I had two awesome books in my mail, and I also received two beautiful cards from Eve.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Sunday, July 16, 2017
A Trip to the Efteling - part 2
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After I fled from the witch's house, I saw a family of goats.
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And a dragon!
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Rapunzel.
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Another castle!
There was a sign that said you might get dizzy if you went inside the castle, so I didn't dare go inside.
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We did go on a boat ride and saw a mythical city in Fata Morgana.
We also went to a spooky castle, but it was too dark to take pictures. There were dancing ghosts and zombies!
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Next we went in search of a cool roller coaster.
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Found it!
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There was another dragon next to the roller coaster.
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Isn't he cool?!
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After the roller coaster we took a drive in an Old Timer.
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I spotted a really big bird.
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And a chicken that is said to lay golden eggs.
We didn't have a coin anymore to get an egg though.
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Water fountain geese.
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We went on a ride that was called Dream Flight.
I couldn't take pictures, but we saw fairies and magical cities.
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We were getting hungry, so we got french fries and other yummy food.
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An Octopus restaurant?
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They had pasta and bread in the restaurant, so I was glad we ate somewhere where they had french fries instead.
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We did have a look inside.
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These jellyfish lamps are awesome!
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It was getting late and we had a long journey ahead of us to get home, so finally we said goodbye to the Efteling.
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What a fun day.
I hope we go again sometime.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
A Trip to the Efteling
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Last Tuesday we went on a trip!
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We went to something called the Efteling.
It's a theme park about fairy tales. And it has all kinds of roller coasters and other rides as well.
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First we visited Fairy Tale Forest.
This is the fish from Pinocchio I think. He looks very fierce.
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This seagull looked like he wanted to steal someone's snack.
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Next I spotted a guy with a really long neck.
He's one of the servants from the fairy tale The Six Servants.
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There was a sign next to him that said you had to leave your trash there, because otherwise he'd get angry. I think I might have made him angry, because I left my trash in a garbage bin instead of leaving it on the ground by that sign.
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A mysterious castle in a forest.
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The guard was taking a nap.
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It was Sleeping Beauty's castle!
No wonder that the guard was sleeping as well.
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I spotted a witch on a gate.
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This is the emperor from the fairy tale, The Nightingale.
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A fakir flying on a magic carpet.
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I heard loud snoring and when I investigated I spotted this giant!
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And I spotted another giant!
This one was awake, but he was friendlier than his grumpy expression would make you believe.
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Inside the building he was guarding there were waterlilies.
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They opened and had dancing faeries inside!
I'm really liking this fairy tale forest.
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A frog fountain.
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There was a donkey in the middle of a square.
My owner gave me 50 cents, to give to the donkey. He lifted his tail and pooped out a special Efteling coin!
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Here it is: front and back view.
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We also saw Frau Holle shaking her pillow to make it snow.
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Yum! A big pudding.
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Wait a minute...
A gingerbread house...
I know who lives there! Better leave that pudding alone.
Coming next: More fairy tales, dragons and rides.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
A Bookish Box from D.E. Night
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I received a Bookish Surprise this week from D.E. Night.
I must say I immediately fell in love with the box.
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It's a Magical box!
How exciting.
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This beautiful picture was on the back of the card.
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Let's see what else is in the box.
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A signed ARC of D.E. Night's upcoming book The Crowns of Croswald and a pretty blue bottle.
There was also a letter from D.E. Night as well.
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The packing paper was a newspaper which had some intriguing headlines.
I can't wait to start reading the book!
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The bottle is a Glanagerie Bottle.
According to the card that came with it "Glanageries are the ultimate potion of the mind. Where ideas, dreams, fears, and magic simmer together for out-of-this-world experiences."
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And it glows!!!
Keep an eye out on my other blog for my review of The Crowns of Croswald!
About the book:
In D.E. Night’s debut novel, The Crowns of Croswald, magic sparks around every corner in a kingdom ruled by a dark queen. Ivy, a young orphan living in the Kingdom of Croswald discovers that she has powers of her own. She enrolls at the Halls of Ivy, a school where young students learn to master their magical blood and the power that Croswald’s mysterious gems can wield. Unfortunately, Ivy’s schooling – and her life – is threatened by the evil queen and her henchmen. As Ivy tries to unearth her past and save Croswald’s future, a fantastical adventure ensues.
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