Travelog London Paris - Day 4

Tidur awal semalam tapi sebab penat, semua orang rasa macam tak larat nak bangun.  Tapi disebabkan kita org book breakfast time pukul 7:00 a.m. kena bangun juga (anyway subuh habis pukul 8 lebih).  Kat Kyriad Hotel ni, kita kena reserve breakfast hour so that tak crowded at the same time.  Since I read at Tripadvisor that if you go later than 8:00 a.m it will be crowded, we take earlier one.  So lepas solat, dengan tak mandi pun kita orang pergi breakfast...Masa kami masuk orang tak ramai.  Memang tak de la nasi kerabu ke, nasi lemak ke..but the choice of bread and spread is abundant.  Macam2 jenis roti dan menimbun di letaknya..Berbaloi sungguh dok kat Hotel ni dengan breakfast melambak dan bayaran yang kami bayar.  Susah nak jumpa hotel harga macam ni yang breakfast included.

Lepas breakfast, aku ajak hubby dan bebudak pergi lake.  Aku tengok review kat Tripadvisor pasal kawasan belakang hotel ni cantik, ada lake bagai, so kami pergi jalan2 kawasan lapang belakang hotel..Mak aihhh..cantik sungguh..kalau musim spring ni pasti lagi cantik..So kami posing2 la sekejap dalam kesejukan tuh...

Breakfast hall with cozy setting. At the background my kids is loading their plate- it is in separate building from the hotel

All these pictures were shot at the lake area just behind the hotel.  The building with black roof is breakfast hall.  The rest is rooms.  The vicinity is so country, so beautiful..

Balik bilik dan bersiap, dah dekat pukul 10 kami tunggu shuttle bus untk ke Stesen Marna-La-Vallee untuk ke bandar Paris.  Ramai bebudak sekolah yg datang on school trip dok sini naik bas nak pergi Disneyland.  Hai..Seronoknya kalau dapat pergi Disneyland dua hari.  But what to do..we only have 2 days in Paris.  We need to cover Paris city today  amazing race style as we will be back to London at 5:20 pm. We purchased the unlimited ticket ride for Paris Metro - we pay around €6 per person. 

We board the train to Paris city, and stop at first destination Arc de Triumph, and a bit of overview of Champs Elysee.  Arc de Triumph is a place to honour the fighter during French Revolution and Napoleon War.  Nearby is, Champs Elysee i.e. grand shopping area.  As I am not here for shopping, so I just walk on the main street only.  Nampak la boutique high end left and right - lets just passed those..

Arc de Triomph - ada mamat dari Algeria yang jual painting kat sini tolong snap, dapat la semua orang masuk gambar.   Sempat aku bodek dia ni, painting eiffel dapat 20 euro..untuk ori cat minyak - memang murah..

Champs Elysee ni tempat shopping yang high class..mana mampu wei..

From here, we take Metro line to station Bir Hakim, one of the nearest to Eiffel.  Nama stesen ada jugak nama2 islam.  France have the most muslim compare to other european countries..Tapi dek kerana islamophobia kebelakangan, macam2 benda government France sekat..pakai jilbab pun dah tak boleh...

Keluar stesen jalan sikit dan nampak Eiffel Tower dari jauh..rupa2nya kecik jer Eiffel nih... tinggi sikit dari typical telco tower kat Malaysia.  Tapi structure nya memang classic.  Dan warna berkarat tu lah yang menariknya Eiffel.  Romantik sungguh tempat ni.  Love is everywhere.. that warm feeling, kenapa entah...Kami menapak dalam kebekuan dan kami disambut oleh pak-pak hitam everywhere menjual souviners.  Dia org menjual ala-ala illegal indon meniaga kat Jalan Masjid India. Samada dia org bawak dlm beg, atau bentang atas sehelai kain.  Souviner yang banyak kat sini ialah keychain Eiffel dgn Eiffel's replicas .  Kawan aku Kak Mi cakap, beli souviner kat sini murah, kena tawar gila2, but remember to keep close watch of your wallet.  Dia orang ni memang licik bab2 pick pocket... Anyway, sebab regenya murah2, belum naik tower aku dah buat sedikit rampasan harta...(rata2 pak hitam ni leh cakap melayu bila bab tawar menawar).

Nampaknya rezeki musim winter - orang tak ramai beratur.  There are 2 ways of going up, either by stairs or lift.  As the queue is so short most people take lift - cost around €60 for all of us.  It has 3 platform. That day only platform 1 and 2 is opened, while level 3 - right at the peak is closed for reno.  We spend a bit of time here..it has magnificient Paris view, with the classic outlook, lining up by River Sienna..we felt like we traveled back in previous milleniums.

Di bawah eiffel.  Kat belakang tu, nampak peniaga pak hitam tengah menjual souviner - barang pegang kat tangan dan sambil berdiri, kadang2 dia kejar kita paksa suruh beli. Kalau murah aku layan jer..

Syahmi from 2nd Platform - platform ni ada 2 tingkat

Pemandangan Paris dari Platform ke 2

Sebelum balik - harus aku bergambar kenang-kenangan di sini..

Its already lunch hour by the time we finish with Eiffel.  I remember my vendor friend, Aida told me that there are many halal food outlets near Notre Dame.  So we headed for Notre Dame.  Notre Dame (bermaksud 'Our Lady') adalah salah satu gereja katolik tertua dunia - I think nearly 1000 years of age.  Di sebabkan kami semua lapar, jadi ambik gambar jer kat sini.  Gereja yang berciri gothic ini sangat cantik, tambah sekali dok kat tepi sungai Sienna. 

Infront of Notre Dame on the bridge crossing Sienna River

Lepas bergambar, kami terus berjalan ke lorong2 belakang - iaitu lorong yang membelakangkan laluan keluar dari Metro.   Jumpa banyak kedai2 souviner, lepas tu masuk lorong yang nampak banyak kedai makan.  Agak ke dalam baru nampak kedai bertanda 'Halal'.  Lega rasanya jumpa kedai makan halal.. The shop belongs to a turkish, they served many varieties of Kebab with loads of fries for €4.  Drinks for additional €1.  Such a big portion - semua orang kekenyangan macam dah tak larat nak jalan dah.. Tapi perjalanan mesti diteruskan ke destinasi terakhir sebelum kami kembali ke London.

The shop that we ate from outside..the Kebab is sooo gooood..

We headed for next destination Louvre Museum, or better known as Musee du Louvre in french.. This place is  a magnificent art museum full of grand art, one of the best known is the original Monalisa painting by Da Vinci. This is the masterpice of Louvre.  People come from all over the world to be there.. Exhibition area is underground.  This is the place where movie 'The Da Vinci Code' is shot (some scene).  Good news is, it is free every 1st day of the month, and the bad news is, its close on Tuesday - and too bad.... So we just walk around the area.. nampaknya impian nak jumpa Monalisa secara berdepan tidak kesampaian.  Will there be next time...?

Frust - close on Tuesdays rupa-rupanya..

The famous glass pyramid of Louvre Museuam

Big picture around Louvre

Underground exhibition on sculptures that we captured from upper level.  Itu je yang kami dapat tengok.. 

We ended our amazing race Paris at around 4:00 pm..Secara keseluruhannya, berjalan ke Paris ni macam travelling back to previous mellinium...there are many buildings built in the last century and it is well preserved.  Memang best dan satu hari memang tak cukup.  Satu hari ni sekadar snap and go saja...


Eurostar ke London akan berlepas pada 5:20 petang.  Jadi kami harus berada di situ 1 jam sebelum untuk urusan immigration.  Proceed for immi check.  We were greeted in bahasa melayu by the Brittish Immi.  Pandainya dia cakap melayu... best thing is, they really want to speak malay.. tak mau cakap orang putih..

Last moment in Paris - this train station bringing passengers from Paris to other parts of Europe

During journey, everbody fall asleep after another freezing and tired day but a rewarding-once-in-a-life-time-experience.  By 6:20 pm (-1hr from Paris), we arrived London St Pancras station, getting our bags at left-baggage store, proceed to Travelodge Covent Garden, our final Hotel.  We stay here £100 for 2 family rooms and we will be staying here till the end our trip.. As usual, first thing I did upon arrival to the hotel is cooked the rice... Get everybody's stomach fill-up, then go to sleep to recharge the body for next London discovery...

Day 4 - Happy to be in the romantic city of last millenium...

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