It was one of the days when I just want to stay in my blanket eating nonsense and watching my old favorite movies.
It was perfect.
Spent my Saturday in bed with laptop watching Sex and The City and youtube-ing, eating fries and salads and Skype-ing with the boyfriend after a super hectic week at work.
It was nice. It was perfect.
And today I decided to cook and go out to the mall.
It was perfect.
Spent my Saturday in bed with laptop watching Sex and The City and youtube-ing, eating fries and salads and Skype-ing with the boyfriend after a super hectic week at work.
It was nice. It was perfect.
And today I decided to cook and go out to the mall.
Now you know when I'm splitting a post one for day and one for night; I really mean business.
I thought Eiffel tower looked amazing as it is on a broad daylight, but watching it at night is a whole other experience. I remember the obsession starts when I was planning a supposedly Europe trip during my uni days (which came to an abrupt end when, well, I was introduced to final year semester and crazy hectic lab days) I came across a lot of nice pictures of Eiffel tower and I really made a vow to myself to at least go there once.
So apparently we weren't satisfied of witnessing one of the greatest treasure in the world during the day; that we just HAD to go there again at night!
It felt like we were in movies.
Proceeded to strolling around in the city cause we were feeling adventurous that night. I was immediately reminded of the movie Taken (where the daughter was kidnapped while in Paris with her friend, gasp) so I clung to Fiqah all the time. Not a good timing to be reminded of such movies, really.
We found ourselves walking across the river, passed by a few blocks up until we found Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe again.
At that moment, all I could think of was; now I - little me - was there. I am finally there; after all those years of reading about this cool city and saving all those gorgeous pictures as my desktop background and phone wallpaper and there I was, taking my own pictures in this breathtakingly beautiful city.
And I decided, it was a perfect night for me.
I thought Eiffel tower looked amazing as it is on a broad daylight, but watching it at night is a whole other experience. I remember the obsession starts when I was planning a supposedly Europe trip during my uni days (which came to an abrupt end when, well, I was introduced to final year semester and crazy hectic lab days) I came across a lot of nice pictures of Eiffel tower and I really made a vow to myself to at least go there once.
So apparently we weren't satisfied of witnessing one of the greatest treasure in the world during the day; that we just HAD to go there again at night!
Proceeded to strolling around in the city cause we were feeling adventurous that night. I was immediately reminded of the movie Taken (where the daughter was kidnapped while in Paris with her friend, gasp) so I clung to Fiqah all the time. Not a good timing to be reminded of such movies, really.
We found ourselves walking across the river, passed by a few blocks up until we found Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe again.
At that moment, all I could think of was; now I - little me - was there. I am finally there; after all those years of reading about this cool city and saving all those gorgeous pictures as my desktop background and phone wallpaper and there I was, taking my own pictures in this breathtakingly beautiful city.
And I decided, it was a perfect night for me.
Equals to the most awesome day ever.
I'd love to try to summarize this eventful day in short so you won't be bored, but I honestly think I can't. I freaking love every single thing about this day - I laughed a new laugh, I smiled and it was a new smile, I tasted freedom like I've never tasted before.
Among awesome things I touched (literally) : Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Champs Elysees.
If you ever found a way to go to Paris, make sure you go to at least 3/4 of the above. No, scratch that. Go to all of them, you only live once!
I had to tear myself from store to store, in that building. Kept thinking "if only I had one more day to spend here..." it wasn't easy, I tell you.
Except that Fiqah had mint tea HAHAHA.
I'd love to try to summarize this eventful day in short so you won't be bored, but I honestly think I can't. I freaking love every single thing about this day - I laughed a new laugh, I smiled and it was a new smile, I tasted freedom like I've never tasted before.
Among awesome things I touched (literally) : Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Champs Elysees.
If you ever found a way to go to Paris, make sure you go to at least 3/4 of the above. No, scratch that. Go to all of them, you only live once!
Taking metro from our hotel.
Found our way to Eiffel Tower!
This was at 9 am-ish, so please excuse the freezing smile.
Excited bunch.
An uncle with his...puppet, I think. We kept waiting to see if he could move its hands, but he didn't.
The famous river right in front of the tower. We must've crossed that river like a hundred times!
There's something about a blurry photo that makes it extra special.
Arc de Triomphe!
We were actually right in the middle of the street when I took this picture, there was even a couple taking their wedding photo! Which is super romantic, I think. But to drag your new husband all the way to Paris with your just-worn wedding dress is a bit..too much for me.
I'm so lazy, I might take my wedding photo in a studio. Or at the lawn in front of my house in kampung.
Champs Elysees!
Our lunch, the pizza.
Me with the super creepy aunty mannequin at the LV store.
And...Galeries Lafayette, the shopping heaven.
Managed to have a cup of coffee at this one cafe in front of Louvre. Feeling very French already, us girls.
Probably the most famous 'pyramid' in the world. Quite an irony since it's not really one.
Passed by this riverbank that has a line of painters and souvenir shops. We stopped by literally at all of them, I really wanted to buy some but this voice inside my head just won't shut up.
Marie Claire and Elle magazines in 1970's, I think. Love the whole vintage look.
The weather was so unpredictable; I had my leather jacket on and off the entire day. But thank God for this light jacket, it was so comfy! Forgot where I got it. Scarf from Accessorize, pants from Zara, yellow flats aka the comfiest flats in the world from H&M.
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