Venice

At the end of summer, I went to visit Venice with my host family. Venice is an absolutely beautiful city of canals, culture and colour. I really enjoyed the weekend we spent there.

[Gondola Ride]

[Colourful Sign]

[Masks]

[Enjoying Venice]

[Mamma Nadia]

A Week of Sailing

Hey everyone! I recently had the opportunity of doing a sailing course for one week with a number of other students. During the week I made great friends and learnt heaps of new things. We went sailing and swimming and even had a bonfire on the last night. I had heaps of fun during my time and am so happy to have had the opportunity.

Sail Sunset

[The lake at sunset]

After Storm Sunset

[After an evening storm]

Sunny Sails

[A beautiful day for sailing]

Lake Sunset

[Mountains at sunset]

Group Photo

[Group photo of the sailing group]

Family Sea Vacation

This is a post I wrote quite a while ago and forgot to share! It’s currently Autumn so it’s nice to look back on some lovely memories.


Now that it summer, the days are hotter and the sky is bluer. I just spent a week at the sea with my family and had the best holiday I’ve had in a really long time.

[Palm street]

[Beach entrance]

[Colourful beach house]

[Beach-side lake]

[Waves on the beach]

A Walk in the Park

With the summer holidays around, there is a lot more time to go to the park. Warm weather, beautiful views and being surrounded by nature make the summer days fly by. Here are some photos I took during a walk in the park:

Lake

[Trees on the lake]

Mulberries.

[Freshly picked mulberries]

Park path

[Picturesque paths]

Park Greenery

[Park Greenery]

On the lake

[A view of the lake]

Magnum Making

My favourite place at the World Expo was the Magnum bar-a place where you could design (and eat) your own magnum.

I chose a dark-chocolate coated vanilla ice cream with some yummy toppings to finish it off!

Magnum Bar

[Toppings]

Magnum Making

[My Creation]

Emily x

Book Review: The Night Circus

The circus arrives without warning… ‘The Night Circus’ by Erin /Morgenstern is a stunning book about a circus that arrives unannounced and leaves without a word. A collection of mystery and magic is held within the pages, leaving you captivated as the story unfolds.


Le Cirque de Rêves is unlike any other, opening at midnight and constructed of black and white. Performers are awe-inspiringly elegant as they twist and turn in grey scale costumes, performing acts so fantastical that they defy all sense and logic. The surrounding tents are so full of wonder that if you didn’t know any better you might say it’s magic. Of course, in the Circus of Dreams, nothing is impossible… But beneath the beauty and poise, there lies something much more sinister. Two young magicians find themselves caught in a tangle of lies, forced to compete in a deadly contest that threatens to endanger not only themselves, but the circus as well…


‘The Night Circus’ is a sensational tale that will bewitch the senses and capture your heart. Unique and unusual characters are woven seamlessly into an enchanting story of love, loss and friendship. Through the mystery and magic, it has the ability to render the real world fantastical and the fantastical world real. But watch, the circus is open. Now you may enter.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world” -Oscar Wilde, 1888