Where I've Been | European Adventure | Part Three - Berlin

Heyaaa,
So I've recently moved back to Norwich and settled into a new student house like a proper grown up, it means my blogs been a little neglected for the last week or so and my posts are in a bit of a mish-mash order (damn scheduling!) Anyway there will be posts on my new house soon! But first I wanted to finish my European Adventure photo diary before I venture into new ground...so here we go!

The last place we went was Berlin and it was easily my favourite place. Granted the people were not quite as friendly as the wonderful Dutch people we met but the food was incredible, it was fantastically cheap and, as a history student, I couldn't get over the sheer amount of history that surrounds the place! Definitely recommend it if you're planning a trip on a budget...

So I guess that means all the summer fun is over, back to Uni, back to work! Pah, who am I kidding? It's Freshers weeeeeeek - next post will have been written on a horrendous hangover!

Where I've Been | European Adventure | Part Two - Amsterdam

Hiya,
My adventure round Europe continued. After I left Brussels I got on a Eurolines coach to Amsterdam, it took me a couple of hours and was an absolute bargain at only 20 Euros I would recommend them 100%. Amsterdam was great fun, all bright lights and loud noises, like DisneyLand for grown ups. Obviously Amsterdam has got a bit of reputation which precedes it and it definitely lived up to it (this wasn't helped by the fact our hostel was smack bang in the middle of the Red Light District)...

Here's a couple of snaps

Where I've Been | European Adventure | Part One - Brussels

Hellllo,

So I've been a bit absent recently but I promise I had a good reason! I've been on a little trip to Europe, travelled round for 12 days and visited loads of amazing, beautiful places.

The first place I visited was Brussels, which was just outstandingly beautiful so thought I'd share a few photos.

Hope you enjoy xx

Everyone's your friend in New York City

So I haven't posted on here for ages. It's not because I'm neglecting it (well I kind of am but not on purpose). But two awesome things have happened in my life which stopped me blogging! Firstly, I spent a week in New York with my mum and my brother! So here's a short little post about my time there!

I was staying in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn for my holiday. This was perfect for loads of reasons;  it was way way cheaper than staying in Manhattan, it was safer than staying in some of the other cheaper bits (like Harlem and Queens), it was a short Subway journey from our apartment to the Financial District of Manhattan, the Upper East Side and the Lower East Side and it meant we got to experience true New York! Not just the famous bits you see on tv (although those were awesome too!)

We spent a lot of time doing typical touristy things, all the things that you're meant to do whilst awake in the city that never sleeps. Including; Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island (most boring place ever), Empire State Building, climbing the Rockefeller Centre, Central Park! Being there I really understood why these places were landmarks! They were huge and beautiful - it was literally like walking round a movie set I couldn't believe I was actually there!

The portion size is RIDONCULOUS

We also did some less touristy things - we spent our penultimate day in Williamsburg which is like Hipster central and totally amazing! We visited a Smorgasberg and watched a dumpling eating contest! What more could you want from the most beautiful city on earth?!

Overall, New York was amazing! The only bad thing was there was too much of it to really take in! I now need to go back again - I didn't even get to eat a pretzel from a street cart!!

So the second exciting thing that's happened to me is that I've started University...but more about that later...