Elisabeth’s Comments (group member since Apr 23, 2022)

Elisabeth’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

So pleased you’re back , Chava. What a frightening thing to happen and not to know why.

I’m reading with Tower Bridge on the cover. 65 Landmark on cover

I found a book on the 'Books you wish more people knew about list' which is on my TBR. I've put in a library request which usually only takes a few days. I'll read it anyway if someone else has something for that task, but it's by one of my fave authors Robert Harris -- just read Precipice by him. The one about Asquith's girlfriend and all those letters. This one is the Enigma machine.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "The worst books list isn’t as bad as it sounds😀 I’ve read lots and some were 5 stars from me. Two or three are on my TBR and I own a few as well. I have a few othe..."

Anna Karenina drove me nuts. She was such a pain in the bum. I wanted to give her a kick

How awful, Chava. What are you allergic to?

Finished my Post Modern book. Came out in 1968. Really enjoyed dipping into the world of Richard Brautigan again.

Just found a book on my shelves tagged Post Modern In Watermelon Sugar . It's very short so can read it today. Be a nice palate cleanser after slogging through Algeria with Isabelle Eberhardt who was eccentric and obsessed to say the least.

The worst books list isn’t as bad as it sounds😀 I’ve read lots and some were 5 stars from me. Two or three are on my TBR and I own a few as well. I have a few other books coming first, though but can certainly do that task if necessary with this My Ántonia no. 304.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "I just watched Joanna Lumley on the Danube on the ABC (Aussies). She’s following the river from start to finish and went to Vienna i..."

Watching that show made me want to go back but not in winter!!

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "I just watched Joanna Lumley on the Danube on the ABC (Aussies). She’s following the river from start to finish and went to Vienna in this first episode. To my surprise she went t..."

Fantastic. It’s such beautiful country. We went to Germany, Prague and Vienna in about 2017. Took the train from Berlin to Dresden hired a car and drove around the area near the Czechia border where my Dad’s mother’s family came from. His grandma lived in Regensburg when she was married. Johanna was walking around there too near where our hotel was. We turned up on Regensburg Day which was fun. Lots of street stalls selling food and drink.

We trained again to Vienna. I wish I’d known about the Crypt. We did see a lot though.

I just watched Joanna Lumley on the Danube on the ABC (Aussies). She’s following the river from start to finish and went to Vienna in this first episode. To my surprise she went to the Habsburg’s Crypt Museum which was in the book I read and used for a Travelling task. It’s an amazing collection.

I have a book first pubbed in Sept 2007 but won’t get to it for a few days at least.
It also has 65 The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on the cover. I’d class that as a famous landmark.
Update: it’s not the Brandenburg Gate. My husband thought it was the Reichstag after the fire but we’re not sure now 😀

Finished The Heart Is a Star which has MPG Contemporary. I should finish today or tomorrow and clean up the Foreign Lands task 44. The it's on to trek about Algeria with the intrepid Isabelle Eberhardt who dressed as a man so she could travel safely, at the turn of the 20th century, as a journalist. Died at 27 in a flash flood.

I feel as though I've been trekking in Africa as well having been armchair travelling to Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe with Algeria, and Mali coming and an outhor born in Eswatini (Swaziland). Have been to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe though.

Pesto certainly works well with it but grilled is good too. It seems to be better cooked somehow.

I do a chicken and veg tray bake with halloumi cubes through it. Pesto goes over the top. The baked halloumi gives little salty cheesy mouthfuls amongst the potatoes and chicken etc. I haven’t ever eaten it ‘raw’ so to speak with crackers or something.

It sounds a bit like halloumi.

We have the new Michael Connelly sitting waiting. Start of a new series after Harry Bosch. also filled a few gaps in the Bernie Gunther series at the Lifeline Book Fair over the weekend.

I'm reading which has Travelling 65 MPG Contemporary. I won't finish it today though.

I know, just kidding.

I can see Richard watching the clock tonight, fingers poised to open his book. Hahaha