La Ville-Lumière

The city transforms into heaven of lights when it dons its cloak of dusk.  The absolutely must-do in one’s lifetime - a night out marveling at the city of lights.  Your heart is forever hers!

Christmas in Paris

What more can you ask really?  

We had just the perfect Christmas eve dinner at a local restaurant.  Authentic French cuisine, delectable champagne coupled with live folk music and the oh-so-merry atmosphere.  This is what I called a merry Christmas.  Heavenly!

 Les Noces de Jeannette

Our Christmas eve dinner with the tour group

Always love strolling along Christmas market

Europe Day 12: Last day in Paris, FRANCE

28 Dec 2006

Our last day in Paris (and Europe). I had caught a cold so wasn't up for an intensive sightseeing. It was just a leisure morning. We checked out of the hotel and went out for a bit of walk.....

Paris Opera House

Then, we decided to pop into a Chinese restaurant just opposite our hotel for a proper lunch. Hey, it's the last day of our trip anyway, no point keeping the euro in the pockets right?

WRONG MOVE! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!

The bloody Chinese Yeung Chow fried rice had turned everything upside down! Hours later when we got all checked in at the Paris international airport, shit happened. Yeah, I mean shit literally! I started having serious diarrhoea. 3 times in the airport, then countless times through out the flights from Paris to Frankfurt then to Singapore. But wait, that's not it! While I was on the plane leaving Paris to Frankfurt, I started vomiting. While we were transiting at Frankfurt, I could barely walk. My limbs were cold and numbed. I felt like tonnes of stone on my head. Rick had to push me in the luggage trolley to get to the gate. We successfully got on the plane, then the series of vomiting continued. Only when I finally vomited my heart out (ok, this is exaggerating) and cleared my stomach then I started settling down. I guess there was nothing left to vomit, it has been drained empty!

I lost 2 kgs in just 20 hours that's how serious it was! I didn't have any food intake at all apart from water for the following day. My stomach needed a slow jump start.

Yes, I knew it was food poisoning. No doubt. My past experiences assured that.

Moral of this story? None! I was just plain unlucky. %&#$*@#&!

Europe Day 11: Paris, FRANCE

27 Dec 2006

2nd day in Paris. We had a lot to see today, it's FULL ON! See my freaking sleepy face you know it was damn early in the morning. Zzzzzzz~~~~

It was so early that I couldn't even smile properly, lack of facial exercise!

Joan of Arc statue at the Place des Pyramides

Here it is again from the side

Busy paris

Eiffel Tower

Once criticised as a useless and mostrous junk. The Gustave Eifeel's iconic tower eventually earned its reputation when 2 million visitors made pilgrimage to the tower the first year it was completed. The iron tower is 320m high and 7000 tonne.

Arc de Triomphe

One of the most famous monuments in Paris, commissioned in 1806 after Napoleon's stunning victory at Austerlitz. Standing over 51 m in height and 45 m wide, it is the second largest triumphal arch in existence!

Champs-Elysées

The grandest boulevard running off the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most famous streets in the world. The boulevard is 2km long, popular with its cafes, theatres and luxury designer shops.

Grand Palais - a large glass exhibition hall

Petit Palais Art Museum

Les Invalides

Concorde Square

The 22.83 m Obelisk was installed in 1836

La Grande Roue (Ferris Wheel)

Food!

Hazel cream wafer