Paris Je'taime - Part 3

This greeted us the moment we open our doors in the morning. SNOW!!

My toes were FREEZING... since I was just wearing a pair of sneakers and 2 layers of socks.

Went to Sa Creca, where according to Durgha, is THE place for a great view of the city....

Alas, we chose the wrong day to go.. due to the snow and fog, we couldn't see much from the top.

HMPHH...

So we decided to go indoors...


How Chrismasy! Snow outside, cool Christmas deco, and a cute Santa Claus with at least a convincing beard...


Went for a walk at night...


Thats it in Paris!!

Packed my bags, and was on the go again.. this time to Cologne, Germany!!!


Due to the snow, our train was delayed for 1++ hours..... Huddled around the heaters in the station while waiting.


When the train finally came, there was such chaos around! People no longer sit according to their allocated seat numbers, they just grab the nearest available seat... Luckily, my seat was still empty when I got to it.. phew! When the train stopped at Brussels, they allowed too many ppl on board and they had to stand on the walkways. 2 days later, Eurostar announced that all services are cancelled due to weather conditions.

Paris Je'taime - Part 2

Me, in the metro on Wednesday morning to the city centre of Paris.

The weather was beautiful. This was taken from the metro....


The great thing about metro in Paris is that it goes overground, so I get to do some speed sightseeing without walking! haha, lazy... Another good thing is that phones do work on the metro.. Unlike in London. Going on the tube (equivalent of metro in Paris) means being cut off from the world.

We went to see the second significant landmark of Paris - Arc de Triomphe. (The first would of course be Eiffel Tower...)


Didn't take the lifts up to the top though... the bloody lady at the counter wanted to charge me 5.50euros!!! (FYI: In Paris, if we can prove that we are under age 25 and is a student in Europe, entry fees to tourist attractions are waivered). But she insisted the nationality mattered as well! Obviously, that was just a pile of bull cuz I managed to get into other places for free!!!
Woman, please get your facts straight before you talk okkk

Champ Elysees(biggest shopping street in Paris) is practically connected to Arc de Triomphe, and on the other end of the street is the Louvre, so we took a nice walk down the street.


Lots of snacks along the way!


Some detours


Finally arrived at the Louvre! This is where the artwork of Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vince is displayed.


Inside the Louvre.

Mona Lisa! Lots of ppl crowding around one small painting.


Went to the Pompideu centre after that. Its a contemporary art gallery, but the main attraction for me is the view of the city from the top floor.

See the red elevator across the building? it takes you straight to the top.
Unfortunately, there was a strike going on that day, so the centre was closed. Really disappointing!


End of part 2

Paris Je'taime - Part 1

I took the Eurostar train to Paris on 15th Dec 2009. During packing, I was debating whether to bring my long ZARA jacket (an old one from last year) or a new short jacket that looks cooler. In the end, I decided to go for ZARA since its a warmer jacket.... Boy, was I glad I did the right thing, because the moment I stepped out of the train in Paris Du Nord onto the platform, I started to shiver.... It was freakin cold in Paris!!!

My ex-roomie, Durgha, met me at the train station. We took the metro to Angelica's studio apartment, where I would stay for the rest of my time in Paris. Oh, its really common that ppl play music or beg for $$ in the metro.... I was quite shocked the first time someone asked me for $$ in the metro! But I just got used to it for the next few days...

After dropping off my suitcase in Angelica's studio apartment, we started our sightseeing spree with the Palace of Versailles!

Durgha and I outside the palace.


The gold trimmings on the blue roof shines when sunlight hits it. But its not visible in this photo.


One of the hallways.


The doors are TALL.


And the ceilings are AWESOME!

The view from one of the windows.


Chandeliers are everywhere.


See? Told you its everywhere.


The lake and gardens. Should be great to come during summer, the flowers and trees are dead in the winter.


Outside.

By the time we finished Versailles, the sky was already getting dark. We dropped by Durgha's place to pick up some stuff and since her hall is near Eiffel Tower, we did a little detour there.

I am sure you have seen photos like this a thousand times.

There were so many peddlers selling Eiffel Tower souveniers. Remember those mini Eiffel Tower key chains where almost everyone seem to have on their school bags?? Even I had one on my primary swan bag.... Its super annoying because one after another, they will come asking you to buy their stuff... Come on, I just want to enjoy the sight of the tower peacefully!!!


We then had a cookout at Angelica's place.

Our chef of the day.


Angelica and I


All 3 of us!

Went to watch 'New Moon' after that. Well, its not my usual type of movie, but at least that Jacob guy is really HOT... The other 2 girls are on the Edward team though. I, on the other hand, find him the most unattractive actor of all time.

Thats it for part one. I hope everyone had a good Christmas! Please feel free to comment to share how you spent your Christmas... I would very much love to hear~ Lots of love.

Coming soon

As the title says, this post is a preview for my next few travel posts.
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First stop, PARIS (FRANCE)
City of romance











Next up, COLOGNE (GERMANY)
THE city for german Christmas markets





Stay tuned!

Korean Madness

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VIP day!!

5th dec (Oxford Street, London) - Very Important Pedestrian（VIP) day. No, its not me being lame, it really is called VIP day. Search it up on google!

Its a day when pedestrians rule! Oxford Street(the busiest shopping street in England), was closed off to cars and we, the shoppers, get the whole street to ourselves! Imagine walking in the middle of the road without the fear of getting run down by cars....

The street were bright and colourful with Christmas lights and some street performances.






With Jo to go hunting for a dress. We got some free accessories instead... Repeat *Absolutely free*!! Lucky Jo got a 20pound gift card at Evans. Unlucky me got a 1 pound gift card..... its in my trash can now



At Selfridges.



Man-made snow!
Real-life models in the display windows of La Senza! The male model has a great body, but an amazingly ugly face.... -.-

When darkness falls....

Met up with Hui Eng and we went to Candy Cakes for some hot drinks... to beat the winter chills



Ok, last photo........

Oh so cute!