Apparently the only post titles I can think of are musical lyrics...
Normally a night out wouldn't warrant an entire blog post, but this was a particularly good night out!
Before I arrived at Lehigh, one of the guys who studied here on the exchange program a couple of years ago said that there was an amazing jazz bar in Bethlehem. I read his email back in February and promptly forgot about it completely! It was only when I went back over my emails for another reason that I reread his original message and thought it would be fun to check it out.
So we planned a proper night out with posh dresses and heels (completely unheard of for the usual frat scene!) and made the boys wear smart shoes and shirts, booked a table and made our own Blue Lagoon for pre-drinks. Though that last point sounds a lot classier than it was!
And The Bookstore did not disappoint! It's designed to look like a speakeasy, and you wouldn't even know it was there from the street, there is just a metal door in the side of a building with 'The Bookstore' spray painted on it. It was so beautiful, lit by candles and gas lanterns, antique bookshelves lining the walls, a 1920's style jazz duo playing in the background, menus crafted from old books. And the cocktails, whilst expensive, were amazing- so much better than our feeble attempt! Delia also got a dessert and it was insanely good, I think we might try and go for dinner at another point because the menu looked so good!
It was so lovely to go out and explore the classier side of Bethlehem nightlife and feel fancy, but more than that it was really good to go out with such a great group of people. I love our little exchange group!
After the bar shut, we were planning on going to a sorority party we were invited to, but we ended up just wandering up the hill to Hawks Nest and buying lots of mozarilla sticks to share as we played pool! Me and Delia even won for the first time, despite out less than sober state!
I wish I had taken photos of the bar itself, but I only had my phone and the lighting was pretty awful, but I'll try to bring a proper camera next time. Because we will definitely be back!
It was just a really good Saturday night and I wanted to share it with you.
