Top highlights in Amsterdam!

Our trip in lists:

Day one
1) The fact it took us 35 minutes in the plane
2) Amsterdam sign!
3) Ice bakery for a nutella and banana waffle - a good start to the trip
4) Sex museum - an awkward laugh
5) Hash, marijuana and hemp museum - interesting weed
6) The Ice bar - a shitter version of the London one
7) Baba's shwarma

Our hotel

Day two
1) Heineken museum - and a free boat ride
2) Canal bike - where we managed to scrap along side The Flying Dutchman with all the passengers laughing at us.
3) Bulldog cafe - a Dutch breakfast of: croissant, toast, ham, cheese, egg, butter, jam and nutella. We also had a herbal mix to smoke ;)
4) Amsterdam hat - we both got bobble hats with Amsterdam stitched onto the side, no regrets
5) MacDonald's pistachio milkshake - yum

Heineken... cheers

Day three
1) Anne Frank's house - we tried to find it the day before and found it just when it was closing. Turns out we were staying on the same road...
2) Museum of Prostitution - very interesting stuff
3) Argentinian steakhouse
4) Falafel shop - a takeaway dinner in the rain

Day four
1) Katten Kabinet - he made friends with a cat, purrr
2) Bagel and hot chocomel - my new favourite drink!
3) Vondel park and pancakes

Generally I had a fantastic time with the boyfriend and I would definitely visit again!
Sofiee

Latest travels

Hello all,
Tomorrow I am going to Hong Kong for two weeks with some friends. I will be posting about my journey on here so check it out!
Also, an Amsterdam blog should be posted within this month... I've been lazy   :P.

Stay tuned,
Sofiee

Book haul

I was a little bit naughty and bought a few books...

-The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
I fancied a funny novel and spotted this is Foyles.

-How to Be Both by Ali Smith
Voted number one in Foyles so I though I'd give it a go.

-The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
I really fancied reading a comic and this was recommend to me, please give me more comic recommendations!

-Far from the Maddening Crowd by Thomas Hardy
I want to read it before the movie comes out... love a bit of Hardy's description.

-Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
I thought this was a good Hoover novel to start with but I had to buy it from the book depository, I could't find it anywhere else.

-The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
Top seller in Waterstones and I thought it looked like a holiday read :)

Happy reading,
Sofiee

Recent Reads

Here's what I've been reading last week:

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

This is a really easy and nice read. About a girl 'Cather' moving to college and her struggles, a little bit of a becoming of age novel. I loved Levi's character and I thought the fan fiction aspect was a great way to break up the chapters. However, I would have like to have more character building for Nick so he could be perceived as a true villain. Also, I feel that the could be a sequel [SPOILER] where we see Levi and Cather's relationship develop?


I, Robot by Issac Asimov

Although the movie I, Robot is based on this novel the two are nothing a like. I liked the concept of the robot rules and how they can be interpreted. There are similar concepts within Do Androids dream of electric sheep? I thought some of the chapters/ mini stories were a bit boring and I didn't really understand Powell and his co worker's characters. But as a whole this is an interesting book and if you love sci-fi read it.

I'll have more reviews next week,
Sofiee

#crushyourtbr finished!

Hello, I hope your read-a-thons are going well :)
So although I was working until 9-10pm both days... here are the books that I finished:

Splintered by A.G.Howard
- I really liked the 'love triangle' in this novel and thought the world building was very vivid, particularly the Wonderland descriptions. The description of bugs in the novel creeped me out a bit though.

The Search by Eric Heuvel et al
-Although very sad this comic  was not only a good read but it was also educational. The art work was done nicely and I feel that it had an interesting perspective on the Holocaust.

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets to the universe by  Benjamin Alire Sáenz
-Well you can tell why it's won so many awards. The language used in this novel was simply beautiful and the plot was quite predictable but again beautiful. Also, this was the first novel that I have read set around a Mexican protagonist... and I fell in love with him!

Geek Girl: Geek Drama by Holly Smale
-I am halfway through this novella and I hope to finish it this evening. It's just as funny as her first novel and has all the cringe-worthy protagonist problems.

I didn't have time to read Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti but I shall be reading it soon!

Adiós amigos...
Sofiee

#crushyourtbr TBR

Hello beauties,
I am very excited to take part in my second read-a-thon! It starts at 2am (your time) on the Friday until Sunday and they are going to be every Month! However, I will be working all weekend so I didn't set myself very difficult targets... if I read more I will let you know.
So without further ado here are the books:

The Search by Eric Heuvel et al... A comic about the Holocaust, bought in Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

Geek Girl: Geek Drama by Holly Smale... a world book day £1 book, something light after the comic!

Goblin Market by Christina Rosseti... a colletion of poems I've wanted to read for a while as they are mentioned in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and I love that book.

I am also currently reading Splintered by A.G. Howard which I am loving! I might have to buy the other two in the series soon :)

Let me know what is on your TBR and if you have read any of these books,
Sofiee

#crushyourtbr readathon

Hello my lovelies!

I shall be doing another read-a-thon- this weekend, 15th -17th May.

In preparation I have done an afternoon read-a-thon, I thought I'd let you know what I have read so far:
Twisted Dark (Creepy...)
The Sculptor (AMAZING!)
And now I am reading The hen who dreamed she could fly :)

Stay tuned for my #crushyourtbr TBR!
Sofiee