It was Saturday and the plan was to study the whole day for my Swedish exam next week. Not a very exciting plan, but it all got better when I decided to go to the library. I found out a while ago that one can also borrow magazines, and I have been loaning the Swedish version of Runner's World, both to practise Swedish and because I like running.
When I got there I saw they were having a book sale, probably as a way to get rid of those issues that didn't get loaned so much. Many of the books looked quite old but I decided to have a look anyway. And there they were... in the middle of the pile of books there were two huge cookbooks waiting for me. One was by Gordon Ramsay, my favourite chef, and the other one by Nigella Lawson. I bought both for 10 kr, which is like 1 euro. I couldn't believe how lucky I was! And that's how one improves by a lot a fairly regular Saturday.
Yeah, my dream came true. I do live in a city where libraries make me happy.
Era sábado e o plano era estudar o dia inteiro para o exame sueco da próxima semana. Não era um plano muito emocionante, mas o dia melhorou significativamente quando decidi ir à biblioteca. Há uns tempos descobri que também se podem trazer emprestadas revistas e eu tenho trazido a versão sueca de Runner's World, para praticar a língua e porque gosto de correr.
Quando cheguei lá reparei que estavam a vender livros usados, provavelmente uma maneira de se livrarem daqueles items que não eram emprestados tantas vezes. Muitos dos livros eram antigos, mas eu decidi dar uma olhadela de qualquer maneira. E no meio da pilha de livros lá estavam eles... havia dois grandes livros de receitas à minha espera. Um é do Gordon Ramsay, o meu chef favorito, e o outro da Nigella Lawson. Comprei os dois por 10 kr, ou seja 1 euro. Nem queria acreditar na minha sorte! E é assim que se melhora bastante um sábado que tinha tudo para ser aborrecido.
Sim, acho que o meu sonho se realizou. Agora moro numa cidade com bibliotecas que me fazem feliz.
Sortuda...eu tenho os dois, mas custaram-me bem mais de um euro.
ResponderEliminarGeralmente custam bem mais! Boa semana :)
EliminarNice find! I haven't been to the library in years. I used to love to go to the college library and read the magazines during class breaks.
ResponderEliminarHere they are just too good to resist ;)
EliminarWhat a lucky find Sara and such good value! I've never heard of the library here having a book sale, but the op-shops sell lots of second hand books very cheap.
ResponderEliminarThis was my first time too, but I guess it makes sense, otherwise at some point they would just run out of space.
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