My trip to Paris; Maud // Half-term Holidays

Heyyyyy guys!
I got back from Paris yesterday and thought I would make this post about it.
I wrote a blog diary throughout the trip to use for this post so I hope you enjoy x

15th February 2016 2:19pm 
We have so far been in the coach for around 5 hours and it's so cramped. We just had a 45 min break at a French Service Station and bought a French Kinder egg with my friend as a joke. I haven't had lunch yet as I feel kind of sick. We are due in Paris in around 2 hours. We will then get to the hostel to get ready to set off for the resturant at about 6:30 and then visit the Eiffel Tower. I will take pictures and insert them below. See you in a bit :)

16th February 2016 11:49pm 
Hey! I haven't had much time to write as we only have three days here and so much to do. We got to Paris and are staying in a hostel. Once we got here yesterday, we packed our things away and and got ready for our dinner and Eiffel Tower visit. (I will insert pictures below). We then took a 15 min walk to the restaurant. The starter was salad with mayo and beetroot. The main course was Spaghetti (I'm vegetarian) and the desert was ice-cream. It was ok but lacked in the French theme. After that, we went to the Eiffel Tower. I spent 14 euros going to the top and it was really scary but was more daunting from below. It got later and colder. We literally had to hug the whole way home. We got back around midnight.
Today, we woke up at 7 in the morning and had to be down for breakfast at 8:30. A roommate of ours woke us up so early :( The breakfast consisted of dirty cutlery and croissants.
Then we went to Madamoiselle Slassi hat maker. I found it really interesting even though I'm not that interested about Textiles. We were expecting to visit a factory but she made them in her apartment so she showed us them in there.
After, we walked around a park for a bit and then went to McDonalds. I got a McFlurry :)
Then we got on the coach again and travelled to a marketplace and got food in Pret-A-Manger. We then walked up a huge flight of stairs to more crepes and markets. There wasn't much more o the day apart from crappy food and bed.

17th February 2016 10:52am
We are on the coach now. We once again went to breakfast this morning. Then we had bedroom checks which we passed easily. After, we put our luggage in the coach and set off for the Pierre Cardin Museum. Unfortunately, they wouldn't let us in so we just set off home. We got our 20 euros back that we had payed for the museum and then we are now on our way to the duty free at the Eurotunnel. I have 85 euros left so I have lots to spend. I am praying that it sells English books. Next time I write I'll probably be at home. P.S. It's super annoying as I can't read on the coach so I'm still on like page 60 of A Court of Thorns and Roses.

18th February 2016 7:24pm
I got home yesterday at around 5pm. We didn't end up going to the duty free as we were late :(
It doesn't really matter though because today I went shopping and got The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton and Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.
The rest of the journey was my friends and I were planning my Harry Potter hemed wedding with Emma Watson. I had a great holiday/school trip and I hope you enjoyed my diary of the trip and all the photos.

I hope you are having a great half-term holiday!
Happy Reading

Matilda The Musical Review; Maud

Hello everybody! It's Maud.

Long time no see, eh. I am really sorry about the last however
many months it has been that I have been offline but the good news is, I'M BACK!
Anyway, today's post is going to be about Matilda the Musical.

On the 9th of September, I went to see Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre, London.
It was absolutely AMAZING although there were many flashing lights and loud noises.
The actors and actresses were absolutely spectacular. The transitions between each scene was very fluid and the show was quite an even pace all the way through.
The show was around 2 and a half hours including intervals where they sell programmes, snacks and clothes. Although, like in any theatre they were all very expensive so I recommend brining your own food and drink.

I think my favourite scene was 'when I grow up' song.
It was great how everything was set out to be able to transform into different environments.
I would absolutely go back and see it again if I could!
Rate: 9/10 (Only because it was a bit too loud and there were too many flashing lights at some points in the production).

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this review :)
Happy Reading,
Maud!

The Books I am Taking on Holiday with Me ~ Emile

Joyeux Lundi!

Unfortunately, I haven't yet finished the Heroes of Olympus series, so that review will have to wait until next week. In the mean time, I am going to share with you what books I am going to take on holiday with me.

This week my family and I are going to stay in the woods for a week, a sort of Centerparcs style thing. For those of you who don't know, Centerparcs is a holiday company where you can stay in a rented cabin and participate in activities like archery and rock climbing etc. As of this moment I am feeling in a major fantasy mood, so bear that in mind when I tell you which books I am taking.

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
It is about time I read this, it has such high praise.

2. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johanson
Ditto. Plus I got it on Amazon yesterday for just £3.85! Click here for the link.

3. The Power of One by Bryce Courteney.
I have been meaning to get around to this. It just hasn't happened yet.

Given that some of these books are of a rather substantial size, I think they'll last me through the week. Also, I probably won't actually have much time to read. I have been reading on my Kindle for a while, so I am excited to hold an actual paperback again.

Au revoir,
Emile x