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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Weekly Wrap Up (5): Busy Week and One-Day Trip To Milan

Posted by BTS Rkive at Saturday, September 27, 2014 0 comments

The Sunday Post hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

What I read.

What Happened This Week.

Review: Of Scars and Stardust - I was tempted to DNF it, but in the end I didn't.
Looking for some meaningful dramas? Check out My Top 5 Kdramas with Life Lessons.

Fan Art.

This week's fan art: The Survival Kit Inspired Nail Art!

Books I got.

Covert Kissing by Laura Pauling - Thank you Laura for providing me with a copy!

Puppet by Pauline C. Harris - This has the same cover of Marionette, but thank you Patchwork Press!
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini - Cait raved about it, so I ordered it from TBD, but it hasn't arrived yet. :(

What I'm reading.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted @ Book Journey

In real life.

I didn't get to read a lot, because it's been a pretty busy week. Earlier this week our kitchen counter got damaged, so we had to buy a new one. I helped mom with scrubbing our kitchen cabinets clean and assisted my dad with reinstalling the new countertop. It was a lot of work, and I'm grateful that my mom didn't make me wash our kitchen utensils. Phew!

My sister and I started looking for a job which has been hard to find because of you know, the crisis. But we feel that the current situation is slightly better than last year, and with all the people who emigrated, we think that it may be easier to get a job.

I also got to visit Milan again! We had to go to the embassy so we drove to the city, and after we got our ID cards we decided to go see the cathedral since we were already in the area. No matter how many times I've been to Milan, I never get tired of it!

Here are some photos I took during our one-day trip:

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Weekly Wrap Up (4): Hello September!

Posted by BTS Rkive at Sunday, September 07, 2014 0 comments

The Sunday Post hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

What I read.

What Happened This Week.
- Interview + Giveaway: The Undead: Playing for Keeps by Elsie Elmore
- Excerpt + Giveaway! The Sending by Jandy Salguero
- Review: Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

Fan Art.

This week's fan art: Nail Art inspired by The Iron Trial.

Books I got.

Playing Nice by Rebekah Crane - Thanks to In this Together Media for providing me with a copy.
Unrequited by Emma Grey - This one is for a blog tour, and I'm already reading it 'cause it's about a boy band !!!!!!!!! There is lots of daydreaming, fangirling and MUSIC!
Aspen by Rebekah Crane - I just love this book, and I had to buy a physical copy (my review).
Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins - I truly loved Anna, so I hope to love Lola even more.
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - Another one about neighbours!

What I'm reading.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted @ Book Journey

In real life.

Nothing much happened this week. I got to catch up with a high school friend which was great. =D

Hope you guys had a fantastic week!

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Weekly Wrap Up (3): Trip to Frankfurt

Posted by BTS Rkive at Sunday, August 24, 2014 0 comments

The Sunday Post hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

What I read.

Fan Art.

This week's fan art: DIY Bookmarks

Books I got for review.

What I'm reading.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted @ Book Journey

Giveaways.

Don't forget to enter the current giveaways:

The Reckoning by Teyla Rachel Branton 8/27/14 INT

Guardians: The Girl by Lola StVil 9/7/14 INT
At First Sight by Mya O'Malley 9/9/14 INT

In real life.
Last week I didn't put up a Sunday post, so I decided to talk about my short trip to Frankfurt in this post! The other week I went to Frankfurt am Main for a weekend trip with my family; it was my very first time visiting Germany, so I was pretty excited!

We decided to travel by car because it was convenient. Technically from where I live, it takes 8 hours' drive to get to Frankfurt, but in reality it took us nearly 10 hours! It was a long and exhausting drive, but thankfully I was able to take a nap for a couple of hours.

My sister wrote out an itinerary with the list of places we needed to visit in Frankfurt, and so when we reached the city the first place we visited was the Chinese Garden (Chinesischer Garten in Dutch). It's a peaceful park where people go for a walk and to play chess. Here are some photos:

Next, we went up to the top of the Main Tower. The view was breathtaking and the air was very refreshing! I've never seen skyscrapers before, and I felt so small.

Then we went to Römerberg; it's the old part of the city which almost looks like Italy. We visited the cathedral, and we were desperately looking for Goethe House but in the end we weren't able to find it.

And obviously, we had to visit the Main river!

We then visited some family friends and walked around the city. I truly had an amazing time, and when it was time to go back home I was reluctant to leave!

Hope you guys had a fabulous week!