SUICIDE BUNNIES

It is always funny to go to a big bookstore and spend hours there, reading all kinds of books. Therefore, taking advantage of a short visit to Antwerp last Tuesday, I went to FNAC and I found out this comic.

Its name is The Book of Bunny Suicides, the author is Andy Riley and I HIGHLY recommend to have a look at it. It is just hilarious, I love its irony.

Also Selfish Pigs and 101 Uses of a Dead Cat are extremely funny.

JAZZ AT THE WINDOW

This is the Cafe Van Leeuwen, a cosy jazz place in the center of Amsterdam where you can also have a nice lunch or dinner.

But probably the best thing of this bar is its terrace in the second floor... You can have your drink while sitting at the windows!

Every Sunday there is a jazz concert from 5pm. You can check the agenda at their website

Cafe Van Leeuwen is located in Keizersgracht, in the corner with Utrechtsestraat

NOORDERLICHT CAFE

I read an article on the Time Out magazine's July issue about the Noorderlicht Cafe, so taking advantage of my family's visit, we had to stop there for a drink during our trip to Amsterdam-Noord.

The first thing that calls atention is the building itself which gives the feeling of being in some kind of warehouse (already promising).

And the inside? A mix of wooden stuff, with vintage couches, colored mosaics, pipes, incredible lamps... A super laid-back atmosphere! As it that wasn't enough, they have a great terrace perfect for summer.

Noorderlicht Cafe is also a place for lunch (also vega), a snack, a piece of home-made cake... or just chill listening to nice music. Reggae lovers, this weekend they give a minifestival!

More info at their web.

To get there: ferry from Centraal Station direction NDSM Werf (every half an hour).

Noorderlicht Cafe is very close to the stop: just follow the signs.

ROARR!

Ways of having fun with a Polaroid during a rainy Sunday in Amsterdam

TAKE A BOAT

Take a boat and let it take you as far as it wants inside the city. And feel the diference, the same that you notice when you change from West to East and then to the South.

Noord is not what guides tell you about Amsterdam. It might look as a desolate neighbourhood in the beginning... but it's ok, just don't take the boat back and keep on walking: you will notice soon there is something different. It is maybe its industrial face, its innovative architecture, its arty atmosphere.

Whatever it is, be sure it will surprise you.

To get there: ferry from Centraal Station.

In this case, direction NDSM Werf (every half an hour)