Ich möchte euch erzählen über meinen Urlaub. Im August bin ich nach Istanbul geflogen. Istanbul ist meine Lieblingsstadt. Es gibt in Istanbul viele verschiedene Sehenswürdigkeiten und die Stadt hat eine lange Geschichte. Die Menschen sind sehr nett und freundlich und das Essen ist super lecker.

Is "hijacker" always refer to a person who takes over a plane or other form of transport? Is "hijacker" always refer to a person who takes over a plane or other form of transport? Can it mean just robbery or mugging? Or it always involves some means of transport?

Closest vs the closest Is it correct in terms of grammar to omit articles before "closest" in these examples? Why (not)? "The people that I am closest to I met in the choir." "I am closest to my mother." Thank you in advance!

A Dream Come True Anyone who knows me well enough knows how much I’d always wanted to go to the Sting concert. The last 5 or 6 years I followed Sting tour schedule but somehow I missed his concert last year in Moscow. What a shame! Last spring I almost bought tickets to Athens, but it’s a good thing I didn’t because in September I got a call from a friend who was super excited to tell me that Sting would be performing in Moscow in November. I was looking forward to November 11 more than my own birthday. His songs touch my heart and it is hard not to be moved by it. Seeing Sting instantly transported me back to my childhood and it was like a dream that came true.=)

A City In Russia My brother lives in a city called Tula. I am very close to him and his family, so I come visit them a lot. Tula is located about 200 kilometers (about 120 miles) south of Moscow and it has a population of about half a million people. The main reason why the city attracts visitors from all over the world is that one of the most famous Russian writers Leo Tolstoy was born there. He spent most of his life at his estate Yasnaya Polyana which is now a national museum. Historic landscape, book collections, everything the writer loved so dearly have been carefully preserved and restored. The interior of the main house is exactly the same as it was in 1910 when the writer died. Tolstoy’s grave is in the Forest of the Old Order at Yasnaya Polyana as the great writer mentioned a lot he wanted to be buried there.

Why I Hate Winter In Russia, you need to put on a lot of clothes to go out during the winter season. It is not super comfortable, it is heavy and the winter clothes are quite expensive. In winter it gets dark very early. So, normally I wake up around 6.30 am when it is still dark and I leave my workplace at 5.00 pm when it is already dark. Everything is gray and it is easy to feel depressed or anxious. During winter Moscow roads are being de-iced with tons of salt. While it is helpful for preventing road accidents, it is also damaging to your footwear. So, you can forget about wearing nice shoes. =) You don't have an easy access to good quality fruit and veggies and I can't live without peaches, apricots, and berries.

Hi! If anyone can check this, I will be very thankful!:) - I noticed your advertisement in the newspaper and I would like to apply for the position of finance manager. - Do you have any experience in this field? - I have five years of experience in this area but also I am able to do different kinds of work in the office. - What is about your computer skills? Are you able to type? - Sure. I was responsible for financial documents. I also have a good knowledge of a foreign language. - Which one? - Japanese. - Surely we will check your knowledge and skills, but we are looking for the specialist like you. We had an employee but he was a recent graduate and he had a lack of practical skills, so he quit. And what starting salary are you looking for? - In the neighbourhood of thirty or forty thousand. - Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks vacation and full medical and dental insurance? - Will it affect my salary? - Sure. - How much can you offer? - Twenty five thousand.