well well, its been a week since i’ve arrived home. i managed to finally tagged along on the hubs flight after over a year. yes, i’m a working wife hence is not able to take leave simply to accompany him. we managed to arranged that it’ll be a working trip (so we save on accommodation – yes we are thrifty!). although it was only a short trip – flew out on Tuesday night and got back by Sunday? pfft.. yes its my perk as a pilots wife. air ticket prices is simply so cheap so we dont need to spend thousands of dollars (ok, i confess, we have free trips every year and this year we decided to use it on this trip since i was not able to take a week off for a short getaway – then again, as mentioned, we’re super kiamsiap to spend the extra penny on accommodation)
anyway, the A380 is superb. being a newbie, i requested for the upperdeck! it was so spacious and oh boy, i managed to sleep the 12 hours journey through. its a freakin useful skill (ok, i admit, i do get airsick so whats better then to sleep the whole way through right?). arrived in Paris early Wednesday morning and headed to the hotel.
the company usually put the hubs up at the Meridien, so heck, not bad right? if we were to go on our own, i would stay in a dodgy backpacker hostel.
anyway, the hubs had arranged the day and we started the day with a nice brekkie (CROISSANT) – it was awesome! for 5 Euro you get a shot of coffee, a glass of OJ and a nice warm croissant.. yummy..(as you can tell by now, im freaking lazy to load photos – i havent been doing so since beginning of the year, so my SD card is pretty full and backlog even from my Taiwan trip in August).
and then we went off to visit the Eiffel Tower. it is just a tower but heck, if im there, i may as well visit it right. no joke, the line to get the ticket was so freaking long and it took us 1 hour waiting in line to go in. it was worth it. and of course we had a glass of champagne at the tip of the tower. how romantic (go awww!) since we’re both alcoholic, may as well enjoy the scenery of Paris in style no?
and then we started walking by the river, walk walk walk, passed so many monuments and saw gypsies in act. crap man! some followed tourists (of course the hubs is street smart since he’s travelled to many countries and heard stories). a young gypsie followed us from the train station but heck we quickly walk into a store. anyway, the story was that while walking by the river, a male gypsie was following another asian couple from behind. me being kepo of course will stare as i was worried for the couple. he passed us and bent down and showed us an OBVIOUS fake golden ring. normal greedy people would say its theirs, but heck, the fake golden ring couldnt be more fake and of course we knew their scam, we just ignore and walk away. down the road 200m, another older gypsie woman conned an old angmo man. the stupid guy claimed that either the jewelry was his and took it. the gypsie woman followed after and demanded for money? man, isnt this tactic old and i wonder why people still fall for it?
anyway, guess where we walked to?
as it was time consuming and the clock was ticking, i choose not to go in. hubs been there so nothing new for him. im not interesting in arts so Mona Lisa, one day ill see you!
we head back as we had a dinner surprise date organised by the hubs at night! he had arranged for us to have dinner on the river cruise + jazz music + wine + champagne the lots! nice and romantic no? anyway the cruise takes you down the river and of course you can see loads of monument along the way and churches. it was awesomely romantic. of course the highlight was the Eiffel Tower at night
well i got to say Paris can be over rated. whats worth it to me is to see the Eiffel Tower at night.
the next morning, the hubs had arranged for us to go on a bike tour the guide was awesome and we choose to tour Versailles on the bike. we got the bike from town and took it on the regional train to Versailles. there was a group of 18 people and of course half were Aussies. Oi Oi Oi! Versailles is where the beautiful Chateau was built by King Louis XIV. We cycled around the town and bought fresh products (cheese, wine, salami, roast meat, croissant) for picnic at the Chateau garden. the view was simply amazing. you can google the pics!
after the long 8 hour bike tour and chateau visiting, we decided to head for dinner. guess what i had?
guess? right? no? the hubs didnt even dare to try
yes, i finally had some of course escargot to start and STEAK TARTARE and creme brulee for dinner. Steak Tartare is a meat dish made out of finely chop minced raw beef. it was delicious! the thought of eating raw beef was a little bit put off, and the freaking waiter did not even want me to have them. i insisted since heck im all the way in Paris and I cant even try that? he gave in and it was edible. taste creamy! yummo.. we wanted to head to Moulin Rouge but heck we were so tired from the day before and a whole day of cycling
The final day in Paris was spent of course exploring the shops! i didnt shop much but hey you’re in Paris you have to at least pretend to buy those branded goods. helped a few friend to buy their Longchamp and of course I made a purchase in one of the other shop to. Who wouldnt when the generous loving hubs had gave me some spending money! bwahahaha..
no trip is completed if you do not try at least a macaroons?
im usually not a big fan of macaroons cos i find them too sweet, but maybe just because im in Paris, it tasted freakingly awesome!
we ended the day with some purchases and and and a dinner at Le Relais de l’Entrecote. Its basically a shop that specialises in steak (only 1 kind (medium/rare) with their secret sauce, where you get unlimited fries). i did a search and Singapore has one too, so might give it a go and try. as for the steak, it comes in 5 small slices and they serve you 2 rounds. yummy.. i love the secret sauce!
that concludes the trip to Paris with one happy wife and her purchases and her big belleh. life is awesome
and heck, imma going to KL for a wedding next week and and Adelaide in 2 weeks for another wedding and and i havent decided whether I should stay back in Adelaide or Melbourne or head to Perth to see the lil one or back to Kuching. sigh, life as a jet setter wanna be is really hard!
