Paree..Paree!!

Hiyee..
ok this time kite cont balik cite yg dh tertangguh..our Easter vacation..
actually we all dh lama nk ke Paris..dh la dekat je from London..even visitor yg dtg London mesti ke Paris..
but since my parents mentioned that they wanted to visit Paris on their next trip to London, so we waited for them.
ingat nk pegi Kaukenhof skali, but time was very limited..
at least we went to Cornwall before that..tu la i suruh diorang duk lama sket tak mau..my dad tu la susah..sape nk tgk bisnes die laa..etc..etc..
apa2 pun Alhamdulillah sampai jugak ke Paris..
ingat nk ke Disneyland skali, but my parents were not interested..lgpun diorang kate diorang dh pegi Tokyo disneyland..so sama jee..emm xpelah..
we'll go to Disneyland on another trip pulak laah..

our trip was 2 days 1 night..kejap je..but its 2 full days and i guess that's enough to cover Paris briefly..
i bought the hop on hop off tickets online..
so senang and cheaper..lg2 travel with kids..tak payahla nk naik Metro ke hapa ke..
sbb dulu we all dh kene mase kt Spain..
the tickets covered 2 days..so u can just hop on the bus anytime..senang kan??

ok no more babling..enjoy the pics..

ni mase kt Eurostar boarding hall..
ok nk citer sket incident yg tak best..
disebabkan St.Pancras tu tak jauh, so me dgn kedekutnya tak book minicab..confident je ade bus 24 hours depan rumah and boleh sampai on time..
unfortunately, bus yg supposed we all naik went on diversion..puasla tunggu satu hapa pun xde..our train supposed to be at 6 am..
so bile dh 5.30 mulalah menggelabah..baca2 kt bus stop tu ade announcement about diversion..
padahal dh check tfl website xde plak...
then i called tfl marah2..bebel..and we walked to another bus stop..
tp kalau fikir logik mmg tak sempat nk naik bus..
so i called black cab..
kt London ni Black cab susah nk stop at odd hours if tak booking by phone..
bukan mcm dlm TV tu, hail the taxi and it stopped..
kt central mase peak hours different..
then bile tunggu tak sampai pulak cab ni..
me dh tension sbb travel with my dad kan..die tu strict sket..and i mmg tak suke buat something tak perfect dgn die..adoiiiii..stresss..
then teringat ade number minicab company nearby..terus call and dtg satu mpv within 5 mins..
we just had 20 mins left..so i told the driver yg we were late..
he was so nice and drive laju giler..my mom dh menggelabah gak..
we reached the station on time (time train jalan laaa..)
and the gate was closed!!!!huhuh....

so dgn muke yg tension, pegi la ke ticket hall..
sampai2 the man mcm tau je that i missed the train..die siap suh tunggu..
mase tgh tunggu ade pulak minah kaunter sebelah duk bebel kt passenger ni sbb lambat
"if u know that u cannot make it, u shouldn't booked this train..bla..bla..bla.."
stress dowh..me pulak kene tunggu mamat tu..nasib la our rezeki..dapat naik the next train and dpt tiket baru without the bebelan..kalau jd mcm org kt sebelah tu, sure malu..
afterall bukan salah kite pun..salah kan London Bus yg bengong!!!!

atas Eurostar, terlentok la 3 stooges ni..ngantuk bangun pagi woo...

after sampai tu, we checked in our hotel..best gak hotel ni, dekat je ngan Gare du Nord station..bout 5 mins walking..eventho tak byk star, but ok laa..
we booked with Eurostar package..
(sorry x amik gambar pun)

lepas dh etak bag atc, we went out and mula lah jalan2..pegi stop our hop on hop off bus and turun naik semua tempat..hehe..senang kan..

Arc de Triomph

Trocadero

Musee d Louvre

Trocadero garden..

Champs de Elesee


traffic jam..
ish kt Paris ni pelik..kete main drive je tah apa2..i think London is much better..
dh la kotor and stinks..tak padan ngan romantic city die..huhu..

then at the end of the day after dinner, we went home...
kedai halal pun byk near our hotel..

lps dh settle kan kids, we went out berdua..
that's why i love to travel with my parents..
senang ade org nk tunggu he kids at night..and hubby and i boleh dating2..hehe..

so we patah blk ke bus stop tu and pegi la pusing2...
we all pegi Champs de Elysee..jalan semua kedai2 yg ade...
bwk kids ni susah sket..hehehe...

McDonalds kt paris ni best..
sebabnye die ade Mc Cafe..so ade jual pastry and Macaroons..
French kan mmg suke coffee shop ni..
pastu ingat nk minum coffee kt Paul, but unfortunately dh tutup..
Coffee Paul and the macaroons mmg yummy..dh try yg London so ingat bile sampai Paris kene pegi laa..maybe xde rezeki..b4 blk pun rushing..next time la maybe...

emm kt street ni mesti la nk posing kt sini..mase ni pun kedai ni dh tutup..boring kan big city ni..sama mcm London, semua tutup cepat..kalau kt KL sampai kul 10pm..Heaven!!!

then lalu pulak kedai ni..tutup jugak..tension!!
Laduree ni terkenal dgn Macaroon die..pun x sempat merasa..
xpe la kt London ade 2..will give it a try...
(mase ni i mmg tgh kemaruk Macaroon..kt London slalu beli Paul's..but bile sampai Paris sempat merasa yg McD je...huhu...)

then minum starbucks je laa...and beli the city mug..
malas nk snap pics kt dlm..hehe..

pastu we menapak laa..sebabnye the hop on hop off bus habis at 8pm..
so kene la naik public bus..nasib dh biasa baca bus map kt sini, sampai la jugak kt hotel..heheh..

before blk hotel, we went for crepes and coffee again..hehe..
konon nk celebrate our Anniversary lee..
plan mcm2 but mmg tak sempat..cuti sana ke sini..konon nk celebrate kt London pun terkubur jeee..xpe lah kirenye ni Anniversary vacay laaa...

pastu mase balik hotel, the kids still x tido lagi..
after said goodnite to atuk n opah, we camwhore la kt bilik..heheh..
Sorry la gambar ni tak sensored..sekali sekala kan..
sesape yg bukan ladies tu skip cepat2 je laaa...ehehe...

esoknye pulak shopping day..
but mmg rushing gak laa...
ni our morning coffee..best la kan my dad belanje...hehhehe...

then, we all pegi Gallery Lafayette..ni ala2 Selfridges laaa..
my mom nk cari Longchamp..
dh dtg Paris kene la beli satu kan...hehe..
mula2 i tak nak beli..tp akhirnya terjebak jugak!!
like mother like dotter laaahhh... ;P

and after semua org dh dpt brg masing2. we headed back to our hotel and check out..
pegi station and balik London...

St.Pancras station..
i turun kt King's Cross hari2 (next to it)..but ni la 1st time in 2 years dapat masuk St.Pancras..hehe...

ok then the next day we celebrated hubby's birthday and my parents' 37th anniversary..
bayangkan siang tu pegi shopping lg with my parents...
then balik kelam kabut masak..
siap everything in 2 hours..can u believe it???

Red Velvet cuppies with toppings yg sempoi..ye la my parents ni diet conscious..kalau taruk byk sgt frostings sure tak makan..so minimize je laaa..

and I cooked this Laksa Johor too!!!
everything in 2 hours!fuh penat gak laa..
i suh my mom rest sbb the next day diorang nk fly ke Dubai pulak..

panggilla our neighbour yg tgh bujang trang tang tang... ;P











ok la let me reveal the loot from Paris..
kelam kabut yg my mom punye tak amik pics pun..
btw i just bought this special edition Longchamp..tader la shopping lain pun..
baik beli kt sini mase sale bag2 lain tu kan...hehe...

this is the limited edition
Galerie Lafayette 2010
ade 2 colours je..black and off white..

die ade design sket kt depan ni...lain la sket dr yg biasa kan...
but the design nampak mcm cina punye icons..but tak kisah laa..
am loving it!!

ni je pic yg sempat amik..
actually my mom and I ni same zodiak..that's why kalau we all pilih barang mesti berkenan yg sama..dulu beli bag Dior sama design...
pinggan mangkuk pun lebih kurang je...hehhee..wat to do...
mmg blh share hobbies gak laaaa...

and the next day they left us and headed to dubai to visit my brother and his wife..
sob..sob...

that's the end of our easter break...
;)