From Ho Chi Minh city, we arrived in Charles de Gaulle airport at around 6am in the morning. Weather was very nice! Temperature that morning was 9C and it increased till 18C in the afternoon. Very nice!
And hey, it's our 18th anniversary ❤️
And we are in Paris!!!
How cool is that? :)
The kids were excited... as they said they did not get enough of Paris before :) We have booked our ride from the airport to the Paris city with EasyBus (subsidiary to EasyJer) via online. It's very cheap! Around €11.75 for the 4 of us! Cheap eh? ;) The trick is to book the tickets online.
Bonjour encore Paris! Il est bon d'être ici! :))
Hello again Paris! It's sure good to be here again :)
Waiting for our train to our hotel.
Our hotel this time is
Citadines Place d'Italie Paris. A 2-minute walk from the Place d'Italie metro station, very convenient for travelers like us. Put our luggage at the hotel and we began day by exploring the Sunday market which was located right in front of the hotel.
My girl in front of our apartment hotel - Citadines Hotel
Sunday market
Bought some pastries and ate them for breakfast at the nearby park.
Olalaaa… the pastries were yummeh!!!
Since this is the kids' 2nd trip to Paris, we decided to go to places that we've never been before. First, we paid a visit to the famous Notre Dame.
Notre Dame is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The kids watched the Disney movie 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' years ago (though they can't remember the movie :P), so we brought them here to see the place.
No other building is so associated with the history of Paris as the grand Notre Dame!
The South Rose Window
Great monument of Pope John Paul II in front of the South Rose Window of Notre Dame
'Love Locks' at Pont de l'Archeveche
The West front - 3 main doors with superb statuary, a central rose window and an openwork gallery are important details.
Next, Eiffel Tower!! Of course the kids had seen the Eiffel Tower in our previous trip.... but hey, it's EIFFEL TOWER! How can we NOT visit Eiffel Tower when we are in Paris!! It's a must! Tak kira lah brapa kali pergi pun... hahaha!
On the way to the metro station, we cross over this building - Conciergerie, used to be a prison in Paris. Located on the west of the Île de la Cité, this former prison used to keep hundreds of prisoners during the French Revolution era.
And here is the super famous and the icon of the romantic city - Eiffel Tower ;)
Do you guys know that Eiffel Tower is named after the engineer who designed the built it in 1889, Gustave Eiffel? It was originally built to impress visitors to the Universal Exhibition of 1889 and was meant to be a temporary addition to the Paris skyline. It also used to be the world's tallest building until 1931, when the New York's Empire State Building was completed. Now, the tower is the symbol of the romantic city of Paris.
By then, we are already tired and hungry. So we decided to go back to our hotel to check in, perform prayers and have lunch.
Our apartment in Citidines Place d'Italie is quite nice and cozy.
We have one bedroom with a queen bed and a bed-sofas in the living room which are just nice for the 4 of us :) The ladies got the comfy bed whilst the guys slept on the sofa-bed :)
There's also a cozy kitchen in the apartment. Masak apa? Haha… just heated the instant nasi lemak from the Brahim packet :D
The view from our apartment.
After lunch and prayers, perut dah kenyang... tanggung jawab pada Ilahi pun dah dipenuhi, we went out again. This is my 3rd time in Paris, and I've never ever experienced cruising on the Seine River. Told my hubby, since it's our anniversary, I'd like to do so on this special day :)
The cruise depart from the Eiffel Tower. So while waiting, sempat la posing maut :D
Nak gak selfie… haha :D
And wefie…. :D
And these pics are to mark our 18th anniversary ❤️
To my husband, my best friend, my other half...
Thank you for accepting me for who I am.
I love you soooo much!! *muah!* *muah!*
Happy anniversary darling husband... To more wonderful years… insyaAllah ❤️
Alhamdulillah… we got to spend our 18th anniversary with the kids this year
One pic using InstaWeather to mark the weather and date of our visit to Paris
Our cruise was scheduled at 5pm. I had asked my new boss in Maybank Islamic who had lots of experience traveling in Paris, which time is better to cruise the Seine River - night or day? He said day! So okay… I think 5pm is just nice :)
Seeing the romantic city of Paris by boat was such an amazing experience! I would recommend it to those visiting Paris! We got to see many highlights of the city along the river such as the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Musee d'Orsay,
Notre Dame, ect. The cruise last for about an hour and I really enjoyed the beautiful sceneries while letting the wind blew my face :)
At Notre Dame
The Louvre
Approaching the magnificent Pont Alexandre III deck arch bridge.
The bridge connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower.
Last but not least, upon Izzat's request, we visited Arc de Triomphe. We've been here during our previous trip but since Izzat requested it... layan je lah :)
That's a long post for a one day activity eh?
There sure are lots to see in Paris! Penat wooo to cover as much as we can in one single day! Anyway, we need to have good rest that night as we had to catch an early flight to Santorini the next morning.
Well, it sure is one of the most memorable anniversary celebrations for me :)
Thank you Allah for all the blessings…. I feel blessed… syukur alhamdulillah…
