I wanted to go see the Arc de Triomphe and take photos there at least...=) Honestly, we were tired oredi lah, and should head back soon, so with God's pretoectioand and direction, we found our way there.
The triumphal arc honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I. It was built from 1806 to 1836.
A handful of torurists where there taking photos too, but we didn't have to wait long to get front and center opportunities with the Arc!We managed to take a nice pic with our first try! Yiiipppeee!!! hee...
With the constant traffic that circles the arc, there's an underground tunnel that brings you to there. But i told ge it was okie, that we need not go lah...I wouldn't be missing anything, being so dark you can hardly see anything..=) But on the side, I just didn't have a good feeling about it. Hahaha...I trust that is God's prompting lah...=)
The metro entrance at Saint Michel! So spooky hor...hahaha..cheesy kinda spooky!It's the last night in Paris! Sobz...ge made the best of it, taking shots here and there just to remind you of the streets of this city...
We got back to the hotel, dropped our bags and headed back to ..ya..you guessed it the same old street...LOL...as usual, ge, with the gift of picking a good makan venue chose this spot! =) it looked really cozy and crowded with locals. =)
The entrees and the mains!
We had a table next to the bar...yeah, cramped corner, but the bistro was comfortable and the decor was interesting too!Once again, we stayed there till super late! The table beside us changed diners twice!
While walking back, I was just thinking it'd be nice if tomorrow never came and we had to go home..hahaha...don't we all feel that way when a holiday is ending eh?The entrance to Hotel de Suez was where we stayed these 4 nights. =)
Next morning, we just took to street strolling..hahaha...it was super chilly that morning and most of the shops weren't open yet. we headed to the Pantheon which was pretty near our hotel.
Unfortunately, the place wasn't open...so we took some photos outside...
Seems there was an art exhibition around there...=)
This area is near the Univeristy grounds, so there were many bookshops and stores catered to the students. Even the cafe's had a different focus and prices were a wee bit cheaper.We opted to settle brunch at one of them, which had extremely friendly staff, who made the extra effort to welcome us by introducing us to what was nice and being patient while we decided..even though we kept changing our mind..=)
the Kopi queen with two cups of the brew...MAHAHAHA...
You see all the FFFoooooooodddddDD behind me?! *slurp* My pasta was colourful but too dry...see lah -- Jean, stop experimenting!!!...hahaha...but I guai, I finished it all--- by stealing the sauce from ge's plate...hehehe..
After that we just continued our stroll and did a quick roundabout to NotreDame and back up Saint Michel, picking up my Arc de Triomphe painting poster along the way (which I've put up on my cupboard!)That's it folks! OK OK....of course we took the plane back...but that experince was terrible, coz we paid for the airport shuttle and the guy dropped us off at the wrong terminal. We had little time to spare and had to move fast to find the right one, which was a complicated procedure of terminal trains (like our sky train) and lifts to different levels. The bad thing about it was that your trolley ain't allowed on the trains!!!!
Ya lor...not only that, they put up barriers at a distance so that the last 50m was covered dragging your luggage. to make matters worse, ge's bag was spoilt remember? =S
The airport is quite messy too with unclear signs, slow Qs...and once again--Thank God for Changi Airport...i begin to understand how we won the accolade for so many years..hahaha..
I also had a horrible experience with the VAT refund...bo chap and inefficient attitudes man...thank god at the end for the kind security guy who was going off duty (he looked chinese)..he willingly helped me post the envelope.=) ---there was supposed to a box to drop it off one lor...but we never saw it! =S
Ah well, we got through it...=)
At the departure lounge, we were waiting with a large number of muslims, not sure whether they were arabs?..they were laying out mats and praying....hmm..but anyway, no harm intended k...this is not a racist joke...but ge (the less blur of the two humans) pointed out to me that they were praying and bowing down directly in the direction of the toilet entrance...ahhahaha...it was quite farnee lah...yes..I know, it was not the toilet lah...it was the direction of Mecca rite?..=)
That lightened up the mood for the rest of the trip home, coz we were quite riled up by the entire airport episode...sheesh...
Oh, and I expanded my vocab on the plane you know?! Coz the person next to me was calling me a 'Stup'!!! (pronounced 'Stoop') !?!?!?...grrr...she was forgiven ...screw bit loose with the airplane pressure you know..hahaha...=P
So if I ever call you 'Stup' dun be upset with me hor...i'm simply practicing..HAHAHA... =D
Au revoir!!
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