A City In Russia

My brother lives in a city called Tula. I am very close to him and his family, so I come go to 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 that 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 frequently mentioned that a lot he wanted to be buried there.

Greeting cards

I write a greeting cards to my friends who lives in Australia today.This year, I chose cards that is drowning landscape in Japan. One is Santa Claus is riding a big wave( like ukiyoe). Second is Santa Claus is enjoying to shop at the mall.

After I will sent it, I'm going to go to Australia. So I am really looking forward to meeting them soon:)

今日はオーストラリアに住んでいる友達にグリーティングカードを書きました。今年は日本の風景が描かれているカートを選びました。一つは、サンタクロースが浮世絵の波に乗っている絵です。二つ目は、サンタクロースが日本の商店街で買い物を楽しんでいる絵です。

これを送った後、オーストラリアに行く予定です。みんなにすぐ会えるのすっごく楽しみです！

I wrote some greetings cards today to my friends who live in Australia. This year I chose cards with landscapes as is common in Japan. One is Santa Claus riding a big wave (like ukiyoe). The second one is Santa Claus enjoying a shopping trip to the mall.

After I have sent them, I'm going to go to Australia. I'm really looking forward to meeting them soon.