Gemini Amethyst: Around the World

A typical bookworm, who loves to travel.

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Another Update! YES

Bare in mind that this is BEFORE England went into a second lockdown. So please don’t comment saying that I went against lockdown restrictions.

This time I’ve spent a couple of days in Portsmouth with a one day trip to the Isle of Wight.

On the Isle I was able to visit the Osborne House, home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It is a truly lovely place to visit. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we were unable to see all of the house for health and safety reasons. What I did see thigh was worth the trip and I highly recommend visiting. It even had its own private beach and everything.

The next day, after a quick shop around Gun Wharf, we went to the historical dockyard at Portsmouth. I had heard about the Tudor ship “Mary Rose” back on the Isle of Wight and got interested in it. And the exhibit was more impressive than I imagined it. It was discovered 1971 but wasn’t raised until 11th October 1982. They were only able to recover one half of the ship, but that’s all that’s needed in my opinion. And they found a lot on the ship. They found all the things that you expect to find on what was a war ship back in the times of Henry the VIII such as cannons, bows for archery and tools that were used on board the ship. They even found the skeleton of a dog which they believed was used as a rat catcher. And they found the remains of some of the crew too. What I found interesting is how they determined who had what jobs by examining the remains. For example they determined who had the role of the archer by examining how the spine was twisted (something that has been found with other skeletons that were found with the archery gear) and how the right fingers had grooves on the insides, which was likely caused by repeatedly pulling back the string of a longbow.

Forgive me if not all the pictures aren’t fantastic, the exhibit with the ship itself was quite dark (not to mention my IPad isn’t the best in the world for taking pictures sometimes 😒).

We also get to have a look around HMS Victory, the last ship that Lord Nelson sailed on before his death in 1805. I had been on the ship before but that was when I was 5 (I think). So going around the ship and listening to the electronic guide your given at the same time was quite good. While I was listening to the facts and walking around the ship, it actually made me feel like I was there. From the start at the battle of Cape Trafalgar to the moment when Lord Nelson passed away.

For anyone that is really into their wartime history or just history in general, I highly recommend in taking a visit to Portsmouth’s Historical Dockyard.

Well, that’s it for now. Hope you guys enjoyed the update.

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FINALLY I CAN UPDATE THIS BLOG 😆

Hey there everyone. Yes, I am back.

This time my parents and I took a short two day trip to Yatton and Bath. We went to Western-super-Mare on our first day. It’s a nice sea side town with its own small amusement park and pier arcade, complete with a go kart track!

We stayed the DoubleTree Hilton, Cabury House Hotel. It was a lovely hotel and everyone there was so friendly. Everyone truly made us feel welcome. Gorgeous grounds and comfy rooms. And for those who like to do a work out, there is a gym and swimming pool. I believe that there is also a spa for anyone who is interested. This hotel is worth staying at.

The next day we went to Bath. It is a really nice city, perfect for day trips. And the Roman Bathhouse is amazing. It was so festinating to see what the Romans had done to make a place for relaxation and healing and a place for worship. Just seeing the only thermo spa water in Britain was quite breathtaking. Especially when you can see the naturally made bubbles in the water. Obviously, you’re not allowed to go swimming in it, but you can’t deny that the whole of the museum was amazing to walk through and learn about the history. If you love your history, I highly recommend visiting the Roman Bathhouse. It’s just a shame that the weather wasn’t great.

Just a short but sweet trip. I loved being somewhere different, especially since lockdown restrictions have eased a bit. I hope you guys enjoyed the update.

Sorry if the photos in the video weren’t the best, but I hope you all enjoyed it all the same.

Song: Sandcastle Kingdoms

Artist: Natewantstobattle

Hope you are all safe and I hope to update this blog again.

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Illuminate 2019.

Last night was the light festival “Illuminate” and it was beautiful. It was also in celebration of the Mayflower (the ship in the video) as it is now 400 years old. You really have to hand it to the people who have designed the beautiful lights and how they can make a beautiful show, especially in the video with the water fountain.  You don’t see it in the video but I was also wearing a wrist band that lit up and changes colours in time with the music. I can’t show you it because I wasn’t allowed to keep it but it’s not that special so you’re not missing much. Sadly I couldn’t stay too long because I had an early start yesterday and I was getting tired, but I still enjoyed it just the same.

The festival will last until the 1st December.

Hope you enjoyed that post, sorry it was short.

Have a nice day everyone.

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An Evening of Queen.

So last night I went to a Queen tribute concert and I was blown away by how amazing the band was. This was the first time I had ever seen a tribute band, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. This band exceeded my expectations greatly. The music was awesome, the singers were amazing, and the whole night was giving me a lot of adrenaline. And yes, during the song “We Will Rock You” the lead male singer did wave at me.

Needless to say I was exhausted and overslept this morning, but I had a lot of fun. It wasn’t exactly like the Bon Jovi concert I went to a while back, but I still had plenty of fun.

An Evening of Queen was a brilliant tribute band and I’m sure that a lot of you, especially if you’re a fan of Queen will agree.

I do apologise for people getting in the way in the footage. I am not short, the world was just made tall. Hope you still enjoyed the video I put together.

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Crantock Beach.

I have never been to this beach, but oh my gosh it is beautiful. It is stunning from the crystal clear river to the sea, to the soft sand.

Beaches are one of my favourite places to go. They make me feel relaxed and they give me some inspiration for my writing, especially if one of the scenes that I’m writing about is taking place on the beach.

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London Trip: Bon Jovi Concert.

“I set each stone and I hammered each nail

This house is not for sale

Where memories live and the dream don't fail

This house is not for sale

Coming home

I'm coming home”

- “This House Is Not For Sale”, Bon Jovi.

So, I...have...seen...BON JOVI! My first ever concert, and it was for one of my favourite bands. And it was AWESOME!

The past couple of days have been amazing. The day of the concert I had been out all day with my uncle (I was staying with him and his partner whilst visiting London, better than staying in a hotel for over £50 or something like that per night). We visited the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum (my favourite museum, I had been going there since I was very small).

And of course in the evening, at around 8:30 BON JOVI was playing at Wembley Stadium (the tour isn’t called “This House is Not For Sale”, hence the quite at the start. It was so much fun. I heard songs that I hadn’t listened to before hand (I wanted to surprise myself) and my favourites such as Wanted Dead Or Alive, Have A Nice Day, It’s My Life, You Give Love a Bad Name and of course, my all time favourite Livin’ on A Prayer. The atmosphere was electric and I felt alive. I didn’t get to sleep until at least past midnight, but I don’t care. The show was worth losing a few hours of sleep.

And even though I was singing (and by that I mean shouting until my throat was raw to try to be heard above the whole audience singing/shouting) I didn’t lose my voice the next day, so that’s a bonus 😂

I did take photos but they are on my phone and they aren’t very good quality wise. Sorry.

Yesterday was technically a recovery day, but it was also my last day, so really it wasn’t. My uncle and I took a trip to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. The animals were amazing and I thought that my uncle was going to take home one dog in particular right then and there. And even though I have a dog at home, I also like cats and I saw these two little adorable balls of fluff that were 12 week old kittens but they were already picked out to go to a new home. It’s probably for the best because Sparky (my westie) would probably have freaked out if I suddenly came home with the kittens (not to mention one of my parents is allergic to cats so yeah.....).

We then walked all the way from Victoria Station through Westminster and past Downing Street to go to Convent Garden. We watched a couple of street performers, had lunch and looked around. And of course, being the typical Moomin fan that I am I went to the Moomin shop (typical me, I know 😆)

Right now, I am one a train back home. So I am quite sad, but it’ll be nice to sleep in my own bed once I get home.

By the way, you guys remember those fairy stones that I talked about previously? I left them both in Covent Garden. I took a picture of where I left them. So if you’re somewhere in London, hurry down to Covent Garden and find them, if you can.

And look at this!

In celebration of Pride (the LGBTQ Community) the pedestrian crossings at Woolwich were painted to look like the flag to represent Pride. Honestly, I don’t know if I’m straight, lesbian or bisexual, but I still support the LGBTQ Community because I wasn’t brought up to see the world through black and white and say that being gay is wrong (not to mention my uncle is gay and is happy with his partner, and you don’t turn your back on family). The world is changing and I believe it’s time for people who are homophobic to change too.

So that is it for now you guys, I hope you enjoyed this update. If you did give a big old like and if you’re new to this blog please feel free to follow. Also check out my main blog under Gemini Amethyst or on Wattpad (also Gemini Amethyst) where I post all my Moomin related fanfics and other stories. Until next time, see you all later.

ROCK ON 🤘

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See you guys soon.

So regarding the fairy stones. I’m not allowed to take them into buildings, but I can leave them outside somewhere. So when you guys find them, you need to move them to let someone else find them, OUTSIDE.

Game on.

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Please support this charity you guys at:

www.bulliesout.com

Sorry for the awkwardness, I’ve just had a bit of a long day.

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What I plan to do next...

Okay, I know it’s been a while, but I am going traveling this year. So far, I will be taking two trips, one short and one long. The short trip I am going up to London again, but this time it is to see a Bon Jovi concert at Wembley. I doubt that I’ll be doing much updating there, but we’ll see how it goes.

The second trip will take place in August and I’ll be flying out to Canada, somewhere that I haven’t been ever since I was a toddler. Also I got family living out there, so it’ll be awesome to see everyone over there. I will also be staying out there for two weeks, so expect quite a few updates while I’m out there.

Okay guys so that’s what is going to happen this year. So if you want to see these updates be sure to like and follow this blog. And please also check out my main blog as well.

See you soon ;)

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Okay guys. I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Bon Jovi concert is going ahead. I’ll be taking the train out to London on the 20th June (the concert is on the 21st). So in a few weeks I’ll be rocking out (sorry, couldn’t help myself).

The bad news is that the Canada trip isn’t going ahead. It’s not cancelled. I repeat, IT’S...NOT...CANCELLED! However, due to a change in circumstances, it will have to be postponed. It’s still happening, just not this year I’m afraid. I honestly don’t know when it’ll happen, but it will happen, I can promise you all that.

Okay, sorry about the disappointment guys. I know, I’m upset too about Canada, but unfortunately that’s how it is sometimes. There are just some things that you can’t control.

I’ll update you guys about it when I know what’s happening for certain.

See you guys later.

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Here’s some additional photos if you guys would like to have a look.

And look at this:

This is a message to show how much plastic is in our oceans, which is something that I am passionate about. Please guys, recycle plastics, DO NOT throw them in the ocean as this is one of the main things that is destroying our world.

Have a nice day everyone 😊

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What I plan to do next...

Okay, I know it’s been a while, but I am going traveling this year. So far, I will be taking two trips, one short and one long. The short trip I am going up to London again, but this time it is to see a Bon Jovi concert at Wembley. I doubt that I’ll be doing much updating there, but we’ll see how it goes.

The second trip will take place in August and I’ll be flying out to Canada, somewhere that I haven’t been ever since I was a toddler. Also I got family living out there, so it’ll be awesome to see everyone over there. I will also be staying out there for two weeks, so expect quite a few updates while I’m out there.

Okay guys so that’s what is going to happen this year. So if you want to see these updates be sure to like and follow this blog. And please also check out my main blog as well.

See you soon ;)

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Enchanted Saltram....

Last night my parents and I went to a National Trust place that we go to quite often called Saltram. And last night in the big house and the gardens they had festive lights that portrayed different fairy tales.

So at the start inside the house you are met with this huge Christmas Tree that they had named “The Once Upon a Time Tree”. Fun fact about this tree is that it was decorated with 4000 lights.

The next room was themed Cinderella. On the staircase was a clock that showed midnight, a shoe to represent Cinderella’s glass slipper and a carriage shaped decoration.

We were then surrounded by beautiful ball gowns as we stepped into the enchanted world of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. The woman next to me is my mum.

Next door we stepped into a “tail as old as time” as we saw the dinner table and the rose from Beauty and The Beast, one of my favourite all time fairy tales.

We dived to the depths of the ocean and into Monstro the Whale and looked at Gipetto’s toy shop in Pinocchio. Yes the archway that I am in represents the Whale’s stomach.

As we stepped past the courtyard to kitchen, we passed Repunzel’s tower. “Repunzel, Repunzel, let down your hair, so I can climb the golden stairs”.

In the kitchen we were in the house of a family of bears from Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Everything was in threes: the bowls; the slippers; the stockings and even the Christmas trees.

The fairy tales didn’t stop as we stepped into the garden. In the orangery, we saw Excalibur from King Arthur’s tale, The Sword in the Stone. As we walked past the trees, the music from the ballet Swan Lake echoed all around. Everywhere in the garden, there was no tree that was bathed beautifully in festive coloured lights. There were even glitter balls as you walked down a path, accompanied by disco music such as “Boogie Wonderland” and “YMCA”.

Thank you Dad for taking some of the pictures.

I hope you enjoyed this festive addition to the blog. It was truly a magical and festive night.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Devcon.

So today I went something called “Devcon”. It is a lot like Comic Con just on a much smaller scale. So the atmosphere was filled with manga, comics, sci-fi, superheroes, anime, cosplayers and my favourite sci-fi show…DOCTOR WHO! And I met THE Colin Baker. For those that don’t know who he is, Colin Baker was the sixth Doctor in the Doctor Who series. If you don’t believe me that I met him, CHECK THIS OUT!

I GOT HIS AUTOGRAPH!!! Awesome! And I had a picture taken with the TARDIS! SWEET! I got a lot of souvenirs as well, not just the autograph. I got two originally designed notebooks (Colin Baker signed the deer one), a Nightmare Before Christmas themed watch necklace (just in time for Halloween), an Espeon plushie (one of my favourite Pokemon), a Lego Pokemon trainer and Eevee, a Lego Sonic the Hedgehog, a Pokemon bag charm, a portrait of me manga style (I always wondered what I would look like manga style and the girl that had drawn this was awesome) and THIS!

For those that don’t know, I also love the Moomins and someone had hand drawn different Moomin pictures. So of course, I had to get it.

So guys that is it for now. If you enjoyed this update then give it a big old like. And if you’d like to check out more from this blog than please follow. And if you’d like to check out my other blog just search Gemini Amethyst and you’ll find it in no time.

See you guys later. Bye!

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Wildlife

So I was walking my dog with my mum and grandma today. And I saw a little lizard on the wall. It was warm, the bricks were hot, perfect for a reptile because they are cold blooded and like to keep warm. I had walked that path before and I have never seen a lizard before in the area. To me, this was something worth talking about today.

So there is the little guy. I’m not an expert on reptiles so I don’t know what species it is. Sorry for those that do love reptiles. But if you know what it’s is, feel free to tell me because I am quite interested into what it is.

Thank you.

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London Trip: Part 1

So today, my parents and I went up to London for a few days. It was mainly for my dad because he’s going to see a concert up there. So after a long drive at four in the morning, we arrived to the big city. We dropped off our things at my uncle’s because that is where we will be staying. We went down to Covent Garden straight afterwards. And, they have a Moomin Shop! No, I’m not joking they actually have one. For those that don’t know already, I love the Moomins. So I was surprised that I didn’t buy everything in the shop, not that I could anyway because I would be in like a hundred years of debt if I did. So I just bought some mini figures and that was that.

After that we went down to Lester Square. It wasn’t very far, only about a few minutes walk at least. Fun fact about me and my dad, we both love LEGO. So we went down to a LEGO shop that was there too. And oh my goodness, was it busy. It was awesome though. They had a Big Ben, giant figures, a dragon, a telephone booth and all sorts of things all made out of LEGO. You have to admire the time they put into making all of the models that were in the shop.

The last thing that we did was go to Hamley’s. For those that don’t know, it is a huge department toy store. And in the basement level the store had set up its own Harry Potter universe section. And there was also an Optimus Prime statue on the fourth floor. Yes I also like the Transformers franchise, so what? I’m a big kid, DEAL WITH IT!!!

So guys that is it for now. If you enjoyed this post, please give a like and if you want to hear more content from this blog, then please follow.

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Something new.

So, about a week ago, I stayed over in Jersey for the weekend. It was for a relative’s birthday party and my mum and I were able to do a lot of catching up as we have not seen the family for a few years. On the night of the party, My’s mum and I went to Jersey Zoo as  this was one of my favourite in Jersey. It was great to see it, even if it looked a little different from what I remember. Most of the animals were not there anymore because the zoo was too small for some of the bigger animals like the big cats. Anyway my mum and I went to go have a drink at the restaurant. I had some cold water to drink as it was a very hot day. But the water wasn’t served in a plastic bottle or a glass cup. Instead it came in an aluminium tin can.

I haven’t found anywhere else in Jersey that does this as well, but I love the idea of water being served in a can. You see, I always loved the sea ever since I was little, so the thought of tons of plastic being dumped in the ocean really makes me upset and angry. The thought of putting water in a can that can be easily recycled, makes me wonder if there will be a future where we don’t need plastic bottles that cannot be recycled to hold a drink. Thank you for reading.

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Jersey trip.

Hey there everyone. Just letting you know that I’m going to be away for the weekend seeing some family in Jersey. I’m debating wether or not I should talk about the trip. Probably not because it won’t  be for long and it’s only to see some relatives. See you soon.