Just finished reading two books.
The first is called the Snowman by Jo Nesbo (his fifth book). Thought I’d give it a go and I wasn’t disappointed, it’s a truly exceptional crime novel. More of a ‘man’s’ book I think but nonetheless a really good storyline with a few twists and turns. The book itself has been translated into English and the quality of the writing (and its translation) is very impressive. The story is about a particularly nasty, hyper-intelligent serial killer, a person with serious psychological issues rooted in a past event. I shall say no more but definitely a 10 out of 10 for me.
The second is called One Day by David Nicholls. I’ve seen so many people read this book on the tube so I had to give it a go. It’s a brilliantly funny and moving will-they, won’t-they romance tracing a relationship on the same day each day for two decades. Hilarious in some places, sadness in others, moving and edgy – another 10 out of 10 for me.
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Second time I’ve visited here and I just love it – the scenery that is!
We stayed in the centre of the city, right there on Dam Square in the NH Hotel. It poured with rain but we were not to be defeated. We trudged on taking in the beautiful scenery of the flower markets, the street canals and the parks, even the Heineken Brewery. We visited the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank’s House (did not go in as most of us have been before but worth a look while you’re there – the queue was too long this time), the Tulip Museum and even had time to do some shopping. There’s lots to see and do in Amsterdam so best check out the link here. We did contemplate taking in a canal hop on/hop off ride bit it all looked a bit too choppy for me.
We found some lovely restaurants, one in particular called Eet & Bierencafes De Beiaard, great atmosphere and food wasn’t that bad. Bars too were a plenty where I was loving the Blonde Ros.
Saturday night was Supperclub night. So if you’re up for an extraordinary venue and can handle the customer- friendly but crazy and eccentric staff, and you like your 5 course meal served by a cross-dressing gimp called ‘Hettie’ then this is the place for you. The place turns into a club after a certain time not finishing till 4am. There was also live entertainment from the staff as well as resident DJs mixing their stuff (a lot of R&B). Sunday was a lazy day. Late breakfast/brunch and a walk to the Jordan area for coffee and cake (and I mean real coffee and real cake – not the other stuff!). By the way, I’ve kept this write-up very clean!
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Love this. Pure NYC at it’s best. Thanks to Sarosh Jacob for posting.
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I must thank my mum for this. She knows I’m a big book lover so I was grateful when she gave me two of her quick coffee time reads (and I mean quick, you could finish one of these books in your lunch hour). Once book is called Clouded Vision, by author Linwood Barclay. A dodgy clairvoyant seeks to profit from the disappearance of a wife and mother only to find she may have stumbled onto something by mistake (this is the very same dodgy clairvoyant who appeared in Linwood Barclay’s No Time for Goodbye). It is a very effective short read with a few twists and turns – I think you’d enjoy it.
The other book is called Bloody Valentine written by author James Patterson. A fast-paced chiller, which keeps you enthralled to the very end – a whodunnit it is most definitely. If you don’t like gore, don’t read this book which was a bit too late for me as I was too engrossed to stop (just wish my mum had forewarned me!). Lots of twists and turns in this one too. I thoroughly recommend both of these books so get reading!
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We came here for some drinks not that long ago. The bar\restaurant is located on the top floor and has amazing views over London. The interior is dark and a little bit gothic but withheld a certain funkiness. The cocktails were out of this world – very nice indeed however I wasn’t happy with the bar service. Thursday night, busy in London as you would imagine and yet only two people behind the bar and I must say they took their time with the drinks. It would have been nice to see some more bar staff behind there. I wasn’t too keen on the clientele either – quite pretentious and rude. Not my scene and definitely not somewhere I would suggest to my friends. Sorry – a thumbs down for me.
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