My Parisian Trip

Before I launch into my story about Paris, let me apologize for not writing in a while. Have some personal things to settle - like changing jobs, finally!! - and my trip to Paris - yea! My hubby was sent by company to Paris and what with accommodation, half of food and air fares being taken care of, I've decided to follow him :) :)

One word to describe - expensive! Try multiply everything by 5, then there is not a thing you can buy. A simple breakfast like 2 small cups of coffee, 1 quiche and 1 club sandwich costed RM150!! Imagine! It was our first day and we were wondering why in tarnation that we didn't think of bringing instant noodles, haha!

The city is actually really beautiful - lovely old houses, cobble stoned roads, autumn leaves - also not exactly clean, as expected by big cities :). The sights are really nice - Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, cathedrals, etc. Entry to Louve museum was Euro 9 per person. Lots of people! The palace was huge and beautiful.

Shopping? LV was good. Good savings from the tax refund of 12% plus a bit more off. That is if you are preparaed to get a LV. So are some of the branded goods. But local goods? Nah! There so call 'pasar malam' standard lady's top is about Euro 30 - equivalent to more than RM150! Our Ringgit Malaysia is too small. I was also looking for kids clothes and toys - surprise surprise, amazingly hard to find unless I went to the wrong places. Their local departmental store Monoprix only offered a very small selection. My kids were disappointed :(

Some of the must tries though! Fantastic hot chocolate!!! There was one cafe along Champ Elysees (a happening area) offered hot chocolate that tasted like melted chocolate bars - heavenly! Coffee was excellent and so are the wines! Really tasty snacks and pastries ... must try.. their escargots and fresh oysters - yum yum!! But try not to convert to Ringgit equivalent la! Else, you wouldn't try anything :)

I went along their Parisian markets. Interesting really. Here are some photos.

Guess what cars are their taxis?

Yes... Merc and VW!! And they are just everywhere!

And finally, home sweet home! We missed our chicken rice, hokkien me, cantonese hor fun, plus plus plus. No rice and noodles for 5 days was too much on us! :)