[Travelog]: Paris Revisited

City: Paris, France
Dates: 18-21Dec07
Travelmates: Dear and Denis

I left london for glasgow on the night of 14dec. our 40days40nights separation was finally over - ok, sounds cheesy but yea, it really was 40/40. finally got to see dear again. denis joined us on the 17dec (my bday!!) from dublin and we left on the 18th for the romantic city of paris , the one that the FRENCH are so proud of that they figure its a good enough a reason to snob foreigners (wherever else you're from).

Still, the city did indeed charm me all over again with its immaculate and magnificent architecture one can only dream about coming from a modern island nation like singapore.

The weather was cold cold cold and absolutely freezing on the first day. [when we were up on the eiffel (at -10degC), the strong winds and cold were too much for all 3 of us to take that we had to retreat indoors after a brief 3 minutes of phototaking out in the cold. pity.. but still beautiful - hmm.. i don't know why i keep defending paris despite the flaws i saw there; its beauty and charm are probably blinding (just like love is) and too difficult to resist.]

Shopping on the Champs de Elysee is madness. designer stores lined up in ranks. we all agreed that its depressing walking into every store and not finding anything u can afford - not that u were going to buy it in the first place but yea, u get the idea. but that's good too i guess, the less u can afford, the less u spend on items that are probably quite over-the-top anyway.

It was great that denis was with us though it turned out to be quite embarrassing for me on the 2nd day when i managed to throw a fit (at my baby) due to PMS. anyway, it was really good quality time spent with a great friend. we had al-cheapo wine on the last night coupled with some crisps from the nearby supermart.

and yea, the hotel we stayed at was great. private room with ensuite. woohoo!! no more stinky hostels.

just a few fav piccies...

By the Seine River