Paris!

And so, as promised here's the Paris post! As you already know, I surprised baby with tickets to Paris when we were having lunch at Howth sometime during the Easter break. 3D2N break to Paris! Have always wanted to go there!

After dumping our luggage at the hotel, we made our way towards the Sacre Coeur (I still don't know how to pronounce it properly! xD) which is supposedly a church. Didn't go in as we didn't have much time to waste. After that we grabbed a light bite before making our way to the Arc de Triomphe. The Arc is the focal point of 8 major roads in Paris and there's a long history of how and why it was erected. For more info, there's always wiki! ;) On the map it didn't seem far but by the time we got to the Arc our feet were aching like mad!

The Sacre Coeur. First stop of the trip!

Us! With the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

A close up of the Arc.

From the Arc we couldn't really see the Eiffel Tower although on the map, it's really really really close :( And so we decided to continue walking even though our feet was screaming for dear life. And after what seemed like an eternity we finally saw the iconic structure that is the Eiffel. Here are some shots of the Eiffel and the view from up there.

First sight of the Eiffel!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The magnificent Eiffel!

Stunning!

Baby!

The boss! xD

Us!


View from up top!


Sunset as viewed from the Eiffel!

Nice shot eh?!

Eiffel at night! Truly magical when you actually see the lights sparkle!

Baby! Who has always wanted to go on one!

That was pretty much the first day. Headed back to hotel and recharged for the following day. Day 2 was Disney day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who doesn't love Disneyland? So we got up early and took the train to Disneyland! Once we reached, sleepy heads became happy heads! Now let's enjoy shots of Disney!

First photo at Disneyland!

It's called Space Mountain if I'm not wrong. :P

Twice in 2 days! You can tell baby's happy!

:)

Minnie mouse!

Princess and the castle!

Us and the castle!

From L to R : Stephen, me, Baby, Gin Peng, Derrick

We stayed till Disney almost called it a day. Had to board the very-crammed train back to town. Rushed back so that we could have dinner at a restaurant recommended by one of the locals. It's called Au Claire de La Lune. Was really really excited. Along the way, something went wrong (misread directions I think) and we only reached the restaurant at 10pm sharp. The restaurant was already closed but the owner saw us and how eager we were to eat at their place that they agreed to let us in. And how thankful we are to him as we had a scrumptious meal there! The food was just amazing! Words CANNOT describe how good it was. Everything was good! From starters all the way to desserts! Everything was top notch! Here are some pictures of our very first French cuisine!

The famous escargots! They're actually tasty, not yucky!

A starter that has egg in it. The texture is so smooth it literally melts in your mouth!

Baby trying an escargot after gathering enough courage to put one into her mouth! :D

And this was my dessert. Choco cake. Need I say more?

Best sorbet ever! Baby's dessert!

Us after our very delicious meal!

After having such a scrumptious dinner, we retired to bed knowing that the trip was drawing to an end :( Woke up extra early then made our way to the Louvre. And let me tell you, that place is HUGEEEEEEEEEE! We only allocated a few hours as we didn't really know how to appreciate art. But we got to see the Mona Lisa smile which is by far the biggest draw at the Louvre. We then proceeded to the Notre Dame cathedral!

The Louvre from outside. It's crazily huge!

Mona Lisa as viewed from the left.

From the middle.

and from the right.
Notice how her eyes are fixed on you no matter where you look at her from? Creepy!

Us at the Notre Dame cathedral!

The Cross inside the Notre Dame.

Notre Dame was the last attraction on our list. We then went to the bus stop to board the bus back to the airport to catch our flight back home...... and that was our Paris trip! Overall, Paris is over-rated. Actually, over-rated would be an understatement! Especially their people and their manners, or the lack of it actually. Nonetheless, we still had a good time and that was our Easter getaway for our first year! Hope you enjoyed the pictures in this post! Tata!