Catatan perjalanan di Paris - Paris City Tour Part 1

19th November 2008

Selepas meninggalkan Disneyland, kami menuju ke Paris. Perjalanan akan mengambil masa hampir sejam. Kami makan Fish Sandwich yg dibeli di Mc D. Tak sedar, sebenarnya anak2 sgt lapar. Satu sandwich sorang tidak cukup, dan kami hanya beli satu saje extra. Tak sampai hati, saya makan separuh je, separuh lagi beri pd adik..lesson learnt..next time beli extra sorang satu...

Sebaik shj sampai Kota Paris, Hairul mula bercerita itu ini mengenai setiap landmark yg kami jumpa..oleh kerana keadaan jalanraya yg sesak, agak sukar utk kami berhenti di satu2 tempat..kami melalui Notre Dame..hmmm cantik jugak..

Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. It was restored and saved from destruction by Viollet-le-Duc, one of France's most famous architects. The name Notre Dame means "Our Lady" in French. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic cathedrals, and its construction spanned the Gothic period. Its sculptures and stained glass show the heavy influence of naturalism, unlike that of earlier Romanesque architecture.

Then Hairul bawa kami ke Place de La Concorde..Hairul berhenti sekejap utk beri peluang kpd kami ambil gambar..The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.

The center of the Place is occupied by a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II. It is one of two the Egyptian government gave to the French in the nineteenth century. The other one stayed in Egypt, too difficult and heavy to move to France with the technology at that time. In the 1990s, President François Mitterrand gave the second obelisk back to the Egyptians.

Kemudian pusing2 lagi Kota Paris..kagum dgn Gallery La Fayette..hmmm..kata orang mesti masuk La Fayette..tapi kembali ke matlamat asal kami..tengok tempat orang, bukan shopping..lagi pun masa tidak mengizinkan..

Hairul drop kan kami di satu kedai perfume yang hanya ada di Paris..Fragonard...bg kaki perfume mcm kami..tak sah kalau tak beli..ayah beli 5 EDP(tahan 5 tahun nih), mama beli 1 EDT utk kakak& adik, 1 EDT utk abg and 1 box of 10miniatures utk beri pd kawan2 nanti..

Kami melalui Eiffel tower apabila hari sudah gelap. Hairul cakap kita ambil gambar dari satu tempat tu(tak tahu nama) supaya dpt angle dari jauh..then baru pergi untuk Eiffel tour. Sebelum tu, kami di bawa ke Champ D'Lysee..sepanjang jalan dihias indah dgn lampu2 hiasan ala Krismas..sesuai dgn gelaran Shoppers Paradise..

Melalui Arc d Triomphe..(tengok je laa)..tak boleh berhenti sbb byk kereta and sebenarnya ia terletak di round about yg menghubungkan 12 cabang jalan raya..mcm tak percaya je..

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'Étoile. It is at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The triumphal arch 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.

Special request dari saya..nak ke Boutique LV..oleh kerana susah nak dptkan parking, Hairul drop kan kami, hanya saya dan husband shj yg turun, anak2 stay dlm kereta dgn Hairul..selesai di LV, kami ke Eiffel tower utk tower tour..excitednya..

Champ d'Lysee info :

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million a year for 1000 square feet (92.9 square meters) of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe.

Salah sebuah gedung La Fayette


Lukisan yg dijual ditepi jalan

Place de la Concorde (the Obelisk of Luxor)

Notre Dame

Eiffel tower dari Place de La Concorde

Place de La Concorde

Champ D'Lysee

Paris memang indah..tak kira siang atau malam..