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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dear readers,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Well life pulled
another fast one on me not long after I posted the last update. First of all, I
was informed that my deadline for submitting a draft chapter of my dissertation
had been moved up…. By three freaking months! So instead of the end of autumn
it now became the end of September. Can you imagine how stressed/ freaked out I
was? In the same week I was also informed that I would be teaching first year
students for one hour a week. I was to teach a coaching session, in which
students can ask questions regarding the reading they had to do for two
different classes and in which I, together with another teaching and research assistant,
have to teach them the basics for academic writing. So basically, you have to do
the preparations for three classes, rather than just one… And they informed me
of this 6 days in advance. In the same week I was also appointed as the webmaster of the UvA centenary website... </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I believe that at this point my stress level went
through the freaking roof. By some miracle, though, I was able to meet the deadline… But
not surprisingly, I was so tired after this month had passed that it took me a
while to catch my breath.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Luckily, things have
quieted down a bit. I am currently doing research for my next chapter, which
will be about penny bloods (not to be confused with the penny dreadfuls). As
very little research has been done surrounding the penny bloods I will be going
to London in January for three weeks in order to do archival research in the
British Library. Although I found this a little daunting, since I am not very
good at the whole “going somewhere by myself” thing, my three weeks of being
alone in London have become my three weeks of not being so very alone in London
hahah. Both my best friend and my parents will come and stay at the apartment I
rented for a couple of days and I will be visiting a friend (who is almost done
with her PhD… gosh I really take my hat off to her) who lives in Leeds for a
few days. So now I am actually really looking forward to it. There is something
exceedingly appealing about the thought of sitting in a library whilst looking
at old and obscure texts… I wonder if I will still think this way after I have
spent nearly three whole weeks in library hahaha. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Due to all the stress and
fatigue afterwards, I have not been able to start swimming once a week, as I was
planning to do. I simply decided to put the entire diet on a hold for those 1,5
months. I have started again since last week and thing are going pretty well;
just 3.2 kilo’s to go. Hopefully, I will finally find time to do some actual exercise
though, but we will see how it goes.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another fun thing
which is coming up is that my best friend and I are actually going to launch
that webshop next year. We were planning to do it mid-November, but as she is
working 6 or 7 days every week and my life isn’t exactly laid back either
(*cough* understatement of the year *cough*) we decided to postpone it to early
February next year. Hopefully, things have settled down a bit by then for the
both of us. </span></div>
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now. I hope you will all have a wonderful weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Love,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Blacky <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-47594456531188055712013-09-05T20:57:00.001+02:002013-09-05T21:00:29.964+02:00Battling the kilos with Weight Watchers! :D <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dear readers,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As some of you might
now, I have been battling the kilos for a while now. As weight loss is
quite a hot topic lately, I thought I should share my experiences with you. Since
I can imagine some people are just anxious to know if the diet works and would
not care to read about my motivations for starting a diet, I have divided this
post up in two sections. Feel free to jump to the second section if you are
just interested in the program itself. And for those of you who really don’t
give a hoot about diets: don’t worry, this is one of the two posts in total
that I will post on this topic. The second post is of course going to be when I
actually attain my goal. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Why did I go on a diet? </span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Many of you may
wonder: why did I want to lose weight? More importantly I was starting to feel
really insecure about myself. I was pretty much whining to myself about not
liking the fat on my back and that I started to outgrow my clothes (seeing that
I am rather proud of my collection of cute, adorable and witty shirts, this was
a pretty big issue for me). I was basically now stuck in between normal sizes
and big girl sizes. One day I was getting really sick of my own whining (which
I mostly did to myself, so most of you will not have known that it was an issue
at all lol), I looked it to diets picked one and signed myself up for Weight
Watchers. Although I have a tendency to grow a little impatient with people who
complain about something which they can easily change, with myself I absolutely
have 0 tolerance for this hahaha. (Please note that I don’t mean that losing
weight is easy for everyone! Some people really struggle to lose weight and
still only lose a few pounds. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ever since I started
studying (which is now about 7 years ago) I started to gain weight. When I
started at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, which is a University College, I
weight 68 kg. When I started Weightwatchers I had gained 13 kilos (over
6 years); I weighted 81 kg! So yes, time for a drastic change. I decided that I
wanted to lose 12 kilos, which would put me on my healthy weight (my height is
169 so I should weigh 69 kg) and a healthy BMI. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Why not aim even lower and be all nice and skinny? One word: HIPS! I have naturally wide hips (those are bone, not fat), so if I loose too much weight, I will end up like this (but without the sexy vibe):</span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">(All credit to <a href="http://amymebberson.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Amy Mebberson</a> for this awesome artwork!) </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Although this might look cute (and awesome!) on the artwork, in real life we would call this disproportionate lol. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ok, so does Weight Watchers actually work? </span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I would say; definitely. It has been about 3,5
months since I joined Weight Watchers community. I decided to only follow the
online program as I do not have the time to attend the meetings. Plus I believe
I don’t really need the support of a coach; I am pretty confident I can do this
on my own. The online subscription allows you to log into the website and keep
track of what you eat and drink as well as how much exercise you are getting. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The program is very straight
forward. When you get started you are asked to enter your weight, height and
age online. Based on this information the system will determine how many
propoints you are allowed to eat each day. Using the handy (and very easy to
navigate) online logbook, you can keep track of everything you eat and can
check the number of points the things you eat and drink are. So you really need
to keep an eye on what you eat (but don’t worry, at a certain point you will
just know by heart how many points some of the food and drinks are). Next to
your day points you also get 49 week points. You can use these week points for
the times when you want to go out to dinner with your boyfriend or family, you
have been craving for fries so long that you dream about them (thankfully that
hasn’t happened to me yet), or even go on a holiday (try finding a healthy, low
calorie breakfast in England… nope the local pub doesn’t do those!) etc. You
are allowed to actually use up all of your week points, though I would advise
everyone to avoid using too much of them. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The activities that you
do might award you active propoints; you are encouraged to eat 50 to 75% of the
active points which you have earned. In order to track how much walking I do
when I for example go to work, I bought a weightwatchers pedometer. This nifty little
device will tell you if you have taken enough steps to earn one or more
propoints. It’s really awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Although I had to give
up on eating cheese sandwiches and drinking lots of milk (apparently there’s a
lot of sugar in milk o.o) the program has been really easy to follow and to
uphold. Especially since you can sometimes just use some of your week points
and eat a piece of pizza or some fries without having the urge to kill yourself
(you will often still lose weight if you just stick to your day points on the
other days! :D). It’s good to note here that Weight watchers is definitely not
a crash diet, but an actual change in your lifestyle. So if you, like me, have
the tendency to put on weight easily, this is definitely the diet for you as
you can also still follow the program to keep your weight balanced. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The only problem that I
have had so far is that I have not been able to find the time to actually do
some sports. Whenever I have some spare time (:O THE HOLY GRAIL!) I am usually
so exhausted that I simply can’t do anything at all. Example of how it usually goes:
I had actually planned to start swimming once a week as per this week… and then
my teacher gave me a two week deadline in which I need to finish a large part
of a chapter and told me I had to teach class once a week (needless to say,
panic ensued). </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">However, even without
going to the gym or swimming I have been able to lose 7 kilos already! Today
the scales indicated that I weigh exactly 74 kilos! :D Whoot! So Weight Watchers
also works if you have one heck of a busy life and don’t get that much exercise!
Would it have gone faster if I had exercised? Undoubtedly. However, I believe
it is pretty amazing that I have already lost over half the weight which I
accumulated over six years(!) within 3,5 months! So yes Weight Watchers definitely
works! :D</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So now I just have 5
more kilos to go. It would be totally awesome if I could get those off before
Christmas! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Are you trying to lose
weight and would you like to share your experiences with me? Then please leave
a comment. I always read and reply to them :D. I will also be more than happy
to answer any questions you might have about the weight watchers program. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Love,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Blacky</span></div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-75177857396966648272013-08-28T13:50:00.001+02:002013-08-28T21:36:42.271+02:00Visiting anime convention Abunai!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear readers,<br />
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This Sunday my best friend and I went to an anime convention called Abunai! Those who have been following my blog will know that I have been going there for the past three years. This year, however, was my first time dressing up as an Elegant Gothic Lolita. For those of you who do not know what elegant gothic lolita is, please see my previous post on the topic <a href="http://somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2010/08/gothic-lolita.html">http://somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2010/08/gothic-lolita.html</a>. I have had the dress and blouse for a very long time, but have only been able to wear the blouse in public once. It really isn't something you throw on and go to work in it... :D But I love it nonetheless. <br />
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Although Abunai always offers quite a range of activities, such as lectures, workshops etc. my friend and I decided just to check out the dealer room. ^__^" As such this blog post will mostly be a shopblog; sorry about that. :D But keep reading, as there will be a bit of a revalation at the end ;).<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The first things I bought were a birthday calender and some coasters (sorry I don't have a picture of those at the moment) made by an art group named Ambaran, which is made up of three sisters. :) It looked really cute and I really wanted to support them to see how their art style will evolve. <br />
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I then went on to pick up some items I had asked Marjet from Most Cutest to reserve for me. I now am the proud owner of every colour of glow in the dark lucky star paper she sells, plus the poppin cookin fast food and dodotto octopusballs soda set. Poppin cookin is one of those crazy, but awesome inventions of the Japanese. Basically poppin cookin sells all types of do it yourself candy making kits. Usually the texture of the candy will be gummy like. You create the candy by mixing powder with water. The dodotto octopusballs kit, is basically just a kit which allows you to make tiny gummy balls which taste like soda.<br />
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I have half a jar filled with these already and they really do glow in the dark! :D It's awesome!</div>
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:D I have been wanting to try these since forever! </div>
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Feel free to look at her website <a href="http://www.mostcutest.nl/" target="_blank">www.mostcutest.nl </a></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I also ended up buying
some manga. I am currently very much into a manga from an Korean author and
artist duo entitled Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries. So far, the manga is
historically pretty accurate (though not as accurate as the manga Emma: A
Victorian Romance. Check this out if you are a Victorianist and love
comics! :D), although I think the author sometimes tries a bit too hard to
place the story within a Victorian context. She for example had a couple of
ladies say that they hoped for a marriage as happy as that between Queen
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The buy of the day, however, was without a doubt my Alpacasso! My mom had seen a picture of these plushies and asked me to buy her one... After getting her one and noticing the soft and cuddly wonderfulness, I could not resist buying one myself. Upon getting home, I allowed my mom to chose which one she wanted, so the one that was originally bought for her now belongs to me and vise versa :D. <br />
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(The one that is now mine is a alpacasso kid. Isn't it the cutest plush ever?!). </div>
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(My mom's. This one is a bit bigger than mine but just as soft and cudly!)</div>
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Before going home my best friend and I both ended up buying a comic called Love! by Dark Dragon Books. This comic revolves around the story of a fox and does not have any written text in it. I was very impressed by the artwork and can't wait to actually sit down and have a good look at it. <br />
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Whilst walking around on the convention my best friend and I noticed that there were quite a few people who were cosplaying as Disney characters. My best friend and I are currently considering cosplaying as Rapunzel and Mother Gothel (which would be me) during the next Abunai. What do you guys think? :) Do or don't? <br />
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(For those of you who have no idea what they look like... shame on you! :P ) </div>
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Well that's all for now. Thank you for reading! :D <br />
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Love, <br />
Blacky <!------>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-87160120611185450032013-08-08T11:29:00.003+02:002013-08-08T11:29:51.410+02:00100 POSTS! :D <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear readers,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today is a
very special post! :D It’s my 100<sup>th</sup> post! Although updates have been
slow and irregular I still made it! So for today’s post I would like to look
back at the changes that have occurred since I first created this blog. I
started this blog a little over three years ago, so there is definitely a lot
to look back on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A major
thing that changed is that I was still together with my ex-boyfriend when I
created this blog. About 3 months after the blog was created, however, we broke
up and I fell in love with someone truly amazing. And as you all know, we got
engaged pretty soon after that. I am still very grateful to have my fiancé by
my side. Really, going out with him was one of the best decisions I have EVER
made. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Another thing
that changed is that I had just gotten my bachelor degree when I started this
blog. As my dedicated readers know, I have now also completed a research master
in Literary Studies and have made it through to my first year as an externally
funded PhD student! :D I sometimes complain a bit about all the work I have to
do for it (who doesn’t complain about their job once in a while?), but I am
still greatly enjoying it! I am currently working on a chapter on detective
fiction… I read Sherlock Holmes for research! I honestly believe it doesn’t get
much better than this! Though I have to admit that I miss having a summer
holiday T_T. Anyway, for those of you who are interested, I have created a
tumblr account on which I post some stuff on what it is like to be a PhD
student. Most of it is just me poking fun at myself, so it’s pretty exaggerated
(again: being a PhD student isn’t all THAT bad). Here’s the link: <a href="http://aphdstudentslifeforme.tumblr.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://aphdstudentslifeforme.tumblr.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just after
I created this blog I was accepted for an internship at the Athenaeum
bookstore. This internship made it clear to me that editing is not for me… I am
simply too slow of a reader. So partially thanks to doing the internship that I
decided to go for a PhD instead. After the internship had ended I went to
search for another job, and I ended up at WoningNet. I still love working
there. My colleagues are simply awesome (everyone is sooooo nice!) and the
company really looks after their employees. Last week when it was super hot,
they had someone get lots of fruit for us, just to cool us down and make everything
a bit more bearable. :D How awesome is that?! Also, although I have been hired
as a call center agent, I have been mostly doing a lot of other tasks for the
past year. So that really keeps things interesting. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Something
that has not changed AT ALL is my love for Victorian literature, cutestuff and
Disney! Well, it is good to have some constant factors in your life right? ;) Hahaha I honestly think that some people would believe the end of the world to be near if I suddenly stopped liking Disney or Victorian literature for that matter. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anyway, I really
want to thank all the readers that have stuck with me for such a long time! I
really hope that I will be able to keep you interested in my blog. :D I will
most definitely try!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-61045949243785621102013-08-03T13:08:00.000+02:002013-08-03T13:08:12.588+02:00Trip report Shrewsbury (with pictures!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear
reader, </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Long time
no see! A lot of things have happened since my last update; some really great
stuff, and some not so great stuff. Today’s post, however, will be dedicated to
my six day trip with my fiancé to Shrewsbury.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The first
thing people have been asking me when I told them I want to Shrewsbury was “why
Shrewsbury?” Well, my fiancé has a friend who lives in the vicinity and he
really wanted to visit him. At first my fiancé wanted to go to Birmingham… As
you might remember from my Birmingham trip report, I did not like that city at
all. So I pretty much vetoed that we would not be staying there. So he asked
his friend which nice towns were near Birmingham and we settled on Shrewsbury. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My fiancés
friend, who I will refer to by his nickname Beswick from now on, promised to
pick us up at the airport when we arrived. He was such a lovely person! As many
of my readers know I am a very shy person and don’t usually say a whole lot
when I meet someone for the first time. However, Beswick is a very open and
kind person, so it didn’t take long for me to open up to him. Perhaps it was
because he greatly resembles my fiancé, characterwise… Anyway, we stopped for
some drinks and dinner, had a chat and stocked up on some much needed water and
sunscreen in a humongous supermarket. ^__^” Although they had not had a heat
wave in 7 (freaking) years, we ended up right in the middle of one. >.>
Just our luck. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After Beswick
dropped us off at the Premier Inn city center hotel (he had to leave, since had
an appointment), we rested a bit and then ventured to go outside…. As it was
about 32 degrees celcius out there, we did not stroll around for a very long
time and saw very little that day. Luckily for us, the hotel room was nice and
clean and had airco! :D So no repetition of our stay in Budapest where we were
forced to take cold showers and sit in front of a tiny fan ahhaha. The hotel
staff was very friendly, so if I ever visit Shrewsbury again, I will most
definitely stay there again! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We spent
most of our days shopping in Shrewsbury, as the town is rather small and does
not offer a great variety of things. We did plan on taking a boat ride, but you
don’t really want to be on top of the water with no wind whilst the sun is
blazing down on you…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On our
second and third day we came across three amazing shops! The first shop was a
second hand Oxfam bookstore (which apparently is a rather large chain of second
hand bookstores of which the money goes to a good cause). They had a great
variety of books there; not just Victorian novels, but also quite a range of
history books. So, obviously, I spent a fair amount of time in there. I left
with four books in total (one of which was for my mom): <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em>The
Victorians</em> by A. N. Wilson. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em>The
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em>The Black
Arrow</em> by Robert Louis Stevenson (it’s a 1947 edition, which looks like it has
never been touched). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em>Becoming
Queen</em> by Kate Williams (this one was for my mom, as she is very interested in
the life of Queen Victoria). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The cutest
hoodie ever (please ignore the woman in the picture ^__^”). </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And 8
bookmarks from the anime Vampire Knight… Cause you can never have too many
bookmarks :D.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The parade
shopping mall itself, however, is not really worth your time if you are not a
huge anime fan. So you might want to skip that if you are not into Japanese
stuff. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On our
fourth day there, which was on a Saturday, Beswick returned with two friends,
which my fiancé also knew. We had a wonderful lunch at Wetherspoons (which was
right down the street of our hotel :D) and showed them around town. They had to
leave quite early though, as the two friends had come from far and were tired, which
was a real pity. I would have loved to spend some more time with everyone. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now then,
the fifth day was without a doubt the highlight of the trip for me. On this day
we visited Blists Hill Victorian Town. This is an open air museum completely in
Victorian style. There are a lot of volunteers working there to explain
something about the forgotten trades, such as woodcutting, printing, casting,
blacksmithing etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p>The Victorian Town</o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The very
kind and informative woodcutter! :D <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of the first things you will want to do when you enter the museum is to visit the Bank where you can trade your money for Victorian money. You can either decide to keep the money or to use it to pay for things within the museum. It is possible to change your money back at the end of the day. Obviously…. I kept mine :D. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You could
also learn how to make candles there, but we did not do that ourselves. They also
have a bakery where they sell cookies, bread and fruit cobs, which are made by
hand according to Victorian recepies. I recommend that you take some ham,
cheese or chocolate paste with you if you wish to try the bread as the fruit
cobs by themselves are quite dry… Or you could opt to get some chocolate
raisins at the candy shop; we actually tried this out and it goes quite well
together. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Something you should definitely attend when you have the time is the school lesson. It is simply hilarious! Also, make sure you have trimmed your nails the day before, cause they will be inspected :P. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of the things
which I really wanted to do was to get my portrait taken. You have to make a
reservation beforehand at the front of the store. When you return on the designated
time, you will be taken to the back of the store where you can chose an outfit
and a hat. Subsequently, you will be taken to the studio where you can have
your picture taken. You they will take 5 different pictures of you, one with a
Victorian “serious” face, a half-smiling face and a smiling face. One picture
will cost you 15,- pounds. Two pictures will cost you 25,- pounds. My best
picture was one of a Victorian “serious” face where I am holding a book: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:D I am
sooo happy with this picture. <3 o:p=""></3></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">During the
summer they also have a funfair where you can play a variety of games for 1
pounds or (I believe) 2 Victorian pence. I really recommend this! It is good
fun and the people there are very kind (they will sometimes give you an
additional shot at the shooting game or so). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the gift
shop I stumbled across a book which I couldn’t leave behind: Death and
Disaster in Victorian Telford by Allan Frost… Honestly, it was meant to be :D. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So all in
all we had a wonderful stay in Shrewsbury. Perhaps it was a good thing that it
was too warm for us to do too much… I didn’t come home completely exhausted
from a holiday for once hahha! Well I hope you enjoyed this trip report. If you
wish to visit Shrewsbury yourself and have some questions, just leave a comment
below and I will try to give you some tips or so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Blacky <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Dear readers, </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well it has been a while again. I have been
really busy and just when I was planning on writing a trip report on
Disneyland, I got a throat infection which pretty much forced me to stay in bed
for 1,5 weeks... You can’t imagine how glad I am right now to be able to do
something other than just watch tv or a movie. After a couple of days that
really gets old. I am still on anti-biotics though, so I apologize if there are
a lot of typo’s and such in the post. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As I have already provided you with a
number of Disney trip reports, I thought it would be nice to do something a
little different. I will be writing a shopblog instead. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before going to Disneyland my best friend
and I had decided that we will not be going to Disney for the coming 1 to 1,5
years. We have been to the park quite often and we do not want it to lose its
magic for us. So, as I was walking through the stores I noticed that they had
some really awesome table ware. Now seeing that I will hopefully be living
together with my fiancé before my next trip to Disney, I thought it would be a
pretty good opportunity to buy some essentials for our yet to be found home. I
called my fiancé to discuss this. I even had a picture at the ready, but he
pretty much gave me the get go without ever seeing the picture. His reaction
was: “Well you know my taste” and “If I don’t like it.... well I guess we will
then just have some ugly dinner plates. That’s not the end of the world. So
just buy them if you like them”. So having received the get go (and having called dad
just to make sure my parents wouldn’t flip if I came home with a boat load of
stuff) I bought the following items: </span><br />
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travel mugs (since they did not sell matching normal mugs). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">1 (very heavy and big) salad bowl, which
can pretty much double as a fruit bowl as well. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Since they did not have matching small
bowls I decided to go with 2 slightly different, yet still somewhat matching
red bowls which have Mickeys face on them. Unfortunately, these have disappeared
in a box, and I have no access to them at the moment and I could not locate a
picture online. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As I was on a shopping spree anyway, I also
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<span lang="EN-GB">2 of these really cool trivets. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">A whisk, potato cutter and bottle opener. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">(This is just the bottle opener, but they
all have the same design. Unfortunately I could not find a picture of the other
two). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I also really couldn’t resist this
beautiful sleeping beauty mug (it’s one of my two favourite Disney movies...
and her dress is BLUE! As it is supposed to be... Not that horrid ugly pink she’s
often depicted in). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">After much deliberation I bought six wonderful
long drink glasses on the day we left. They have Mickey’s silhouette in them surrounded
by a sparkly texture, which has been blown into the glass. Unfortunately, as
these have been stored away as well I have no picture of them. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As I was looking for pictures of the items
I bought I just found out that they do sell matching regular mugs and tiny
bowls through the Disneystore webshop, I might actually order those online. For those of you who are interested: this is a picture of all the items that they sell: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Of course I wouldn’t be me, if I did not
also buy a Disney shirt whilst being there, but everyone will see that one when
I wear it hahah ;). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">On the third day of our Disney trip my best
friend and I went to the Louvre... We did not know what hit us. o.o It was
busy, it was warm and... that place is HUGE! We were only able to do a tiny
part of the museum. You definitely need two whole days if you wish to see
everything. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">At the Louvre I could not help but buy a
litho of this beautiful painting by Paul Delaroche entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">La Jeune Martyre</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Young Martyr</i>). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> (It’s beautiful, dead and Victorian! Ok,
ok, it’s French, but who cares? XD).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">... After going through this post to add the pictures it now looks as if I spent a LOT of money. But please keep in mind
that I got a 20%<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discount on literally
EVERYTHING I bought in Disney :).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well I hope you guys enjoyed reading my
very first Disney shopblog. :) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Love,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Blacky </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Because life got the better of me, I never
quite got round to finishing my Disneyland tips and tricks series, so here is
the third and final part! This post will give you tips and tricks for when you
actually are in Disneyland itself, Walt Disney Studios or Disney Village. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2012/07/disneyland-paris-tips-and-tricks.html" target="_blank">Disneyland Paris Tips and Tricks: Planning your visit</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2012/07/disneyland-paris-tips-and-tricks_03.html" target="_blank">Disneyland Paris Tips and Tricks: Booking your trip</a> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">1. General
tips. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">a.
Bring your own food and drinks.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Disney is really expensive when it comes to
food and drinks (think 4,- euro’s for 6 kip nuggets... o.o that’s 0.67 cents
per nugget!), so you might want to bring your own food and drinks for during
the day. There are a few gas stations near the park, so you should be able to
get something there if you want. Example: at a nearby gas station you pay 0,50
cents for a bottle of water, in Disney you will pay 2,20 or more. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">b. Make
sure to bring along some wipes. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Sometimes you might want to get a snack,
which turns out to be a bit more sticky than you were expecting. If you are
cueing up for a ride, things might get complicated (and yucky). Especially if
you have little kids! </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">a.
The Fast pass. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Especially on really busy days, a fast pass
is a must. A fast pass is a ticket which you can get near the attraction of
your choice, which will state the time when you can enter the attraction via
the fast track line. This way you will not have to stand in (a sometimes really
long) line. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Above the machines which distribute the
fast passes, you will be able to see for which time they are currently offering
fast passes. An example would be: entry from 13:30-14:00. If the time does not
suit you, you can always go back later on the day. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Note: Chose wisely for which attraction you
will be getting your fast pass! You can only get one at the time. Another fast
pass will be available after the time printed on your first fast pass. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Attractions for which a fast pass is a must
(even on days that aren’t too crowded): </span></div>
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<li><u><span lang="EN-GB">Big Thunder Mountain</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">: this is the most popular attraction in Disneyland and it is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">always</b> busy.</span></li>
<li><u><span lang="EN-GB">Buzz Light Year’s Lazer Game</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">: since this is currently the newest attraction in Disneyland it can
be quite busy. </span></li>
<li><u><span lang="EN-GB">Peter Pan’s Flight</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">: this ride is really popular with the younger children, so it’s
always crowded. </span></li>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Whilst you wait, you can of course always
get on some of the other awesome Disneyland rides. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">b.
The Parade. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>- Watching the parade </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Every day in the afternoon there will be a
wonderful parade in Disneyland, which you definitely will not want to miss.
Make sure you go and wait for the parade about 30 minutes before it starts (or
even earlier during holidays) to get a good spot. Ideally, you would like a
spot either before Sleeping Beauty’s castle, at the area that is called Central
plaza, or in Main Street. My favourite spot is near the entrance of the
Discovery arcade, in front of “Town Square Photography” quite close to the
entrance of the park. There you will be able to see the Disney wagons directly
from the front, as well as the side (as they do a turn), and bonus, it is
usually less crowded than at Central plaza.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">(I have circled the best places. The map I
have used belongs to DLRP Magic.com). </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>- Not watching the parade. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you have already seen the parade, you
can use this time to get on some awesome rides! Almost everyone in the park
will be assembling at Main Street to watch the parade, so take this chance to
do some of the rides which are slightly more to the back of the park, which
will be less crowded than before and after the parade!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">c.
Shopping. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you want to go shopping, you do not want
to put it off till park closing time, since the stores will be overflowing with
customers. Ideally, you would want to do it during the afternoon, when the
queuing times are at their highest. I can hear you think “but I will have to
lug around the stuff all day if I do that”. Well you won’t have to! Up until 4
o’clock you can simply use <u>Disney’s Shopping Service</u>! Indicate to the
store clerk that you wish to make use of the Disney shopping service and your
items will be transferred to the Disney Store (there is a special desk at the
back of the store), where you can pick them up from 6 o’clock onwards. Don’t
worry; this store will be open way past closing time! ;) Or if you are staying
at a Disney hotel, you can even have them send it to the hotel boutique! It will
be available for pick up from 8 o’clock onwards. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">During the day make sure to pick up the
Disneyland Paris map, as this also details which restaurants sell what type of
food, the price category, as well as the times on which the restaurants close.
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you prefer a good and healthy meal for
not too fancy a price, I would definitely recommend the <u>Plaza Gardens
Restaurant</u> near Main Street. This is a buffet restaurant, which offers a
wide variety of Western style food (they have veggies :D Yeay!). For adults
dinner there costs around 25,- euro’s including one drink. For children it
costs 13,- euro’s. You can get seconds, or thirds, or fourths without anyone
complaining, the quality of the food is pretty good and those who like desserts
will simply be in heaven. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you happen to forget to look at the
times when most restaurants close <u>Colonel Hati’s Pizza Outpost</u> (located
in Adventureland to the back of the park) is usually the place to go. Note:
this is a fast food restaurant, where you will be able to get pizza’s, pasta’s
or salads. </span></div>
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extra money to spend, you might want to consider having <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dinner with the Disney characters</b>. Please note that you will have
to make a reservation beforehand! In Disneyland there are two options to do
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<u><span lang="EN-GB">Auberge de Cendrillon.</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This restaurant is completely decorated in
the style of Cinderella. Here you will be able to have dinner with some of the
Disney princesses. The restaurant is the priciest around, as a mean package costs
approximately 65,- euro’s for an adult and 30,- euro’s for a child. Having said
that, this is also the only restaurant that offers a menu of which the titles
are inspired by the Disney movies. Although I have never eaten here myself a
friend of mine has. Her opinion was that the quality of the food was average,
she believed it to be severely overpriced. Moreover, the characters are very
much focussed on little kids, often overlooking the grownups without kids who
have booked a table. So, if you are an adult/teen without kids, you might want to
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<span lang="EN-GB">This the restaurant at the Disneyland
hotel. Even those who do not stay in the hotel can book a table here. This is a
buffet restaurant, so you can go in for more if you wish. However, the
restaurant is again pretty pricy: it will cost approximately 55,- euro’s for an
adult and 30,- euro’s for a child. I am unsure if this includes drinks (if not:
try to drink as little as possible, because the drinks are pretty pricy). Again,
I have never tried this myself, nor have I ever set a step in the Disneyland
hotel, but I have read on websites that, although there are a LOT of
characters, the quality of the food is pretty average. So basically, you are
paying for the characters, rather than the food. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The other restaurants are pretty
interchangeable, so if you are in the mood for fries (and more fries... and expensive
chicken nuggets!) just pick whichever one you like. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For those you who like to be very
(over)prepaired or simply have allergies, here is a link to a website where you
will be able to find the menu of each restaurant. <a href="http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/" target="_blank">http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/</a></span></div>
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Disney Studio’s</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This park is rather small compared to
Disneyland, but definitely worth a visit! You might not need an entire day here
though, so take that into account. I usually combine a visit to the Studio’s
with a shopping spree at Disney Village. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">a.
The Crush Coaster</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This ride, which is based on Finding Nemo
is the newest and most popular ride in the park. If you wish to get on it even
during a moderately busy period, make sure you will be at the park at least 15
minutes before it opens and then run (run, run like the wind!) towards the
attraction. If you arrive 10 minutes after the park opens you might find that
there is already a cueing time for over an hour. </span></div>
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pass system. Why, you ask? Well the attraction is so well loved that when they
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had to remove it. </span></div>
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The Fast pass. </span></b></div>
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Coaster, you will be able to get a fast pass. For an explanation on how it
works please see Disneyland --> a. The Fast pass.</span></div>
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<li><u><span lang="EN-GB">The Twilight Zone Tower of
Terror</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">. Next to the Crush Coaster this is the most
popular attraction in Walt Disney Studio’s. On a busy day you will definitely
want to get a fast pass here.</span></li>
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people are starting to discover its awesomeness. So on crowded days, you might
need a fast pass.</span></li>
<li><u><span lang="EN-GB">Studio Tram Tour: Behind the
Magic</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">. The ride is definitely wonderful if you just
want to sit down, relax and enjoy the ride. Because the ride itself takes about
20 minutes the waiting time can be quite long. If the fast pass system is
working (which sometimes it isn’t) it might be worth considering. </span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">c.
Toy Story Playland. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you are going to Disneyland with young
children, make sure to take them to Toy Story Playland. This part really caters
to the taste of the younger ones. Note: if they are afraid of heights, this
might not be the place for them though! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you have been walking around the parks
for a few days, you will definitely want to watch the park shows, so you can
give your feet a rest! <u>Animagique</u> is a performance with Disney
characters who will be performing songs from the movies (some in English, some
in French). Both younger and older Disney fans will absolutely love this. In <u>Cinemagique</u>
on the other hand, you will simply watch a (funny) movie about a man who keeps
travelling through different types of movies (from silent movies, to westerns
etc.). This might not be very interesting for kids below 8 years old though. <u>Stich
Live</u> is definitely enjoyable for everyone; who doesn’t love Stitch?! In
this show Stitch actually interacts with the audience... Make sure to sit in
the middle if you are the type that stands out, cause if you sit in the back or
the front... well you will see ;). If you are visiting the show with children,
they will forever love you for sitting there though! </span></div>
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Dinner. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">There aren’t a lot of restaurants within
Walt Disney Studios, so the variety of food available is very, very limited.
There are some stands which sell crêpes, hotdogs and the likes, and about two
or three fast food restaurant. The only non-fast food restaurant is <u>Restaurant
des Stars</u>. I have never eaten there myself, so I cannot guarantee what the
food will be like. I did read that there is a reasonable variety of foods and
that the quality seems to be alright. A bonus for the kids is that there is a
mechanical version of Remy (from Ratatouille) being rolled around through the
establishment. However, as Walt Disney Studios usually closes at 18.00, you
might want to opt for dinner outside of the park, in Disney Village. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Disney village is a wonderful place to do
some shopping. Although the <u>Disney Store</u> offers the same merchandise as
the stores in the park, the <u>Disney Fashion</u> store is a definite must if
you like Disney clothing (as much as I do). The <u>Disney Gallery</u> store is
also definitely worth a visit, as they sell some really beautiful (yet very
pricey) Disney paintings, Disney WDCC (Walt Disney Collector Club) statues, as
well as some Lenox (porcelain) statues. Another must see is the <u>Walt Disney
Store</u>, which opened last year in June. This store is just beautifully
decorated (think painted sealing’s!), so even though it has a lot of
merchandise, which is also available in the park itself, it is still worth a
visit. Note: the merchandise on offer can sometimes differ a little bit from
what they sell in the park. </span></div>
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restaurants. One of my favourite restaurants is the <u>Rain Forrest Café</u>.
As the name indicates this restaurant has a rain forest theme. Although it is
always super crowded (you might have to stand in line before you can get a
table), service is usually pretty fast and the food is of a good quality. They
offer a range of courses from pasta, to steak, to a hot chocolate fondant for
desert (highly recommended ;) ). You pay around 20,- euro’s for an entree
(unless you go for something fancy as a sirloin steak of course). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Another favourite is <u>King Ludwig’s
Castle</u>. The restaurant has a medieval theme, so it you will always have
something to look at. The food ranges from pizza’s, to salads, to German
inspired dishes such as schnitzels and bretzels (whatever those may be), to pasta’s
and a wide variety of other courses (I highly recommend the potatoes "au
gratin"!). Again, the main course is approximately 20,- euro’s (or less
for a pizza of course), unless you go for something very fancy. Also, make sure
to leave room for the wonderful deserts! :D This restaurant is usually a lot
less crowded than the other restaurants in Village, and there are usually less
children. I am not really sure why this is, because I would have loved going
here as a child! So if you are a couple driven mad by all the screaming kids in
the park, you might want to go here ;). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you would like to have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dinner with some of the characters</b> <u>Café
Mickey</u> pretty much is the place to be. The food is reasonably priced at around
20,- euro’s for a main or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>38,- euro’s
for a three course menu + a drink for adults and 20,- euro’s for a kids menu. It
is A LOT cheaper than the other Disney dinner experiences. The result: it is
also a lot more crowded, so make sure to reserve a table before hand! The
opinions regarding the food are pretty divided; some people say that the food
is very average and overprized, where as other people think otherwise. My best friend,
however, went there last year and will be dragging me a long to this place when
we will be going to Disney again in June. She really loved going there and said
the food was pretty good. ;) So I will be able to give you a full blown review
on this once I get back. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well then, this is the final post to my “Disneyland
tips and tricks” series. I really enjoyed writing it and I hope it will be
helpful to some of my readers! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Lots of love,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Blacky. </span></div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-41875121953505287182013-04-28T16:53:00.000+02:002013-04-28T17:49:24.669+02:00Chipmunk cuteness and high tea pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well in my previous post I promised you some chipmunk cuteness, so here it is! Below you will first find a (very) short video in which you can see me (well you can see my hand and legs lol) feeding a squirell! :D I was so surprised that it dared to come so close!<br />
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Please note: the cookies were simple biscuits. <br />
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Some pictures of the squirells in Hyde Park!<br />
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The picture below was taken in Kensington Palace Gardens. This little fellow decided to stalk me in the hope that I would share my candy cane with him... Which I of course did not! If I had had some cookies on me I would have gladly shared them with him though :). <br />
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For those of you who were curious about the high tea we had, I unfortunately only have pictures taken from "above".<br />
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Well that is all for now. Hope you enjoyed the chipmunk adorableness!<br />
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Love,<br />
Blacky<br />
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P.s. I know... technically they are squirell not chipmunks... XD But chipmunk adorableness and chipmunk cuteness sounds so much better... :P Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-79254314138459774102013-04-21T19:00:00.000+02:002013-04-21T19:00:51.798+02:00Update and a trip report of London! :D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear readers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I solemnly
swear that I will NEVER EVER write that things are starting to calm down in my
life EVER again. My gosh, the past couple of months have just simply been insane
(hence the lack of updates). In February my aunt had a heart attack, causing us
to have to travel to the other side of the Netherlands to visit her. She had a
bypass operation and everything seemed to be going well, until two weeks after
the operation. She was hospitalized again and the doctors were not sure if she
would make it… So we ended up traveling back and forward a while as we were of
course very anxious about her health. Thankfully, though everything is going
really well with her. She is currently going through rehabilitation and is
doing just fine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well a lot
of other things have happened in the meantime, but for today I will be focusing
on my trip to London. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Last week
on Saturday (April 13) I left for London with my parents for one week. We were
staying in the same bed and breakfast I had stayed in during my previous trip
to London, the Cherry Court Hotel. For a description of our hotel + pictures
please see my previous London trip report: <a href="http://somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2011/06/our-london-trip.html#more"><span style="color: blue;">http://somepreciousmoments.blogspot.nl/2011/06/our-london-trip.html#more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The hotel
was just as wonderful as it had been two years ago. Although the rooms are
rather small, they are very clean and tidy, so I really recommend this B&B
to everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We arrived
rather late on the day so we were not able to do anything apart from having
dinner at the amazing pup at the corner of the street called St. George’s
Tavern. The food there is reasonably priced and simply delicious, the staff is
attentive and kind… what more can you want?! We ate there three times in total.
So if you are ever near Victoria station, I really recommend that you try this
gem :D. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On our
first day in London I dragged my poor parents to an exhibition in the museum of
London. It was called “Doctors, dissection and resurrection men”. As my
research is currently focusing on murder in the Victorian era, the exhibition seemed
to be very relevant, as Victorian body snatchers such as Burke and Hare are
known to have murdered people in order to supply the anatomical theatres with
bodies. I did not gain a lot of information on either Burke or Hare from the
exhibition, but did gain some other information which is relevant to another
part of my research. It occurred to me that the anatomical sketches and
illustrations often portray the face of a really beautiful man (resembling Michelangelo’s
David), even though most of the people which the anatomists were able to cut
open to practice on would have been poor (especially during the second half of
the Victorian era) and therefore not likely to look so well fed and handsome. At
the museum store I bought a book entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Death,
Dissection and the Poor</i> (^__^” which I of course bought for research
purposes). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Afterwards
we went to a large store named Fortnum and Mason for a very, very extravagant (and
rather expensive) high tea, as it was their anniversary (o.o I know… my poor
parents being forced to go to such a horrid exhibition right before a high tea!!!).
The restaurant is very, very fancy (the type where the waiter pushes your chair
behind you when you sit down) and the service is simply immaculate. The scones,
finger sandwiches and pastries were absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, I do
not have any pictures for you at the moment. I will try to add them later. It
was a truly magnificent experience though, so if you are going to London and
just received a bonus, make sure to book a high tea here. It was also really
fun to browse the story afterwards. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Monday
we first went to St. Paul’s Cathedral. You get a free audio tour at the
entrance, which just makes the entire visit just so much more interesting! The
tour explains the use of the church, the decorations, the paintings etc. The
whispering gallery is definitely worth visiting (although you have to climb exactly
259 steps to get there). This is a circular area situated in the dome, which
allows you to communicate with another person on the other side of the room by
speaking towards the wall! I tried it myself and it really works! Unfortunately,
you are not allowed to take pictures in the church itself, so no pics guys!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Afterwards
we visited Shakespeare’s The Globe theatre. This was my third visit to the
theatre, so the exhibition itself was not very interesting to me. The
information given us during the tour by the guide differed from what I heard
before so I enjoyed the tour thoroughly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Tuesday
we went to Harrods, which was awesome as always. We had some real English
crumpets in the tea room there, which were simply delicious. I had never had an
actual crumpet before, but I can honestly say that I loved them. They look
similar to pancakes, though small and a little spongy (they soak the jam which
you put on top of them right up). They do not taste like pancakes at all though….
So I suppose it is just something you have to experience yourself, if you have
never tried them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my parents got me this really, really awesome replica of the time traveling
necklace worn by Hermione in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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actually move the necklace and it comes with a small display cabinet (how
awesome is that?!). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I myself
ended up purchasing a little booklet called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dear
Peter: Miniature Letters by Beatrix Potter</i>, which contains reproductions of
the letters by Beatrix Potter on Peter rabbit and his friends. These letters
also contain small drawings, which makes it even more wonderful!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After having
spent quite some time at Harrods we decided to go for a stroll in Hyde Park.
When sitting upon a bench a squirrel suddenly made its way up to me and came so
close that I almost was able to pet it. Later on, it became clear that the squirrels
in the park are actually quite tame and approach people to beg for food. As I
had some dry biscuits in my bag I ended up feeding two of them. They were soooo
cute! One of the actually was so gutsy as to walk up to my leg and attach
itself to my trouser leg! My dad tried to make pictures and to film it, but I
am not sure how these turned out. I will make sure to upload them, along with
the high tea pictures, later on in a separate post… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time I will make sure to bring a whole
hoist of biscuits with me. I really could have fed those cute little animals
all day long!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the
evening I treated my parents to dinner at the Rain Forest Café. The wonderful
thing of the London version of this café is that the waiters really do take
their time to have a chat with their customers. Our waiter (or rather safari guide
:D) for the evening was Arjan. He was super friendly and took really good care
of us. Hopefully, next time when I return there he will be there to serve me
again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wednesday we went on a day trip to Oxford. Near Victoria station you can take a
bus which will get you directly to Oxford within approximately 2 hours.
Although it is faster to go by train, it is a heck of a lot cheaper by bus, as
a return fare only costs 16,- euros!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In Oxford
we took a tour of the Bodleian library. In this library the library scenes from
Harry Potter were filmed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless you are
a researcher there, you are not allowed to enter the library on your own, so you
are required to take a tour. The tour takes about an hour and is well worth
your time! You will hear all sorts of facts on the founding and development of
the library and will be able to see where the Harry Potter scene was being
filmed. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take any pictures in the library
itself (*sobs*).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we walked around Oxford a bit and looked at Christ Church College from the
outside (the place where they have filmed the Great Hall in Harry Potter… T_T It
closed at 4.30 so we couldn’t enter it anymore) and did some shopping. There is
an Alice in Wonderland store along one of the main streets, which is well worth
a visit! :D <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Thursday
I woke up with a cold which was bordering on the flu, but that didn’t stop me
from visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum! This definitely is one of my
favourite London museums as there is soooo much to see. Especially the jewelry
collection is amazing (and very interesting for a scholar of Victorian death
and mourning!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We had
booked a Phantom of the Opera meal package for the evening. This is going to be
my top tip of this post. If you book the Phantom and Brummer meal package you
pay 65 pounds per person. For this price you get top seats (i.e. the best
seats) plus a two course dinner at Brummers, a restaurant situated across the
theatre, including a free glass of wine. This is actually cheaper than when you
buy tickets for just the top seats, as just the ticket will cost you 75 pounds…
So you save 10 pounds and get a free meal! I know, I don’t get it either. I
guess the English are weird in this way? O.o? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Although I
was not expecting much of the restaurant (as it was cheaper to get a ticket
with dinner than it was without), I was very, very pleasantly surprised. Brummers
is a very classy restaurant, the staff is really nice (they treat you like all
the other customers and not like “one of those meal package people”) and the
food was superb! You get to choose whether you wish a starter and a main, or a
main and a desert. For the starter and main you can decide out of three
different dishes. For the desert you can chose between four different types of
cakes. You can add a side dish to your main for an extra 3 pounds, but this is
really not necessary… Trust me, none of us were able to finish the side dish
and the main haha. And if you are lucky, you get a miniature ice cream cone in
between (with either a tiny scoop of peer or mango flavoured ice-cream :D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I just want
to briefly mention Victor, our waiter for the evening, who really made sure
that everything was ok. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He even arranged
for me to get a free coke, rather than a glass of wine as I don’t drink! :D I
will definitely be returning there again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Phantom
will always be a truly wonderful musical! The décor is just splendid… and I
just love the story line. The actor performing the phantom himself, however,
was not as good as the one I saw two years ago, which was a real pity. But I
really enjoyed myself never the less!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Friday we
went to Kensington Palace Gardens. I have to say that I was not very impressed
by the house itself nor by the garden (which is just like a large park).
Compared to Chatsworth house in Sheffield both the house and the garden were
horribly dull. The exhibition “Victoria Revealed”, however, was really
wonderful. It gives the visitor an insight in what type of personality queen
Victoria had, which is partly realized by excerpts of her diaries which are
either painted on the wall or engraved on mirrors or glass cases (a truly fantastic
idea!), and really makes it clear just how much she loved her husband Albert.
One room in particular was like Walhalla for me, as this room was entirely dedicated
to her mourning. It even displayed the marble bust she had made of Albert
shortly after he had died. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Day 8: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Saturday
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well then,
I had a wonderful time in London, but it’s really good to be back home…
Tomorrow it back to work. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> I am facing a very hectic month
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really took the cake. However, before I will get into all that, I am first
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I had a
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as always!... Except that an ant colony had made its home in our tree and
suddenly started to roaming about when we started to open the presents in the
morning. So whenever I went over to the tree to take up a present I wacked some
ants hahaha. I must say I didn’t feel like it was very much in the spirit of
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I got some
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most fun Christmas movies I have ever seen!), a paperblanks notebook (these are
rather expensive. I use those whenever I go to conferences, so I will always be
able to find the notes I took easily) and a book entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Writing Death and Absence in the Victorian Novel</i> by Jolene
Zagarovich (I really needed this book for my research). The best gift, however,
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<a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the
second day we celebrated Christmas at my fiancé’s home with his mother, aunt,
sister, his sister’s boyfriend, and her sister’s mother in law. (This was of
course after we sprayed our house with insecticide). We were supposed to do
some gourmetting, however, as the gourmetset broke the moment when we plugged
it in, it became an alternative version with just lots of meat ready baked on
the table and everyone just taking whatever they wanted hahah. :) I got some
really awesome presents again; my mother-in-law and fiancé together gave me a
lovely set of earrings (it’s a chain of hearts with a gold, silver and bronze
heart) and a matching golden bracelet! :O They spoil me waayyy too much. :) I
got my mother-in-law a ticket to the piano concert as well, so she could come
with us. But the most important thing is that we had LOTS of fun. </span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">New Years
eve we also spent together with my fiancé and his family, though this time it
was just my fiancé, me, my mom and dad, his mom and aunt. As we had expected
more people, we of course had waayyyy too much food hahaha. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The day of
the concert was on January the 3rd. It really was a big hit. Unexpectedly he
did a Disney medley from The Lion King and his version of the theme song of
Beauty and the Beast... He even did a piano version of Star Wars!!! :D And had
a medley of Queen songs as an encore. I mean how awesome is that! If you have
never heard of Wibi Soerjadi, you should definitely google or youtube him! ^^
It will be well worth your time!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well then,
on to January. This month was just jampacked with deadlines. I had to present a
conference on a symposium entitled Love and Politics which was held on January 10-11.
I had to do quite a bit of research for this paper, as I did not know all that
much about the Victorian widowhood (which formed quite a substantial part of
this paper) so it was pretty stressful. Two weeks later I had to give another
paper at the LUCAS conference in Leiden entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Death, the Cultural Meaning of the End of Life</i>. This was the first
big international conference I was to give a paper at, so needless to say, I was
pretty nervous. Thankfully the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paper for
this conference was very closely related to my Master thesis so I was quite
confident about what I wanted to say. Giving the papers (at both conferences)
went rather well, though the socializing aspect of conferences still scares me
a little. Shy as I am, I am just not good with big groups of people... Also it’s
really hard for me to push myself to strike up a conversation with someone I
have never met before... It’s like this hurdle I have to push myself to cross
every time. But I really do try my best, so hopefully it will get easier with
time! For those of you interested, this is the link to the LUCAS conference
website: <a href="http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lucas/lucasconference2013">http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lucas/lucasconference2013</a>. You will be able to find both a short bibliography and the abstract of
my paper there under "speakers"! :D </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Next to
those two conferences, I received word that I was partly responsible for
putting together the program for the graduate conference that was to be held at
the UvA on January 31 and February 1... I had to go through about 33 student
outlines after which I had to divide them into panels according to their
themes. MY GOODNESS that was a LOT of work. :) But I got in done in the end and
everyone was rather pleased with the result (they especially liked the titles
for the panels). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Next to all
this, I also had to completely rewrite my proposal for a funded PhD position
for the Institute of Culture and History.... Or well rewrite... Write it from
scratch would be a better way of saying it. The deadline for this was on
February 1. Finally, for next week I have another deadline. My teachers asked
me to provide a chapter outline + bibliography for my entire dissertation... I
am nearly done with that so at least I am on schedule.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And apart
from all this, I got the crazy idea to start a book club centering around
little known Victorian novels... Like I didn’t have enough to do already... I
have created a facebook page, a website and a preliminary booklist. We
currently have 12 members, of which 9-10 will be active members! :) I am currently
looking for a location (as I am writing this I am actually only waiting for the
final conformation so we are almost good to go!) :D. For those of you
interested this is our website: <a href="http://www.victitiousvlirtations.co.nr/">www.victitiousvlirtations.co.nr</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">o.o And
somehow I still managed to work 16 hours a week without collapsing... I was
getting pretty close though haha. And now I can actually say: THANK GOD JANUARY
IS OVER! :D I am currently enjoying my well deserved weekend in which I do
NOTHING research related! After this week though, I will be getting back to
researching. Though thankfully this month will be a lot less stressful. ^^ So I
hope to be able to get out some more blogposts. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well, that’s
all for now. Thank you for reading! :D </span></div>
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Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-21834515365763184472012-12-20T15:20:00.002+01:002012-12-20T15:20:50.658+01:00Finally another update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear readers,<br />
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Well... what can I say? ^__^" It has been over 4 whole months since my last update... That's a record even for me. I have just been super, duper busy. To make it up to you I will post two posts today; one will be my very much overdue report of my trip to Sheffield and this post, which will contain an overview of the things that have been keeping me busy.<br />
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After Sheffield I have visited my aunts for a weekend (which was very, very fun), I have been on another trip to Disney (and got my free year pass... OH YEAH!)... I have done so many things I have forgotten half of them already! O.o<br />
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The reason why I could not get round to writing blogposts is that I have been either too busy or too tired to do so. During my trip to Sheffield I received an e-mail informing me that funding had become available at the English Faculty for two PhD students in the form of a research and teaching assistant possition. I, of course, immediately applied for the job. As a result, I have been a research and teaching assistant since October 1. I got hired for 16,7 hours a week. Of those hours I have to spend approximately 3,5 - 4 hours helping out teachers and staff members of the English department. The rest of the hours I can use for my own research. So far teachers have asked me to scan course materials, to order and archive certain documents and I have been asked to help out with a new project called the Writing Studio. The Writing Studio is aimed at first year students who find it difficult to write essays. By asking them to send in an essay beforehand we try to give them feedback during 30 min. appointments, which they can in turn use to improve their writing. Due to some administrative difficulties, however, I have been only able to help out one student so far.... I hope to be of more help soon though.<br />
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Basically, my research, the assistantship and my other 16 hour job have pretty much been swallowing up all my time. The only free time I really had was when I was with my fiancé (which is about one day a week).<br />
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Things seem to be settling down a bit now though, so I really hope that I will be able to put up blog posts more frequently again. I have really missed writing T_T.<br />
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Well that is all for today. I wish all my (extremely loyal) readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!<br />
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Love,<br />
Blacky Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-92027151277077372782012-12-20T15:20:00.001+01:002012-12-20T15:20:33.285+01:00Well overdue Sheffield trip report with pictures!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And now, for my very much overdue trip report of my visit to Sheffield! I have to say I really enjoyed my visit to Sheffield. We traveled from Schiphol to Manchester by
plane after which we took the train from the airport to Sheffield. There we
took the tram directly to the B&B. After walking around for a while and
cursing the google maps printout which I made (which is always super confusing,
since you never know which way is up or down… we almost went the wrong way
because of it) we were debating whether or not we were in the right street. It
did not last long before I spotted the B&B though…. at the top of a very,
veerrryyy steep hill. Imagine this: three people walking up a steep hill of
which two are dragging a really heavy suitcase behind them. I am sure that the neightbours
had a good laugh. </span></div>
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(It's the Victorian house on the left... Yep, steep hill is steep)</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The B&B
was definitely worth the climb though! The B&B is called Consiton Guest
House and it is just plain lovely… Did I mention it is a Victorian house?
(squeal!!!). We had booked a family room, which was spacious and even had a
couch in it. The bathroom was pretty large for B&B standards and even had a
bath (plus, you could regulate the water pressure which made for a really
really wonderful shower experience!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The room also had an empty fridge which you could use to keep your own
stuff cold in. So basically, the room had everything we needed... Well apart
from wifi… (unless of course you tab in to the unprotected doggy internet of
one of the neighbours, for which you have to sit in the strangest positions if
you wish to have any reception at all lol). </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Deborah,
the owner of the B&B, is so nice! She does everything to make you feel at
home. She even offered to drop us off at a nearby village if we wanted to pay
it a visit (I mean now sweet is that?!). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> So
if you are ever in Sheffield, you definitely need to stay in Consiton Guest
House. I know that I will definitely be staying there next time. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> I
would gladly climb two of those steep hills for that. For those of you interested,
this is the website:http://www.conistonguesthouse.co.uk/</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Well then,
where did we eat? Well I have to say we only ate at one particular place for 5
nights in a row. People are probably thinking that’s a bit strange and
unadventurous… but honestly, why not return to the same restaurant to try
different things if the restaurant itself is great! This wonderful restaurant
went by the name of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Rawson Spring</i>
and is part of the Wetherspoon restaurant chain. If you are ever in England I
would highly recommend them. The quality of the food is super good, you get a
really big portion… and bonus: it’s cheap! (Hey, what do you expect: I’m Dutch!
:P). There are some days on which they have special offers or even theme
nights. If you take the meal that is on offer you pretty much get a really
awesome, good quality meal for about 3,50 per person including a soft drink or
a beer. Heck you can’t even get a freaking happy meal for that price! O.o<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having grown up in Amsterdam I just thought
that was freaking insane! Just imagine spending 10,- for a main course, a
pudding and drinks which are actually good quality! So go to Wetherspoons, not
just because it’s cheap, but mostly because super tasty! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The BAVS
conference theme this year was Victorian Value: Ethics, Economics and
Aesthetics”. Unlike last year, I will not discuss the panels that drew my
interest. I do, however, want to give a bit of attention to the paper that
Christine Chettle gave. I had met her at a previous BAVS conference and we had
stayed in touch through facebook ever since. This year at BAVS she gave a
really interesting paper entitled “The Value of Enlargement: Crinolines and
Gauging Community in George Elliot’s Daniel Deronda” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(if you have no clue what these are please
click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoline" target="_blank">here</a>). In her paper she explored
how the crinolines functioned as ways for the characters in Elliot’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Daniel Deronda</i> to express themselves. As
I don’t dare to discuss the paper in much detail without permission (I wouldn’t
want to be responsible for someone stealing her subject), I will simply put a
link to her<a href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/125000/centre_for_canadian_studies/person/1452/christine_chettle" target="_blank"> personal profile</a> at the University of Leeds for those of you who
would like to read a bit more on her research. I
know it probably doesn’t seem much coming from a newbie, but I really look
forward to reading (or hearing) more on the research that she is conducting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep up the good work Christine! :D </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Well then,
after the conference we still had one day left in Sheffield. On this day we had
planned a visit to Chatsworth House, the home of the Duke and Duchess of
Devonshire, which is located in the middle of the Peak district. In order to
get there you can take the bus from the bus station at Sheffield University
Station. The bus ride there is a pure joy. Although it takes you about 1 to 1,5
hours to get there, the bus will take you through the peak district.... The
views are amazing! If you are lucky enough (like we were) to get a
double-decker, try to obtain a seat at the front row at the top. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What we did
not know when we set out on our journey that day was that there was a country
fair being held at Chatsworth house. Unfortunately, we also did not know that
the Yorkshire run was being held in Sheffield, causing us to arrive quite late
at Chatsworth house. As such we did not have time to check out the country
fair. However, there was one huge advantage to the fair being there; because
the normal visitor’s entrance was blocked due to the stands etc., we were
allowed to enter the house by walking through the front garden, which is only
open for visitors when the fair is being held. Here are some of the pictures I
took whilst walking to the entrance: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Somehow this struck me as very similar to a scene in the Pride and Prejudice
movie directed by Joe Wright (the one with Keira Knightley)... Upon entering
the giftshop, which was littered with Jane Austin and Mr. Darcy related
merchandise, there could be no doubt about it! This of course made the visit
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">(My mom and
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I am sure we will return there soon enough. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Love,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Blacky </span></div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-57724852264208017092012-09-04T17:20:00.001+02:002012-09-04T22:24:57.848+02:00Highlights from the life of a busy bee<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Again, it
has been a very long time since I updated the last time (I am actually considering renaming my blog to: busy bee is busy lol). As always I have been
insanely busy (o.o this has been the busiest holiday ever!!!!), so please bear
with me. This post will provide you with the highlights of the things that I
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Efteling. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Juli 26
I went to an amusement park called the Efteling with my "big sister". This amusement park has a fairytale theme. A part of the park is taken up by
'the fairy tale forest'. In this forest area you can walk past houses and
statues which tell the story of the world's most famous fairy tales. One should
here think of Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. The
park also has regular rides, such as roller coasters, but the best rides (to my
opinion) really are the ones related to fairy tales. My favourite ride in the
park is called "Droomvlucht" (which would translate into dream
flight). Here you take place in a cart and "fly" past different parts
of the fairy world. You see fairies located near a pond, little trolls causing
a bit of mischief. The video below was recorded by someone else and gives you
an impression of the attraction. I should add though, that you experience it
very differently when you are on the ride itself. So if you ever have the
chance to visit the Efteling, make sure you go into Droomvlucht!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What really
made this visit to the Efteling extra special was not just that I was there
with my big sister, but also that I happened to run into my two aunts who I had
not seen for about a year whilst waiting in line for Droomvlucht. :D So I guess
the slogan of the amusement park is very fitting: "Miracles really do
exist". ;)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
Efteling also has a new park show called Ravenlijn, which I have been wanting
to write<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a review about. The show tells
the story of five children who have to save the town Ravenlijn from the
suppression of an evil lord. By being turned into Ravens they are able to
access the town and are turned into knights upon arrival. Although the story is
alright (be it a bit cliche) and the decor is pretty spectacular, the show
itself was a letdown. Somehow, you cannot shake the feeling that it is still
work in progress. I believe one of the reasons why you cannot help but get this
feeling is the subject matter. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The five
knights which are supposed to kill a mechanical five headed dragon so as to
save the town of Ravenlijn from the clutches of the evil lord are element
wielders. They each wield one element, namely fire, water, metal, earth and electricity.
However, because the stage is set in an open air theater this poses some
serious difficulties. For how on earth do you show a thunderbolt or an
earthquake on an open air stage. And how in heaven's sake do you give the idea
that metal is being bent when the audience is too far away to see any details?
Unfortunately, the director of the show has not been able to get past this
difficulty. The combined attack of the knights therefore looks rather fake. To
give an impression, you are confronted with one knight pointing a fire blazing
sword at the monster (which breathes fire, so it does not make any sense whatsoever),
another knight shooting a little bit of water towards it from a fountain
located on the side and another one directing an "earthquake"
towards... or rather, the night sends some tiny bits of earth flying around.
The attacks of the metal and lightning wielders are entirely missing from the
scene (or well, I at least was unable to see them). To my opinion a show less dependent
on special effects would have been better suited. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After the
dragon has been defeated the knights perform some tricks on their horses... This
part of the show was very oddly timed. It would have been much better to have
the knights perform the tricks when they were fighting the monster. I can
imagine that the creators they did not wish to run the risk of the horses being
scared by the fire produced by the mechanical dragon. However, since the
monster does not immediately start breathing fire once it appears on stage, they
could have easily done the tricks then (so as to distract the dragon, so the
other knights could attack or something) without putting the horsemen and
horsewomen in jeopardy. </span></div>
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loose thread in the performance is the miniature bird show, which just consists
of five ravens, an owl and a falcon flying off and on to the stage at set
periods (the idea behind the owl and the falcon is beyond me...). I really do
believe that the creators could have either made the bird show a bigger part of
the show, or should have just left the owl and the falcon out entirely, so that
the ravens would just be part of the story line and nothing else. For, as it is
now, this just comes across as an idea that they wanted to in there. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meeting up with friends. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The other
days of my holiday have been greatly devoted to meeting up with friends, some
of which I had not seen in ages. :) I was really happy to see everyone again!
And will try to keep in touch outside of holidays as well! hahha. (I am just
keeping this section rather short, because I do not like to put up names or details without permission of my friends. So it is not because I do not find it important enough to write about!). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On August
25 my fiancé and I went to the Anime convention Abunai. The convention had
arranged for more events and workshops then previous years, so I could hardly
wait for the day to arrive.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The first
thing we did upon arrival was go into the dealer room to see what awesome anime
and manga merchandize were on offer. I usually refrain from buying anything
during my first round through the room, but I really did not want to run the
risk of missing out on this really awesome bag: </span></div>
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having bought this awesome bag we went towards the room where the Lucky Stars
workshop was being held. I really wanted to go there, since I have been in
correspondence with the girl who was hosting the workshop. I have ordered quite
a few items at her webshop, so that is how we got in touch. </span></div>
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are little stars which you fold yourself. These stars are said to bring luck.
Many people who make them place them in a jar.. These jars with lucky stars
make a really nice present if you want to give your loved ones something
special, for who would not want to receive a little jar of luck? :D Last year I
gave a jar of Lucky Stars with some Lucky Star paper (so she could make them
herself as well) to my best friend. She absolutely loved it!</span></div>
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Lucky Star workshop the owner of the webshop Marjet taught everyone how to fold
the adorable paper stars. You were allowed to keep folding them until the
little jar that you were given was filled. I had already done it a few times
before, so I ended up helping my fiancé to fill up his as well. </span></div>
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visit Marjet's website <a href="http://www.mostcutest.nl/">www.mostcutest.nl</a> if you would like to purchase some
lucky star papers. There is even a tutorial video on there on how to make the
stars! :D She also sells other adorable things, so even if you are not that fond of folding, the website is definitely worth a visit! </span></div>
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wanted to go to an Amigurumi workshop, but unfortunately that one was already full
*pouts*. Amigurumi are adorable crocheted little plushies... I would have loved
to learn how to make those, but oh well, better luck next time :).</span></div>
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workshop to attend we went back to the dealer room. Where I ended up buying
some more things. Amongst them were two adorable shirts from a webshop called
Fluff 'n Tuff. They have some adorable things on their website, <a href="http://www.fluffntuff.com/">http://www.fluffntuff.com/</a> so make sure to
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the 14th of July I went to the musical Wicked with my parents. I had really
been looking forward to this show as I had some raving reviews on the West End
version. Needless to say, the Dutch version would undoubtedly be a little
different, but usually the Dutch adaptations are very good as well. </span></div>
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thought it was highly impressive and it immediately grabs your attention. The
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<span lang="EN-US">The plot of
the musical relates the story on how the girl Elphaba became the Wicked Witch
of the West. I really do not want to give anything away on the plot, because it
is very well thought out and because I think people will be able to enjoy the
show more if they do not know the entire story. Just prepare yourself for a few
very interesting twists! :D Though I would strongly advice against taking
children under 9 years old to this musical, as some parts are rather frightening.
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cast did a very good job. On Saturday Celine Purcell, the understudy of Chantal
Jansen, played the part of Galinda (or later Glinda). A few years ago I watched
her perform the part of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and was not at all
impressed. I really did not think she was a convincing Eliza and her singing
was lacking in many respects. So needless to say I was a little weary when I
discovered that she would fulfill the part. I have to admit that I was
pleasantly surprised. She really grew in both her acting and her singing. Not
once did I detect that she missed a note or anything of the sort. So I expect
to see more things from her. </span></div>
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member of the cast was Jim Bakkum. He took second place in the first season of
Idols here in Holland. To be honest, I did not really like his voice as I
thought it was too nasal and with that too boy-band-ish. However, here too I
was in for a surprise. His voice has greatly developed: it is far less nasal
and has moved much more towards the deeper, rounder musical voice which we all
love. He is not entirely there yet, but he sure is getting there. So I look
forward to seeing him develop in further musicals. </span></div>
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definitely not least, there was Willemijn Verkaik who played the wonderful
Elphaba. My gosh that woman can sing!!! She leaves all the other cast members
to bite her dust. It is definitely the best Elphaba that I have heard so far
(yes I have been searching youtube to listen to the song lol). Unfortunately,
the Dutch producer has decided not to bring out a cd of the Dutch musical
version (*shakes fist at Joop van de Ende* HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US FANS!!!!
T_T), so I have added a youtube video which shows her performing the song Defying Gravity (in Dutch: Ik lach om zwaartekracht) at
the Musical Sing-a-long, which is an event that takes place once every year
during the Uitmarkt (a cultural event). </span></div>
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I could not help but feel it was time for a new layout. I had the previous one since 21/08/2011, so I thought it would be time for a change. However, seeing that I am a fan of pastels when it comes to websites, since those are relatively easy on the eye, I decided to stay close the colour scheme of the previous layout.<br />
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BlackyBlackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-5691662845918441092012-07-22T21:28:00.003+02:002012-07-22T22:05:19.060+02:00Trip report Ghent<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">On July 5th
I went to Gent for three days with my parents and fiancee. We stayed in the
hotel Cours St. Georges, which is located directly in the city center. We went
there by train (which took us about 3.5 hours, which is doable). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We bought a
Museum Pass as this will grant you access to multiple museums and is also a
three-day public transport ticket. The Museum Pass is really quite cheap (20,-
euro's). However, if your hotel is located in the city center, you are better
off just buying a one way ticket for the tram, as everything is within walking
distance. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a
long trip we finally arrived at the hotel, which had bucket loads of character!
The rooms were really spacious and had a luxurious feel to them, but that was
to be expected as they do not come cheap. (And yes, I totally forgot to take a picture of it! T_T Bad me! Bad me!) The only thing that made us a little
worried were the squeaky floorboards... But I guess that just falls under the
category character hahah. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just a
suggestion: if you wish to stay in this hotel, ask for a room at the back. These
are very well isolated and you will not have the noise from the streets.
According to my parents who had a room facing the street it could be rather
loud at night. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After
having rested for a little bit we immediately set out to explore the city. We
walked to the oldest part of the city center, named Patershol. On my way there
I came across some really cute shops, which sell all types of unique clothing.
So if you want to go shopping, I suggest you pay that area a visit. There are
also lots of restaurants in that area. I could highly recommend the restaurant
that we dined at that day: Le Petit Restaurant. The food is delicious (top
notch!), the prices are very reasonable (18,50 for a mouth watering Tournedo
with béarnaise sauce) and the service was wonderful as well. For some
information please see this website: http://www.patershol.be/?q=content/le-petit-restaurant
(it's in Dutch though). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On our
second day we decided to go to the castle which is located inside of the city
named Gravensteen. It's a really beautiful castle which will give you an
amazing view of the city when you climb to the top. However, if one in your
company is afraid of heights, this is not the place to be, cause you are up
very, very high. </span></div>
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The castle was under attack.... </div>
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.... so these little guys bravely defended it! :P</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> The four towers of Ghent!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Afterwards
we walked down the city center and looked at some of the shops. The stores in
the main street aren't very spectacular. It really reminded me of the
Kalverstraat, so we mostly steered clear of that. After having eaten in a
restaurant literally around the corner of the hotel (where they have, amongst
others, an all you can eat sparerib buffet) we decided to try the 'Gent at
night' tour. This really was a bit of a let down... The main reason being that
too many of the buildings in the city were lighted. So the ones that were
really special and might have been rather spectacular, did not stand out at
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day, which was also our last day, we did some last minute shopping and souvenir
hunting. During the afternoon we sat down at the cutest little tearoom close to
the castle of Gravensteen where they sold all types of cakes and cupcakes. They
looked absolutely amazing!</span></div>
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however, was a whole different ballgame. I do not know what they did with my
cupcake, but it tasted more sugary than pure sugar. In other words: it was
simply disgusting. If you would like to try out eating in such a tearoom I
would advise you to wait until you go on a trip to England. I really would
recommend the one in Portobello road in London. It looks just as pretty as the
one in Ghent, but the cakes are actually fit for human consumption. </span></div>
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we returned to our hotel to pick up the bags and to start our journey back
towards home. Needless to say, we were exhausted when we got home. But Ghent is
definitely worth a visit (though, honestly, you do not need more than three
days, unless you are very much into museums... they have a lot of those).</span></div>
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it for now! :) I hope you enjoyed this trip report! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blacky </span></div>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-15293970659113932082012-07-03T13:54:00.000+02:002013-05-10T14:37:39.934+02:00Disneyland Paris Tips and Tricks: Booking your trip<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">As promised in my previous post, here is another one about the actual booking of your trip. In this post I discuss the different types of transportation in detail (and inform you which is cheapest of course), the different hotels you can stay at and if it would be cheaper if you to get an arrangement, separate tickets or a Disney year pass. </span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US">Booking your trip:</span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Once you
have decided when you wish to visit Disneyland Paris, you will have to decide on
how you wish to get there and where you wish to stay. Many people think that
the hotels near Disneyland are extremely expensive, but this does not always
have to be the case. Especially the Disney partner hotels are affordable, even
more so if you go outside of the holiday season. </span><br />
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start to look around for suitable accommodation it is wise to first determine which
mode of transportation you will use to get to Disneyland: car, bus, train or plane.
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are visiting Disneyland from Holland it will of course be cheapest to go by
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<span lang="EN-US">Another
cheap option is to go by bus. The disadvantage of this is that you will have to
spend 8 hours in a bus (with some hyperactive or crying children if you are
lucky) and you are usually forced to go there on set days, usually from Friday
to Sunday, which are the busiest days in the park. However, the bus trip always
comes with tickets for the park. Peter Langhout Reizen (www.peterlanghout.nl) organizes
bus trips to Disney on a regular basis for a very decent price. </span></div>
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advice people to go there by train, unless they have flight fear, as it is
actually cheaper to go by plane than by train. In order to get from the airport
Charles de Gaulle to Disneyland you have three options. Firstly, there is the <b>VGA
Disney shuttle bus</b>, for which a one way ticket costs €16,- for adults and €13,-
for children. It will take the bus approximately 40 minutes to get you to the
hotel. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Another option is to take <b>the subway (the RER)</b>. It is a relatively cheap
option as a one way ticket will cost you about €14,- for adults and €13,- for
children. However, the downside is that it will take you about 1 hour and 10
minutes to get to Marne la Valleé, after which you will still need to take a
shuttle bus to your hotel. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The third and fastest option by far is to take the
<b>TGV</b>. The train will get you to the Marne la Valleé train station in no more
than 10 minutes! You will have to take the shuttle bus to the park, but you
will still arrive there faster than if you go buy VGA shuttle bus or subway. However,
taking the TGV can be quite pricy as it can vary between €17,00 and €27,00 for
a one way ticket. (Please note that even if you take the plane and TGV you will
still be cheaper than if you take the Thaly to Marne la Valleé). Please note
that for the Disney Partner hotels it is not possible to book an arrangement
which includes the flight. You will have to book your stay separately. </span></div>
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wish to go by train than please keep an eye out for sales, since this can really
save you a lot of money. Please note that for the Disney Partner hotels it is
not possible to book an arrangement which includes the train tip. You will have
to book your stay separately.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Only when
you go by bus it will be possible to book an arrangement which includes a stay
in one of the Disney Partner Hotels. In all other cases you will have to book
your stay separately. Dutch people can do this either through Peter Langhout
Reizen (www.peterlanghout.nl) or Kras (www.kras.nl). There you can also book
your stay without a bus trip with one of the Disney partner hotels. </span></div>
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possible to book a bus trip in combination with an official Disneyland hotel as
well. I usually advice against booking a stay in the official Disney hotels,
since you pay a lot of extra money and the partner hotels are usually just as
good. Staying in an official Disney hotel does have some advantages though. Some
hotels will for example enable you to enter the park two hours before opening
time. Moreover, Disney characters will come visit your table during breakfast
(please note that will devote their attention to little children and not as
much to adults). Bus trips to official Disneyland hotels can be booked through
OAD (www.oad.nl)</span></div>
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to book a stay without bus trip with an official Disneyland hotel you can
either do it through the official Disneyland website, OAD (www.oad.nl) or
D-reizen (www.dreizen.nl).</span></div>
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several Disney Partner Hotels namely: Thomas Cook Explorers, Vienna
International Dream Castle, Vienna International Magic Circus, Hotel Kyriad and
the Radisson Blue. I will insert a little review of those hotels that I have
stayed at myself just to make it easier for you to chose. For information on the partner hotels not discussed here or on the official Disney hotels please go to www.tripadvisor.com. There you will be able to find a lot of reviews of people who have staid at the hotels. </span></div>
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have stayed at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hotel Kyriad</b> most often
as it is not only the cheapest hotel out of the five, but also because the
service is excellent. The staff is friendly, the rooms are not too big but
clean and comfortable and the breakfast is quite extensive and never too
crowded as they work with breakfast passes (at your arrival you have to pick a
time in between you will be able to go for breakfast). The hotel looks rather
smart and has a slightly western theme, but the theme is not excessive. They do
have a little Disney shop, which is always fun to visit on your last day or
when you are waiting for the shuttle bus to the park (if you do not wish to
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hotel that I have stayed at myself was the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Radisson
Blue</b>. This four star, luxurious hotel is usually quite expensive, but if
you go outside of the season you might be able to get a room for a very cheap
price. When I went during October last year I only paid €92,- (incl.
reservation fees) for two nights including breakfast through Kras. If I had
booked my stay through the official Raddison Blue website it would have cost me
225,- excluding breakfast! O.o. This hotel is ideal if you prefer to be
somewhere quiet; there are hardly any children in this hotel as it is not a
theme hotel, unlike the Vienne International hotels or even Kyriad. The rooms
are very spacious (you even have to fauteuils in every room!) and the breakfast
is exquisite (they have all types of fancy stuff you can chose from... they
even serve mushrooms o.o). The only downside to this hotel is that you will
have to reserve your seat on the bus in the morning and you will be picked up
by a very small taxi wagon during the evening. If you have a year pass and a
car this is no problem at all (since parking will be free), but it might be
hassle if you do not have any transport yourself. </span></div>
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last visit to Disney (June 26-28) I stayed at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vienna International Dream Castle</b>. The main reason was that we
could not book the Kyriad hotel for the dates on which we had planned our
visit. I have to say this hotel was a bit of a letdown. The staff was very
friendly, but those who worked at the check-in desk were rather slow (so
prepare for a 15 minute wait if not longer when checking in... and that is if
there is only one couple in front of you). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The theme
of the hotel is really beautiful when you enter, but for some unknown reason
there hangs an extremely sweet smell in the main entrance at a constant. In the
hallway through which you had to get to your room, however, you soon longed
back to the extremely sweet smell as the smell there was even less pleasant (if
you catch my drift). We were allocated a four person room, so the room was
rather spacious. I am not sure what a two person bedroom would look like
though. The air co was perfect and the room was clean. Unfortunately, upon
returning to our room after our second day in Disney (at around midnight) we
discovered that our room had not been cleaned. Fortunately, we did have enough
towels to last us for two days... but from a four star hotel one would expect
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breakfast was not all that either; the room was in utter chaos. It was
exceedingly crowded and noisy and you actually had to stand in line for a while
if you wished to get either coffee or tea (for which they only had one machine,
which was positioned directly next to the croissants... which were therefore
hard to reach). Moreover, especially the warm food such as the scrambled eggs
looked very far from inviting (too fatty and unlike anything scrambled eggs
were supposed to look like). So honestly, I would recommend going to the Kyriad
hotel instead, which is cheaper too! </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US">c. Should we book an arrangement, buy separate
tickets or a year pass? </span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you
decide to go to the park by car, train or plane it might be wise to calculate
if it is cheaper to book an arrangement (and thus the hotel stay and tickets)
or to get a year pass. For with Kras (www.kras.nl) it is possible to book room
only, so you can buy the tickets or year pass separately. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just to
give you an indication on how it might sometimes be cheaper to actually book
the room and tickets/ year pass separately, I will here briefly jot down an
example. Please note that the example is based on a double room for two adults:
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<span lang="EN-US">If for
example you were to book a three night stay including entrance tickets for all
these days with Peterlanghout Reizen in the Kyriad Hotel (which is one of the
Disney partner hotels) in the first weeks of October this would cost you
between €255,- and €295,- per person (excl. booking costs etc.) depending on
the day on which you arrive. Please note that it is always cheapest to either
arrive on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you were
to book your stay with Kras the stay would cost you in between €89,- and €129,-
per person (excl. booking costs etc.), again depending on which day you arrive.
Please note that it is always cheapest to either arrive on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
You can chose to add the tickets to your reservation, which would cost you €140,-
for a three day/ two park ticket for an adult and €123,- for a three day/ two
park ticket for a child. This would bring you to a total cost of in between €229,- and €269,-. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You
would thus save approximately €25,- per person. </b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You might
opt to go for a Disneyland year pass rather than a three day/ two park pass.
You would have two options, namely the Fantasy Pass and the Dream Pass. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Fantasy pass</b> will allow you to
enter the park on the same day and will cost you €159,-. It is true that the
Fantasy pass is more expensive the a three day/ two park pass when purchased
through Kras, but it does come with some advantages. You for example get a 10%
discount on all the park restaurants and a 10% discounts on all merchandise.
Moreover, if you have opted to visit Disneyland by car and are not keen on
finding yourself in a very crowded shuttle bus which brings you from the hotel
to the park, you will be pleased to hear that the parking is free with this
year pass as well. Normally the parking costs are €15,- per day, so in all you would save €45,- for three days. A downside to the
Fantasy pass is that it has some restricted dates on which you are unable to
enter the park unless you buy a day ticket against a reduced price (you will
receive a 50% discount). the block out dates are: </span></div>
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31st only</li>
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8th only</li>
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18th and 27th</li>
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2nd, 5th, 12th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 30th</span></li>
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1st only</li>
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4th, 11th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th</span></li>
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9th, 16th, 23rd, 27th, 28th and 31st (strangely enough all Tuesdays...)</span></li>
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1st to 4th; 10th</li>
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1st, 8th, 9th; 29th to 31st</span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">An added bonus to this pass is that because
Disneyland is celebrating its 20th birthday this year you will be able to
access the park 2 hours before opening time. In previous years this was only
for Dream Pass holders! </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The Dream Pass</span></b><span lang="EN-US">, however, costs a bit more, as it comes at a
price of €199,-. You can access the park at all year round and you get to
access the park 2 hours before it opens. Parking is free, you get a 20%
discount on all merchandise, and a 10% discount on all the park restaurants and
some of the restaurants in Disney village. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For a
complete overview of all the advantages of a Disney year pas please see: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/booking/annual-passports/</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">It is possible to get a 10% discount on your
year pass</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> if you
are going to Disneyland with a year pass holder. If the year pass holder gives
the 10% discount to three people, s/he will get a renewal for one year for
free! There are certain forums on which people post the dates on which they
will be going to Disneyland. If you are going there on the same date it will be
worth your while to send them a message asking if it would be possible to meet
up so you can get the 10% discount and they will be able to get a free renewal
for one year ;). One such forum is http://www.dlrpfans.be. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So
basically if you are going to Disneyland this year it will most definitely be
worth your while to get a Fantasy Pass as you will get free parking, lots of
discounts and you will be able to access the park two hours before opening
time. If you are planning to go next year (in 2013), you had best check if the
discounts have remained the same and if the Fantasy Pass still allows you to
enter the park 2 hours before opening time just to be on the save side ;). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hopefully this entry was helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Love,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blacky </span></div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-36442412022733869272012-07-03T13:45:00.002+02:002013-05-10T14:37:56.012+02:00Disneyland Paris Tips and Tricks: Planning your visit<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">As promised
here some tips and tricks for those of you who wish to plan a trip to
Disneyland Paris. I have decided to divide it in a couple of separate posts, as
the entry would otherwise be exceedingly long. ;) As a frequent Disney visitor I have a lot of tips to give hahaha. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Today I
have decided to post two entries. The first will be about planning your visit
and the second will be about the booking of your visit. I hope you will find
these posts helpful. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. :)
I check my weblog regularly so I will be sure to provide you with an answer. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The best
time to visit Disneyland is outside of the school holidays. The best time to go
would be from the middle of January till the first week of June. If you go
after that, the park will definitely be crowded. Do take into account that when
you go in January or February that it can be extremely cold. After the summer
vacation the best time to go would be the middle of September till the first
week of October. You can go during a different week in October, but first make
sure to check that the Autumn holidays do not start in that week. November and
the first two weeks of December is a good time to go as well. If possible, try
to avoid the park during the Christmas holidays, because it will be extremely
crowded. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If
possible, it is best to visit Disney on weekdays as the weekends are often very
crowded. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Halloween: </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
wonderful thing when you go doing October is that the first part of the park
will be decorated in a Halloween theme. In previous years the park organized a
Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party. The park would stay open either until 11
or 12 o'clock and hosted a number of special shows which you could only see
during one of those nights. Unfortunately, this year there will not be such an
event due to Disney's 20th anniversary. However, lies in the line of
expectation that will be two additional park shows. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For the
young adults there will be the <b>Terrorific Nights</b> which takes place in Walt
Disney Studios on October 26, 27 and 28. The park advices only to take children
above 16 with you. The entrance fee for Terrorific Night is €32,-. If you have
a Fantasy or Dream year pass you will receive a discount. Again note that you
have to purchase these tickets separately; they are not included in your day pass
or year pass. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On All
Hallow's Eve (i.e. Halloween; October 31) the park will host A <b>Halloween Soiree
</b>which is in the Disneyland park itself and organized especially for both young
and old. It is as yet unclear what the entrance fee for the Halloween Soirée
will be. However, if you wish to order tickets you have to be quick, for they
sell out really fast. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">... It's the most wonderful time of the year.
During Christmas the first part of the park is entirely decorated with a Christmas
theme. In previous years almost the entire park was decorated, but due to the
recession it is now usually only Main Street and a small part of Fantasyland
that will be decorated. Fantasyland will be home to Belle's Christmas houses,
which are little wooden cottages which sell candy and merchandize. However, the
shops have a whole bunch of Christmas related merchandize and they also have a
special Christmas park show, so it is definitely worth going! The park will
unfortunately not organize any parties as they do for Halloween during
Christmas, however the restaurants do organize a Christmas dinner which is
usually held on Christmas Eve (December 24). They will have a special menu
which you will be able to obtain in advance. The website http://www.dlrpfans.be
usually publishes the menu's online. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Christmas decorations are usually up already
in the second week of November. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On New Year's
Eve the park usually organizes a special event as well. Last year they
apparently hosted a light show and fireworks. The park is open until 01.00.
Plus there is a special dinner menu for this day as well. I presume that the
tickets have to purchased in advance, so make sure to inform if you wish to
attend New Years Eve in Disneyland. </span></div>
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Well that is all for the planning your visit section. :) On to the Booking your trip post!<br />
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Love,<br />
Blacky </div>
Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-41569114835665073172012-06-30T18:58:00.000+02:002012-06-30T18:58:11.136+02:00Disneyland report: New parade + evening show with pictures!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Yes, I once
again went to Disneyland Paris.... And it was awesome! Because Disneyland celebrates
its 20th anniversary they have a new parade and a new evening show when the
park closes. Especially the latter is freaking awesome! :D </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They also have a new Park show: the Adventures of Tarzan. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As I have
already written so many Disneyland reports this blog post will be a bit
different. :) I have chosen to describe the new parade (with pictures) and
write a bit about the new evening show rather than tell you what we did, when
we did it and where we ate haha. Of course I will also write a short paragraph about
the things which I have bought ;). </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The new Disneyland
parade 'The Magic of Disney', has some really great new wagons. Unfortunately,
quite a few of the wagons have remained the same, which was a bit of a letdown. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I really
loved the new opening wagon which features a miniature version of the Sleeping
Beauty castle as well as Cinderella's pumpkin carriage. I really loved Disney
for making the fairy Godmother (Cinderella), the Blue Fairy (from Pinocchio)
and Merlin (who is standing at the back of the wagon; The Sword in the Stone) part
of the parade. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The opening
wagon is followed by three carriages with Briar Rose and prince Philip
(Sleeping Beauty), Cinderella and her prince (has anyone ever noticed that the poor
guy doesn't even have a name? lol) and finally Snow White and her prince charming
(yep, another John Doe). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">They are
followed by the old wagon on which all the princes and princesses used to
stand. This wagon now only features Ariel and prince Erick (The Little Mermaid),
Tiana and Navene (The Princess and the Frog) and Rapunzel and Flint. Sadly both
Aladdin and Jasmine and Beauty and the Beast are no longer part of the parade.
I really believe they deserved their own wagon, like they used to have in one
of the previous parades. </span></div>
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of the previous parade. First there is the wagon which features Alice in
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close of the parade there was a new wagon for Mickey and his friends. I really
like what they did with this wagon... Just look at all the Phantasia references!
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that are still part of the parade are the Queen of Hearts and Captain Hook. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So
basically Disney did a very smart thing: they have reduced the number of
characters (and with that have reduced the costs) and still managed to maintain
the length of the parade. I still really think it's a pity that only halve of
the parade is new, but I guess it cannot be helped; Disney is also suffering because
of the economic recession. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well then,
how about that evening show? The first night we did not have the greatest view
as we were standing slightly to the side of the castle. In order to enjoy this
show to its full potential you really have to stand right in front of the
castle; preferably a bit to the back. The show is projected onto the castle and
two water walls at the left- and the right side of the castle which are created
with the help of a water organ. The show really is worth staying in the park
for and I really do think it's even more awesome than the Fantillusion parade (the
light parade, which unfortunately, had to make room for this night time
spectacular). I really don't want to give away too much for those who still
want to see this... I have inserted a youtube video below with the entire show! :) </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE THE SHOW BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN TO DISNEY YOURSELF DO NOT CLICK THE YOUTUBE VIDEO! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The new
park show The Adventures of Tarzan really surpassed my expectations. I just
expected your average show that tells the story of how Tarzan met Jane etc.
However, this show was definitely NOT average! Disney actually went as far as
to hire acrobats to hang around in ropes, to jump off a cliff.... They even
inserted a trapeze act! So if you go to Disney this is a definite must see!!!! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well then,
we are now finally getting to the good part; what did I buy? :P Well not that
much this time. I actually wanted to get a snowglobe, but unfortunately, they
no longer sell it. I will attempt to purchase it online, but I have small hopes
for it, as it is no longer being produced. I did, however, buy this really
awesome travel mug from Alice in Wonderland: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I bought a lot
of things for other people, but of course I cannot place that here for now.
^__^" I wouldn't want them to find out before I actually give it to them
hahaha. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So that was
my Disneyland report/ blog! The next blog will be a tips and tricks post on
Disneyland for those of you who wish to visit Disney in the near future :D. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Love,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just a
small blog post this time about my truly awesome (and super expensive!) bag. As
those who have been following my blogs regularly know by now; I really love to
have a unique bag. Whenever I need a new bag I really spend my time searching
for one that not everyone one has. Well this bag definitely ticked all the
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be going to conferences and will be starting a PHD next semester I thought I
was in need of a bag that was a lot more formal than the backpack or messenger
back that I usually use... Or well that's the reason I used to convince myself (yes
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from a Japanese brand which specializes in Gothic Lolita clothing and
accessories. I have ordered it through a Dutch Gothic Lolita store called
Mfashion (www.mfashion.eu). The bag is handmade, faux leather (no animals have
been hurt :D). Because of the ruffles it looks formal and yet cute! Aaannnddd.... you can use it both as a shoulder bag and as a backpack! :D <br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Yesterday I received an e-mail which stated that I was
admitted into the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis as an externally funded
PHD student! :D I am just over the moon! (And super hyper for that matter). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">As an externally funded student I will not receive any
funding from the University itself, but I will not have to pay any tuition fees
either! Moreover, I will be able to make use of all the facilities which the
University offers to funded PHD students as well. Amongst others, I will
receive a desk at one of the offices which have been made available for the
ASCA PHD students (insert a squeal here) and I will be allowed to follow the
courses which provided by ASCA and the Graduate School of Humanities. They even
have a teacher training course, which I hope I will be allowed to attend. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">So, I will be doing research for at least 3 to 4 years
(if not longer) into the denial of death in British Victorian Novels. If that
is not happiness then I do not know what is (I am sure my fellow Victorians
will understand exactly what I am saying :D). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">As it is not a funded position, I will be looking for
funding outside University so I will be able to generate an additional income.
As things are now I will have to continue to work for two days a week, which I
do not mind doing at all. However, ideally I would like to spend 5 days a week
on my research. I am definitely planning on applying for a funded position with
ASCA for next year. Who knows: if I work really hard, they might decide to fund
me :D (Not like I would not have worked hard otherwise… lol I believe my system
does not have a setting other than ‘working hard’ hahah). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Honestly, part of me did not dare to hope that I would
actually get accepted, as it seemed like such a long shot. I know that for the
funded positions there were about 400 applications (and only 5 positions!). I
am not sure how many applications they had for a non-funded position, but I am
sure that I should be<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5723529233180771972" name="_GoBack"></a> lucky to get in.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">I honestly cannot wait for the start of next year… and
this year is not even over! I am currently still waiting for my supervisor’s
feedback on my Master thesis. The prospect of a PHD really does give me a huge
motivational boost.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Well that’s it for my hyperactive rambling about
getting the PHD position. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Blacky (prospective PHD student *squeal*). </span></div>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-22135853744968187072012-06-15T21:20:00.002+02:002012-06-15T21:20:58.414+02:00All kinds of things to write about<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear reader,<br />
<br />
It has been a while (again!) since my last update. My life has been rather hectic lately. Well<br />
let’s get to it, cause I have a LOT of catching up to do lol ;). I wrote this blog post a week ago, but forgot it at work... So here it FINALLY is. :) Expect a couple of blog posts more during the coming couple of days!<br />
<br />
I have been suffering from a severe back ache for about a month now. In the beginning it was<br />
so bad that I could hardly sit behind my computer, but fortunately, it is hurting a lot less. I<br />
will be going to the doctor again this week, just to make sure (since it is still hurting >.<).<br />
<br />
About two weeks ago I started the process of writing my Master thesis after having read a<br />
loooottt of books. I have pretty much finished the writing of the thesis, so now I am waiting for my supervisor to get back to me with feedback. Currently, my thesis is about 13500 words.<br />
<br />
<a name='more'></a>In the meantime I have also attended a student conference which was held at our University<br />
on the 4th of May. About ten students of the University of Freiburg came over to discuss<br />
Victorian sensation and Gothic fiction with us. The papers were really interesting, especially<br />
since some put forward contrasting views to the ones put forward by some of my classmates.<br />
It was a long day. Everyone was extremely nervous, but everyone did a really good job.<br />
Needless to say, my paper was on the beautification of the dying body (bet that came as a<br />
surprise!) in the novel The Doctor’s Wife by Mary Elisabeth Braddon.<br />
<br />
Well, what else has been going on? Since about four weeks ago I have also started to give<br />
tutoring lessons to the younger sister of the girl that used to live next door to me. She was<br />
having trouble with English (she would be force to leave the school that she is currently<br />
attending if she were to fail English this year) so they asked me if I could tutor her.<br />
I have to admit that I was completely appalled by the text book they use to teach children<br />
English at her school. I really wonder how the teachers expect children to understand English<br />
if nothing is explained to them properly. She is currently only getting vocabulary tests;<br />
grammar is explained briefly in class, but they are not given any exercises. Result: I have to<br />
start with the basics.<br />
I have discovered a really awesome website where you can download and print games, which<br />
help children to learn English. Thankfully, the girl is a quick study, so I should be able to get<br />
her up to par soon enough.<br />
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Sunday May 13 I attended a small primary school reunion. It was really fun to see one of my<br />
teachers again, as well as the other classmates that I had not talked to in ages. There were only<br />
five other people who attended, as the rest could not make it, but it was fun never the less.<br />
We just sat down at a café and had a relaxed talk with everyone. My fiancée and I attended<br />
the same primary school, so it was pretty fun to see everyone’s reaction to our engagement<br />
hahah.<br />
<br />
Last Saturday I, together with my parents, went to my fiancée’s house. His mother made Roti<br />
and showed my mother how to make it as well. :D The food was simply delicious! It was nice<br />
to have a little get together. I am so lucky that my parents and in-laws get along!<br />
Sunday and Monday I spent cleaning out my room. I sorted out my stuff and did some<br />
cleaning… I don’t think my room has ever been this empty O.o. Tomorrow I will be installing<br />
my new desk and bureau chair, which I bought yesterday. :D Then I will finally have an<br />
actual desk to work at (rather than the kitchen table hahaha).<br />
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Love,<br />
<br />
BlackyBlackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-91208253698960276812012-04-15T12:43:00.000+02:002012-04-15T13:23:36.167+02:00Another busy bee update<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I am truly
sorry for the lack of updates really, but as usual I have been idiotically
busy... So I guess this will be another of those apologetic updates in which I
explain what I am doing and why I don't update hahah. Please bare with me. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">First of
all, school really is getting to me right now. At the moment I am working hard
to finish a book of 558 pages (e-reader format) before the end of this week (I
set myself the task to finish this book in one week... >.> what am I
putting myself through?!). The book that I am reading is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Doctor's Wife</i> and is written by Mary
Elisabeth Braddon. It is without a doubt the most boring Victorian novel I have
ever read (there is no action in it what so ever!) and the heroine definitely
deserves the Oscar for most annoying wretch ever. But thankfully I only have
about 140 pages left hahha. Some of you might wonder: why bother to read it
then? Well, because I have no choice. I have to read this book for the course
Sensation and Gothic Fiction, I will be doing a presentation on it for that
course and I will be using the book for my Master thesis. Honestly, the book is
boring as hell, but it's a damn good example to support my argument with
^__^". </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For the
coming couple of weeks I will continue to read like a mad person. I still have
about 1400 pages to read before (preferably) the middle of May for my MA thesis
(normal homework excluded). For those of you who are interested in the books
that I will be reading for my research I have added a little list at the end of
this blog post. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Next to all
that I of course still work 16 hours a week. I still enjoy working at the call
center. My colleagues are still wonderful (everyone is so nice!) and I am
currently working on a little project at work. I love doing projects, since
they often provide me with a little bit of a challenge. And truth be told, I
really do need a challenge when it comes to the work I do, for I get bored
quite easily. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I of course
also get to see my fiancé! The day that I meet him is my well deserved one day
off per week haha. Yesterday we went to the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Lorex</i>, which is from the makers of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Despicable Me</i>. Although the movie is not as funny as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Despicable Me</i>, I had a really good time.
My fiancé, unfortunately, did not like it as much as I did... But he had a big
box of pop-corn, so it was all good (his words not mine haha). And at least he
did not fall asleep, as some other guy did in the row before us (his poor
girlfriend! hahah). I would not recommend this movie to those of you who hate
animated movies in which people spontaneously burst out in song. However, if
you do not mind a song once in a while, especially if it is a parody, then by
all means, go and see it! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well that
is it for now. Back to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Doctor's Wife</i>
for me. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blacky</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As
promised: here's a little list for those of you interested in the books that I
shall be reading. </span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-GB">Currently
reading</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">: Braddon,
Mary Elisabeth. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Doctor's Wife</i>.
pp. 1-464.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Barthes,
Roland. "The Reality Effect."
p. 141-148.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Butler,
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<span lang="EN-GB">Christ,
Carol. "Painting the Dead." <i>Death and Representation</i>. pp.
133-51.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Flournoy,
Olivier. "Castration, an Illusory Virtual Reality." pp. 23-38.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Kristeva,
Julia. Desire in Language: A semiotic Approach to Literature and Art. pp. 124-158
and 237-270. </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Llywelyn,
Nigel. <i>The art of death: visual culture in the English death ritual
c.1500-c.1800</i>. pp. 1-160.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5723529233180771972" name="RANGE!A7"></a><span lang="EN-GB">Matthis, Iréne.<i> Dialogues on sexuality, gender, and
psychoanalysis</i>. pp. 1-219.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Montgomery,
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<span lang="EN-GB">Nightingale,
Florence. <i>Cassandra</i>. pp. 1-58.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Sussman,
Herbert L. <i>Victorian Masculinities: Manhood and masculine poetics in early
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<br /></div>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-72516873548639208352012-04-02T20:59:00.001+02:002012-04-02T20:59:04.089+02:00Women and Death review<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well I thought it high time for another review. This review is on <i>Women and Death: Linkages in Western Thought and Literature</i> by Beth Ann Bassein. I hope you will enjoy it. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Review: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have to
admit that I was less taken with this book than I expected to be. In this book Ann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beth Bassein tries to portray the ways in
which women are linked to death in Western culture. What I found the most
problematic of this studies is that Bassein's idea of Western culture seems to
be limited to the English speaking parts of America, France and England. With
this her study necessarily generalizes quite a bit and the reader cannot help
but think it best if she had restricted her work to either American or English
literature (or perhaps both).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> After
reading a few chapters it becomes blatantly clear that apart from a study of
the relation between women and death, this book also has the function of a feminist
pamphlet with the goal to dissolve the association between these two topics.
Throughout the book Bassein banters one author after another for forcing their
characters to die or to live death in life. In the case of Samuel Richardson's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Clarissa</i> she accuses the author of being
unnecessary cruel towards the female protagonist, just because she was a woman.
As such Bassein chooses to ignore the edifying purpose Richardson explicitly
said that he wished for the book to have. It was supposed to provide the reader
with an image of what could happen if they did not follow the rules as they
were indicated by parents or even society as a whole. Bassein also accuses
Richardson, as well as a few other writers, of providing the reader with an unrealistic
image of women. I found this claim extremely strange as the books she chooses
to launch this claim against belong to the genre of Victorian <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fiction</i>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At times
one almost gets the feeling that Bassein is almost pro-adultery as she argues
in the case of, for example, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madam Bovary</i>,
that the female protagonist is unjustly punished for her choices, as Flaubert
forces her to die a cruel death. I suppose this argument is based on the assumption
that Bassein makes that men who commit adultery do not get punished in a
similar way in the Victorian novels. However, one had only to look at novels
such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tess of the d'Urbervilles</i> by
Thomas Hardy or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Tennant of Wildfell Hall</i>
to discover that such an assumption is not necessarily just. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All in all
I believe that this book might have benefitted greatly if the author had not so
strongly expressed her personal opinion and would have tried a more theoretical
approach to offer an explanation for the existence of the link between women
and death. For those of you who are interested in the relation between women
and death and would like a more indebt exploration of the connection between
the two, I would kindly refer you to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Over
Her Dead Body: Death, Femininity and the Aesthetic</i> by Elisbeth Bronfen
instead. Though please note, that one has to be armed with a good understanding
of theorists such as Freud before one approaches this book. For, if you are
not, this book might prove to be quite the hurdle. </span></div>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723529233180771972.post-53961296948878093672012-03-25T23:22:00.001+02:002012-03-25T23:23:14.823+02:00Once Upon A Time<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I wanted to
write a blog post on a series that I am completely addicted to. I usually am
not one of those people who steadily follows series (no, not even those Disney
cartoon series like the Rescue Rangers etc.), but this series has definitely grabbed
my full attention. The series that I am referring to is called Once Upon A
Time. </span></div>
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<a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02464dGmB1qluop6o3_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02464dGmB1qluop6o3_500.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">It is a new
series which is currently still being aired in America. The series centers
around a town called Storybrook. All the people who live in that town are
characters from fairytale land who have been sent to the real world through a
curse, cast by Snow White's evil queen. In the town time has stopped and no one
is able to leave the town... If they try 'terrible things happen'. None of the
characters (well... perhaps with a few exceptions) have any memories of their past
lives in fairytale land; no memories of true loves kiss or even of a faithful
bite in an apple. The evil queen has done everything in her power to prevent a
happy ending for any of our favorite fairytale hero's and heroines. There is
only one person that can break the curse; the only one that got away... The
daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After
reading my summary some of you might think that the story must be filled with
clichés. The opposite is true. Many of the stories have been reworked and
although I am a huge fan of the originals, some of them have become just a tad
more interesting. Due to the many plot twists the story is completely
unpredictable, causing you to be pleasantly surprised during almost every
episode. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The cast
(the names will lead you straight to their IMDB pages) has some outstanding
actors such as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607185/" target="_blank">Jennifer Morrison</a> (who plays role of Emma, the daughter of Snow
White and Prince charming), <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329481/" target="_blank">Ginnifer Goodwin</a> (Snow White) and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663469/" target="_blank">Lana Parrilla</a> (the, very, very convincing evil queen). Though the most superb actor, who really makes the show, is
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001015/" target="_blank">Robert Carlyle</a> who plays the role of Rumplestiltskin. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I can hear some of you
think: Rumplestiltskin? That cannot possibly be all that special.... Well you
would be surprised! As I said before, they reworked some of the stories
completely and the story with perhaps the most impressive makeover is that of Rumplestiltskin.
He has been turned into the ultimate bad guy; the puppet master who carefully
manages the entire charade. He almost takes on the role of Satan: if you want
your wish to be granted, you will have to give him something in return. For, 'all
magic comes with a price, dearies'. This price can be a variety of things: your
first born or maybe just your coat. Upon first seeing Rumplestiltskin you will
find yourself thinking: OMG this guy just freaks me out. O.o He is evil and
completely mad! But the more you see of this character, the more you find
yourself mysteriously attracted to him, even to the point that you can actually
imagine why the other characters accept a deal with him. Throughout the series
you will find out how Rumplestiltskin became the evil man he is now (for 'evil
is not born, it is made') and you will gradually actually start to understand
him, which makes him even more compelling as a character. (Urgh! It is so hard
not to insert any spoilers, cause he is just so freaking awesome!). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first
season will have 22 episodes in total and tonight they will be airing episode
17 'Hat Trick', which will center around the Matter Hatter from Alice in
Wonderland. I just can't wait to download the episode tomorrow morning! :D </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well I hope
that this review will have induced some of you to actually go and watch the
series, because I really do believe that this show deserves a very wide fan base.
If you wish to know where you can download the episodes, let me know in a
comment and I will give you the link ;). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blacky. </span></div>Blackcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12086483430368827745noreply@blogger.com5