of the arts. I saw in this museum music wall sculptures. Then it came to me this thought that music is above all the other arts. They use another art to praise the music. Isn’t this other art serving the music? If you think about it music is everywhere around us. Every step we make every activity we have, each time when we want to stress on or express something we do this more easily and naturally by using music. Music accompanies us in every activity. It is simply the strongest of all arts.

I had a business trip recently to China. I had heard a lot about country and I have red some things about its history. It is vast and strange country. But my point is about something else. I went on my trip totally unprepared. If you go there do not do the same mistake as I did. You need to learn a few fundamental words. Else you might die from thirst or to burst your bladder. Or you can even end up sleeping on the street... over a nightI had a nice time. I found entertainment along with my business, but first few days were awful. If you plan a trip abroad spend half an hour to learn the most important words- this will make your stay much more pleasant.

Scientists say or at least they predict that in the future subway will pass through tunnels with air pumped out. They won’t be a vacuum inside these tunnels but virtually they will be no breathable air inside. What if the train window of some subway train cracks? Defects can always occur. It will be like in the horror movies if such thing happens. It is too much control of the environment and sending people into empty tunnel with only a thin train wall separating people from their doom. This wall is too thin for me. I will never use this new subway.

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I have a metal rooster wall decor next to a Tuscan landscape on a metal plate both hanged on the wall of my kitchen. I have them from a visit to Italy. It was true adventure to bring them back home. I tried to carry them in my luggage when I get on the plane. I totally forget about the metal detectors. I was feeling quite absent minded then. I travel a lot and know every regulation on the airports. There was a funny situation when they tried to search my language. I was absolutely unaware why they want to do this. When the found the metal art pieces I realized how silly I was. This is the stupidest thing I had ever done.

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I took my daughter to visit the zoo last weekend. I was a very good idea and she has spent joyful hours wondering around and watching the animals. They were so many happy kids ion the zoo and it was a nice experience. She loved every animal but she liked most the surikats. I was fascinated by them too. They are small adorable creatures. They live in families and are so sweet. My daughter wanted to take back home one of them I told her we must not separate any surikat from its family and then she told we should take the whole family back home. I must say I nearly agreed with her. It would be lovely to have these adorable animals living with you. Regrettably they are not like dogs or cats. We can not take care of them at home…