¡Extraaa Extraaaaaa! ¡the BEST of the week.. here in The Australian!

¡G’day reader!

Wellcome to the new cultural section called “Extraaa Extraaaaaa”, in here you will be able to enjoy and read about Australian culture, and by culture I mean: music, movies, places to visit, food, literature, fun facts and more, I hope you enjoy it.

Let's start now..

1. “The Australian” is one of Australia’s most important newspapers nationally, so I decided to take it as a basis for this section. Here I add the link to the website for those who like to take a look: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/ . In "The Australian" you will find information about the daily life of the country and the current situations, so I suggest to give a small peek.
   


2. Australia has contributed to the musical world with great artist such as Kylie Minogue and the famous rock band AC/DC. With songs like “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head# and “Back In Black” respectively, they conquered the top of the charts and put up the name of his country worldwide. (I just can't get you out of my head.. la la la la.. I just can't get you out of my head..).
   
3. A little taste of Australia to the world is the Vegemite. The Vegemite is a kind of brown marmalade with a very particular taste, it’s extremely salty. The Australians use it primarily to smear it on a toast and sandwiches. Usually the Vegemite is accompanied by slices of melted cheese or butter to reduce the salty taste. It’s made out of yeast extract and is considered a typical national food of Australia, for this reason it’s very difficult to find it outside of the country, in some parts of Europe is available but is not very common. (I personally would love to try it :D).
   
   
   
4. A place you should definitely visit when you are in Australia is the city of Sydney, is the largest city in the whole country and was the place of the first British colony in Australia. This city is best known worldwide for the “Sydney Opera House”, which is undoubtedly the most emblematic symbol of Australia.

• The Opera House: This construction was carried out by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and was inaugurated on October 20, 1973. Inside you can appreciate musical productions, theater, ballet, opera performances and the receiving of the “New Year” celebration, this event is one of the most prominent in the country, in this celebration the “Sydney Opera House” is illuminated with colored lights and performs a show with fireworks; something incredible to see, no doubt.

That’s all for today dear reader, if you want to know more about Australia just wait for the next publication of The Australian and this section that has probably caught your attention, and if not.. ¿What are you waiting for re-read it again?

**BTW, I almost forgot the Fun Fact.. Shame on me but anyway, for those readers who think in Sydney as the capital of Australia; let me tell you you’re wrong. The Australian capital is Canberra which means “Meeting Place” maybe is not the most emblematic city of the country but in here we can found The Australian Parliament and The Supreme Court of Australia.

Canberra is considered the “Bush Capital” because the center of the city and his most distinctive places are surrounded by vegetation, as we can see in the photograph below and with which I ended this post.

I’m out of “Extraaa Extraaaaaa” for today, until next time.

Alberto