It was the first Friday of mom’s visit down under. It was raining. Tickets had been booked months in advance. They were rather expensive. No turning back.
And what a great evening it turned out to be!
Harry Potter – A Forbidden Forest Experience was definitely cool.
In one week’s time, Mikael and I have explored Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park in full. During the day, in the twilight, and in the dark in the company of glow worms.
After 14 months in Australia, my mom has finally arrived after one hell of a trip. All went well, she slept most of the way, but taking off at 9pm local time, flying three flights for 25 hours and landing 6am local time must be rough. We were lucky to have a super early flight and landing late at night. But flying in so early in the morning, we had to keep her awake until it was time to go to bed to make sure she wasn’t suffering from too much jetlag.
I do believe we did a good job of keeping her awake. Breakfast at Alkemist, 6 koalas and hundreds (probably, I lost count) of kangaroos at Coombabah and dinner at Fricken Chicken in Broadbeach. It would have been on the beach if it hadn’t started pouring along with some distant thunder out at sea.
Title: Edgedancer
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Collection: Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 170 of 831
Published: 2016, Tor Books
My Grade: 4 out of 5
Review Summary: You know when you hate a character? And you realize it’ because it is so well-written? Sanderson create magically annoying characters as well.
Title: Words of Radiance
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Series: The Stormlight Archive
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 1088
Published: 2014, Tor Books
My Grade: 5 out of 5
Review Summary: I’m stunned. I’ve laughed, dropped my jaw, been wide-eyed, shouting internally (and sometimes aloud), this book put me through everything.
The present came in the form of a very cosy concert a month later.
My first birthday in Australia has come and gone. And even if it wasn’t optimal with having partner with the cold, it still turned out to be a really great day.
Title: The Way of Kings
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Series: The Stormlight Archive
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 1007
Published: 2010, Tor Books
My Grade: 5 out of 5
Review Summary: Probably the best book I’ve ever read!
Title: Eleventh Metal
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Collection: Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 21 of 831
Published: 2016, Tor Books (first published 2012)
My Grade: 3.5 out of 5
Title: Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Collection: Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 40 of 831
Published: 2016, Tor Books (first published (2014)
My Grade: 3 out of 5
Title: The Lost Metal
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Series: Mistborn #7, Wax & Wayne #4
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 507
Published: 2022, Tor Books
My Grade: 5 out of 5
Review Summary: A slightly anticlimactic and very depressing ending to an incredible series.
And speaking of birds! Look what I found in the draft pile of the blog from a year ago, haha.
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