Oui!Oui! Paris

We were in Paris from 16 - 18 March. A 2hours journey by Eurostar. The scenery along the way memang cantik. I particularly like the scenery with the turbines. But, never managed to snap a shot, laju sangat train tu.

We reached Paris at around 2pm. Walked to our hotel, and made a few turns here and there because the hotel was not signposted as it is in the booking reference. In the booking reference it is stated as "LIBERTEL Gare Du Nord Suede Hotel" and the signpost stated "Hotel Gare Du Nord Suede". Memang nampak lebih kurang, but the hotels around that area mostly carries the "gare du nord" names with them. Of course we were expecting the exactly same name kan.

Finally, the daddy went in to check and that was the hotel that we were looking for. The receptionist was friendly. Spoke English, a fluent one. So, no worries of practicing our 'so little' french words. Rooms was nice, with modern decorations. And true indeed, the lift in the hotel is super tiny. Sekali naik muat 4 persons of my size, padat. Our room was at 7th floor.

That afternoon, we walked to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. Quite a walk. While enjoying the parisian sunshine. Weather there was better than London's. Stayed there for quite a while, berjemur.

The next day, we took a train from La Chapelle station to Charles de Gaulle — Étoile station. There's a story here though. Like in London, the first thing we did was to buy metro passes to go to the city centre and then buy the bus tour ticket. Then we tried to look for this La Chapelle station. From what i read in the internet, it was suppose to be just behind Gare du Nord station. The thing is we couldn't find the freakin' La Chapelle. The daddy then asked the tourist information counter and actually we can get the bus tour ticket there. And...and...the tour bus will pass by that station too!!Actually, we didn't even need to buy the metro ticket. Kaching...kaching!!lesson learnt!

Sebab nak utilisekan the metro ticket, carik lah jugak La Chapelle station tu. Mak ai...nak pegi the station, punyalah jauh nak mam.. .

First place to visit was Arc de Triomphe which is located in the middle of a roundabout. Walked through the tunnel to get to there. Then, jalan2 along Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Tengoklah the largest boutique LV kat situ. Tp, tu la setakat tengok je la. Though orang cakap, LV kat Paris memang murah than London. Your murah and my murah is like langit and bumi. I can't afford that bag...huhu.

Then, from there we went to Eiffel Tower on foot. I'm so sorry to say that i wasn't even amazed with Eiffel Tower structure. Milan was sleeping at that time, so the daddy bought us crepe and hotdog for lunch. Lepaklah dekat bawah Eiffel tu sambil makan lunch. Romantic seh...hahaha!

Then, the other 2 must visit places (for us lah kan...) are Notre Dame and the Louvre. To go to these places, we have to hop on to the tour bus. First stop was the Louvre. Ok, this one was quite amazing! Not the triangle, but the whole complex. It was huge and beautifully built. Then, hop in the bus again to go to Notre Dame. Then balik hotel with the tour bus.

There are few things about Paris yang buat we all tak selesa seperti di London. The streets somehow macam kotor sikit. Bau hancing! Even at tourist spots like Sacré-Cœur. Then, expect to be approached by some Albanians looked ladies, dressed in long skirts with scarfs on their heads asking "you understand English?". I'm not sure of their intention but surely some kind of syndicate nak mintak sedekah or something. They are everywhere. Gare du Nord, Notre Dame, Eiffel. Pastu, 'gagak2' hitam pun ramai. Some jual souvenirs. Kalau polis lalu, semua bungkus. And the gagak2 hitam ni, suka pandang tourist semacam. I feel insecure.

The next day dah nak balik London dah. Both of us couldn't wait to go back there, seriously.