Paris/London-Day 6

And now, wanna share my last day in the City of Lurve....

-View from our hotel on that wet morning-

Its a wet morning, drizzling. So, we took quite awhile for breakfast.

Then, went to St.Lazare station, posing at this 'clocks'.

Actually, punya la byk taik burung at the clocks, nak diri dekat2 pun ngeri, so diri jauh2 sket from the clocks' tower.

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Decided to went to 'Petit Palais', as i missed the chateau yesterday, huhu.

Views around the Petit Palais.

Wet morning in Paris

Where we exit from the metro.

muka pagi2

The Petit Palais

We're quite early, thus we Q for the billet for almost 1 hour. Good thing is, we're amongst in the front line. The museum opens only at10am..lambatnya..huhu..(we need to rush, as we'll be checking out today).

In the opposite is the Grand Palais

Petit Palais is where some of the royalty's collections are kept, tho its really not that much. But what i love most is the murals on the ceiling (is what i wanted to view-coz missed versailes yesterday).

Love the unique art. The grand dome.

other ceiling's
Other item which was kept there

..and love these too!...gotta lot pics of these i.e. antiques clocks, compasses, women's accessories, etc...& even the palace's garden. But i just cant upload those here. its really time consuming to do that, sorry.

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As soon as we complete the tour, rushed to the train station again to get back to hotel.

Called madame Anor for the last time. Too bad, we cant meet up. Of course, I need to rush for my checkout & Eurostar, and she's got her own schedule, with the kids, hubby etc..etc...

And me, I should've stayed another nite. 2 nites in Paris are nothing much, sighh...( a reason to get back here?? i guess, hehe)
So, madame...thanks for the souvenirs, makan-minum, tour de maison, for picking up us from Juvisy etc etc..really appreciate it. Thanks ya...nanti balik KL, lepak my house pulak, k...

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Around the underground train.

(note the ikea sofas?)
..and not forgetting, ada jugak keretaku kat Paris. In fact, the only japanese/asia car can be seen by us while we're there.

Back to St.Lazare/hotel & check out. Our train (Eurostar) is at 2.15pm.

Hmmm..i just hate carrying heavy lugagge...siksanya...berat giler sih...

It was just nice, when we reach Gare Du Nord. It was around 1.50pm when we passed the imigration , queing, etc...Have a drink at 1 of the cafe - nak abeskan duit euro.

Views from France to UK.

I was damn tired. Tried hard to be awake, just to enjoy France's final view. Apakan daya, at some point daku terlena jugak, eventho tido2 ayam, coz nak snap pics.

Bye Paris...really, it is a beautiful city.

It was all lovely, unique, very historic, plus awecome buildings.. with lovely thrifty items too.

No wonder it is the 'City of Lurve'.

(bye...dunno when I'll be here again..huhu)

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Back to the journey,

if u're from London, whenever u see below barn, means u'd reach France already, hehe.

...It was around 3.30pm when we reach St. Pancras,London.

Better, as UK is 1 hour late than France.

St.Pancras is adjacent to King's Cross station (my mind pointing at monopoly straight away, then)

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This is King's Cross station.

Views around King's Cross

Map of King's Cross. Our hotel is somewhere at Argyle St. Lucky it was not that far from the station.

Booked this hotel from Paris (what a last minute, huh!). Was around 75pds inclusive b/fast but with external b/room & washroom. No more room, so I cant ask for an upgrade. Bare that, hotels in these area are most of the time-full house, especially on weekends.

It was all relief the minute I'm able to check-in. Aduhh...rasa cam nak runtuh bahuku..adoyai..

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Relax awhile, before going out again to check on the area around us. Drop by at a luggage shop. Beli Samsonite seketul, as we really feel we need additional luggage..(mcm tak biasa..hehe)

Dinner at 1 of halal resto there.

-the menu-

-the food- (yummyy!!!!)

-lets share some coins-...

Night time: spend our final nite surveying London. Took tube to Westminster.

hmm..baru pukul 8.15pm..

Its raining..sojuk douwhh....

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la..amek pic dari tepi jalan je rupanya ye....

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London County Hall
Then, we took tube to London Tower.
-The Tower Bridge-

Around Tower of London- the modern buidlings

Tower of London (very medieval rite?)

It was not many people around here tho it is just around 9pm. So, decided to get back & pack our things. Was quite a tiring day, but it was all worth it!

(pardon me, am too lazy to write)

Paris-Day 5

Ok, lets move on to our 2nd day in the City of Love.

And today...its the 1st day of spring!! Spring has sprung, how lovely...

Lets peek out of our hotel's window.

The building is the 'London hotel', and next to it, where u can see people walking by- is the area for the entrance of the St. Lazare station (Gare St. Lazare).

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Next- buffet breakfast..for 10 euros (RM40.60) each- do not convert, haha;

for the breads and cereal.

We decided to took the 'tour bus' which cost us 24eur.

First, need to walk to the nearby tourist spot coz the bus will pass by there. The nearest spot is 'La Madelein'.

Pics while we're on our way. Its about 9am, & ppl were on their way to work.

Follow je signboard 'madeleine' tu..

Most of the shops havent started their business yet.

Pantang jumpa florist-harus ku menempek for posing.

Finally...we're at the madeleine. Took the bus there, & pay the billet(ticket) to the driver.

Weeeee.......
Sojuk la jugak, early morning lak tu. Still not many people in the bus.

Thats the bus-in green

Our 1st pit-stop: Musee de Louvre

(musee-pronounce as 'moozay'-lebih kuranglah..)

At first, its quite unbelievable. How can I reach here? when i'd always joke with my fren & boss'bout visiting de Louvre , of coz sebab being influenced by the 'Da Vincci Code'.

Macam tak caya lak haku...ada butul ka ini??? ngeh ngeh ngeh...
Utk memastikan daku tidak bermimpi, maka haruslah ku 'touch' itu piramid, keh keh keh..

ok..ok...betul ni...now i know this is reality..

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Err...Welcome to 'Musee de Louvre'. I'm your tourist guide for the day...haha...aku rela kalo dpt jadi tourist guard kat sini..

The to be 'Robert Langdon' & 'Sophie Neveu'

-tapi tak jadi jugak la...coz takleh ckp francais, hehe-

-fountain next to the pyramid, which i'd never expected-

Views around the musee.Too bad I cant enter the museum, else, we'll ran out of time.
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Waited for the bus again, then we hop off at 'Notre Dame's' pit stop. Bukan sebab nak gi N.Dame, tapi sebab haku ternampak lovely shops & nurseries..gheee... -on of the signboard there-
If am not mistaken , this is one of a government office. cant really recall, tapi rasanya mcm court of justice, i think so lah.

-one of the Metro entrance-

-Lets peek into the nurseries there-
How lovely...rasa macam taknak balek...huhu....

It was all green..& colouful, how could I resist???hatinya yg berbunga2...

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Adoreeeeee this shop.

Beli jugak few things, & H bought for me a transaparent musical box, with the song 'La vie en rose'. Lovely..tenkiu..

the surrounding views...

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Then, we hop to the bus again.
Views while we're on tour.

spot the Eifel tower?

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hmm..Paris was so magnifique!!!

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We hop off at Champs Elysees

melepek kat boutique Peugeot jap.

Obviously the road along Champs Elysees was the most busiest

(Yg daku sempat nampak la ari tu..tak tau la if ada road yg lagi worst)

The famous LV boutique.

We hop on again to reach the Arch de Triumph

H wanted to go up there. If not mistaken, the ticket is for 9eur. But then, since we need to catch-up on time, tak jadilah. Lucky we're not, kena panjat tangga tu..adehhh...sure la buang maso...

BTW, theres an underground tunnel for us to reach the Arch. Malas nak post the pics.

It was around 12noon, we hop on again, & this time, straight to Eifel Tower.

H really-really wanted to go here. Can see how exciting he is.

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Punya lah ramai umat....

We que for almost an hour. Itupun, we opt for naik tangga punya. With the lift, I think the que is doubled than the staircase. Punya la lenguh berdiri.

Tu yg maleh nak ajak my fren for the tour, sure dia akan buhsan menunggu we all, sian taw...

We all takpe la, once in lifetime, beratur pun, tak kesahla nyah...

While beratur, my girls call, & nangis2 tanya when I'll be back. Haduss....takleh la dengar sogha depa nangis...haku pun terleleh sama..huhu...

But, when I asked again nangis teruk ke, kakak kata: takla...kejap je..huh, lega...

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While climbing the staircase. Sib baik la daku ni memang jenis yg lulus ujian stamina.

So, I still can stand climbing the staircase, tho dah kembang2 lubang idung. Sib baik sejuk, kalo kat Mesia ni, sure dah basah2 baju nih.

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Views from the 1st stop.

The Palaise de Chaillot after 18x zoom

Drop by at the resto there for a bite.

Ada bunga lagi..harusss.......

Then, another staircase to the 2nd level.

Views from 2nd level (but i've zoom-in most of it)

-Paris's modern buildings-

Musee de Orsay (if am not mistaken)

Musee de Louvre

Finally, we got the chance to use the lift!! yayyy.

Akan tetapi, perutku semakin kecut & darah menyirap when those besi2 semakin meruncing. Well, u know, Eifel kan meruncing at the higher part, so kecut la jugak perut when we're far away from the base.

At last, we're at the peak!

View from afar

-ada jugak...hmm I'm 10,433km away from my babies...-

I can feel the tower bergoyang2 jugak whenever theres a wind. Seriau jugak, tapi..tak la takut sangat.

Views are magnificient! Can view the whole of Paris & the town's structure.

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About going down? yes, theres a lift to bring us down till the ground level.

Me & H both opted not to went up there again, hehe.

Cukup2 la...memang best, tapi nak beratur tu..waduhh...

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Muka puas ati, coz finally managed to went up there.

Yayyy!! we did it bebeh!!

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Theres a plan to meet up with my fren. But eventually it was cancelled as she's not feeling that well.

Its ok for me, plus I dont wanna interrupt her daily routine just because nak temankan we all. Well, u know, bukan senang nak kesana-sini with the kids.

I guess only parents will understand this. As for us, the trip was all smooth without many hassle.

Bukan taknak bawak, but with them, it will cost us the 'time'. Kids, as usual, penat la..nak gi toilet la...nak beli itu ini...& u can end up entertaining them & less time for the tour.

As we've been here, probably can bring the kiddos after this when theres not so much to explore in the future (of coz we can skip the Eifel, hehe).

So, the plan was cancelled & we rushed to Versailles. We went down from Eifel at almost 4pm. Just imagine, punya la lama spent time at the Eifel.

This is where I'd really wanted to visit besides the Louvre.

We took the RER & it took us 'bout 45mins to reach there (sempat la nak rileks kan kaki & pinggang)

-views on the way-

Versailles

At Chateau De Versailles

It is the bekas istana where Marie Antoinette & King Louis were also once lavishly lived here.

S*#@#!!!, We were late by 15mins. The counter was just closed; it was 5.15pm..sighh....i thot i read s/where, it is close at 6pm, huh,

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Frustnye..but anyway, we can walk around the castle's huge garden.

See...the garden was so huge, saujana mata memandang. I wonder how it looks in spring, it would be all lovely & lively!

Then, back to paris again. It was 'bout 7pm when we reach paris (nearby Eifel)

Waited for the hop on/off bus, tarak pun...

Borak with the other tourists, theyall pun suspect the bus nyer route dah abes i.e. the last one is at 4.30pm...hmmm..sabor je la...

Ingatkan till malam, or ticket can valid for 24hrs macam kat London, chaiss..

fyi, the red bus (Lafayette's) is until malam, next time, hop on the red bus (not the green one).
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Then, I wanted to wait for the Eifel tower to light-up; it would be so beautiful. Pokcik H taknak la pulak...plus its drizzling, katanya..adoyaiii....I'm right at the feet of eifel masa tu....huhu...

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So, we took metro to Hard Rock Cafe.

Memborong la sesikit...

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Chilling nite.

Musee de Gravin, just nearby HRC.

Ini macam Madamme Tussauds la jugak...tak masuk pun, coz dah around 8pm masa nih.

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From HRC, we all menapak balik ke hotel.

Adoyai.. tersesat2, plus daku dah maleh nak tgk map.

It was just nearby, but somehow, we are at times, navigated away from the right route.

Maka, start la tanya2 org & I found that the French was not so bad at all with their english.

But of coz daku tak tanya yg tuo2...tanya yg muda2 je..

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Sudahnya, we all take a bus, senang!

Tak tau tambang baper, so we just show the driver few coins. He cant communicate in english, but the good thing is, he just return whichever extra coins.

Bagus kan??, jujur...eventho non-muslim.

Cuba kat Mesia ni, rasanya if jenis penipu tu, sure dah pau all the money that tourists gave them. Tapi maybe bukan suma camtu, ye dak..

Ok, so we reach St.Lazare safely, ate kebab at nearby resto & back to hotel to zzz...

phew...what a day....tapi memang la best...except for the part i missed the versailles tu, huhu...