Dear February, You have been awesome. All your 28days were packed with something amazing. Well!!! maybe other than a couple of days. So, let's say there were 26 amazing days and a couple not-so-good days. So let me first talk about the 'not-so-good days'. Pulwama Attack and Aftermath: It is a condemnable attack and it … Continue reading Gratitude List- February 2019
Linking this post to #wordlesswednesday hosted by two fellow Bong beauties Natasha and Esha.
I had read a lot of good, bad and ugly reviews about this book. Many reviewers absolutely trashed this book while others generously praised. Undoubtedly, I was curious about the book and when I finally read it I found this book UNPUTDOWNABLE in one word. A real page-turner. I have not read such a thrilling … Continue reading Review of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- #Writetribereadingchallenge2019 #readbravely
During my recent trip to France, I was fascinated by their tree-lined roads. Later on, I came to read that there are lots of theories as to why France has so many tree-lined roads and whose idea they were in the first place. Many think that the Romans are responsible. It’s true that many of … Continue reading French Tree-Lined Road
Ikigai is the first book that I read in February and the fifth book that I read in 2019 after Poonachi, The Girl on the Train, Norwegian Woods and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Ikigai is a book that talks about the Japanese secret to a Long and Happy life. This is a self-help motivational … Continue reading Review of Ikigai #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge
I fell in love with Italy when I was a student of class VII. My geography teacher Mrs. Banerjee was a beautiful lady who had visited Italy. During her class, she used to narrate us stories from her visit. She narrated the story so beautifully that I could almost visualize the lanes and canals of … Continue reading Pisa- The First Glimpse of Tuscany
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is the fourth book that I read in January 2019. The first three books are Poonachi, The Girl on the Train and Norwegian Woods respectively. The title of this book intrigued me. I had also read a few reviews and most readers had praised it. This book was also picked … Continue reading Review of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge2019
Midnight Faluda: The year 2019 began with midnight faluda. Once upon a time, we used to welcome the new year while dancing to Bailamos at New Year's party, but now we have grown old and our knee hurts to dance therefore this year we had no plans of partying. I was planning to fall asleep … Continue reading Gratitude List January 2019
Ahead of my Europe trip, I downloaded a language learning app called Duolingo and started learning Italian and French. In Europe, I observed from my previous trips that it becomes extremely difficult without knowing the local dialect, I was especially worried about France because the French are well known for their aversion to speaking English. … Continue reading How Bengali helped me in Europe
