Christmas in the bookstore "Gandhi"


Merry Christmas to every one!!!!!

In Mexico one of the most famous bookstores is Gandhi and its marketing is peculiar they try to influence the people to read.

In this season they give away this bookmarks, they are amazing!!






jueves, 23 de diciembre de 2010 en 11:00 , 1 Comment

Spain- España

This bookmarks are from Spain one from Andalucia and the other from Sevilla.



Flamenco is popularly depicted as being the music of Andulusian gitanos (gypsies) but historically its roots are in mainstream Andalusian society, in the latter half of the 18th century.[note 1] Other regions, notably Extremadura and Murcia, have also contributed to the development of flamenco, and many flamenco artists have been born outside the gitano community. Latin American and especially Cuban influences have also contributed, as evidenced in the dances of "Ida y Vuelta".




Bullfighting (also known as tauromachy, from ταυρομαχία – tavromachia, "bull-fight"; or as corrida de toros in Spanish) is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries (Mexico,Colombia,Venezuela,Peru and Ecuador, in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment. It is often called a blood sport by its detractors but followers of the spectacle regard it as a fine art and not a sport as there are no elements of competition in the proceedings.


There are many historic fighting venues in the Iberian Peninsula, France and Latin America. The largest venue of its kind is the Plaza de toros México in central Mexico City, which seats 48,000 people,[3] and the oldest is the La Maestranza in Sevilla, Spain, which was first used for bullfighting in 1765

miércoles, 22 de diciembre de 2010 en 11:52 , 1 Comment

A Tiger

This bookmark is from Portugal, with a tiger face.

martes, 21 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:49 , 0 Comments

The Chronicles of Narnia

This bookmarks are from Greece, and I like a lot this movie so when I received the bookmarks was a wondeful surprise.

lunes, 20 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:45 , 0 Comments

A Kiwi in my bookmark!!

This bookmark is from New Zealand and it have a kiwi!!! you can see the legend Kia Ora

Kia ora is a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It means literally "be well/healthy" and is translated as an informal "hi" at the Māori Language Commission website Kōrero Māori



Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world.

The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand – indeed, the association is so strong that the term Kiwi is used, all over the world, as the colloquial demonym for New Zealanders.

viernes, 17 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:38 , 4 Comments

Old World

I love this bookmarks with an ancient map and the quote that Says: "Wherever you go, go with all your heart".

jueves, 16 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:32 , 0 Comments

The Sunshine State: Florida

This bookmark is from Florida - USA



Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its generally warm climate—subtropical in the northern and central regions of the state, with a true tropical climate in the southern portion.

miércoles, 15 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:29 , 2 Comments

Bellas Artes

This bookmark is from the famous Palace of The Bellas Artes in Mexico City.



The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico. It is located on the west side of the historic center of Mexico City next to the Alameda Central park.

lunes, 13 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:20 , 0 Comments

A Wolf

This bookmark is from Canada, I love all types of animal bookmarks ;)

viernes, 10 de diciembre de 2010 en 12:16 , 0 Comments

Hieronymite Monastery

I received from my friend Catia this beautiful bookmark of this Portuguese monastery it is made in cork an it is really amazing.



The Hieronymites Monastery is located in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. This magnificent monastery can be considered one of the most prominent monuments in Lisbon and is certainly one of the most successful achievements of the Manueline style (Portuguese late-Gothic). In 1983, it was classified by the UNESCO, with nearby Belém Tower, as a World Heritage Site.

jueves, 9 de diciembre de 2010 en 9:39 , 1 Comment

Patagonia

I received this bookmarks from Patricio, And I love this kind of bookmarks with such beautiful landscapes, in this moment: Argentina



Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. It is located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the south west towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean. To the west, it includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago.

The Argentine portion of Patagonia includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, as well as the eastern portion of Tierra del Fuego archipelago . The Argentine politico-economic Patagonic Region includes the Province of La Pampa.

miércoles, 8 de diciembre de 2010 en 8:02 , 0 Comments

Van Gogh Museum

One of my favourite artists is Van Gogh and last month I recived a wonderful surprise.... some bookmarks of the Van Gogh Museum from Amsterdam Netherlands.





The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world.

martes, 7 de diciembre de 2010 en 9:34 , 0 Comments

Another Quijote

This one is a bookmark of the Quijote with a Four-leaf clover

sábado, 4 de diciembre de 2010 en 19:47 , 0 Comments

Martin Fierro

This bookmarks of leather was sent by Patricio from Argentina. it is really unique.



Martín Fierro is a 2,316 line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872) and La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879). The poem is, in part, a protest against the modernist tendencies of Argentine president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. As well, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.

viernes, 3 de diciembre de 2010 en 11:08 , 1 Comment

Mexico City

This bookmarks were bought here in Mexico City and I love them, they have important places o things about México, like the procedure of the Tequila in Jalisco, places in Mexico City like the monument of the Revolution and the angel of the Independence, the pink one have the pyramid of Chichen-itza it is in Quintana Roo, and the last one with the aztec calendar.

jueves, 2 de diciembre de 2010 en 8:15 , 0 Comments