Paris : up on a hill of Montmartre

From St Lazare, visiting 'our hotel' , we finally had a chance to hop on the metro at Gare St Lazare. It was here, this station connected to Disneyland parc (teringat percutian 2007). But we were heading up on a hill of Montmartre, so we get off at Abbesses (abes) station

 I like the metro sign in Paris.

We didn't plan to go here, tapi ternampak masa berjalan tu, a small garden with huge 'I love you' collections. Teringat masa time skolah dulu suka mengumpul ini..

ambik..romantic? 

Montmartre is located on a hill in north Paris. It has narrow cobble stone streets, which I like, and cafes side by side.

Ya pada hari siang memang nampak damai coz this place 'hidup' masa malam, nightclub district.

Hijabista minum kopi

Antara pengalaman yang saya tidak lupa apabila di sound penjaga kedai just because I said "Hi" and straightly asked direction. He said, we french don't Hi Hi. Maksudnya kena lebih manners bersopan daripada itu. ya, always bring your french pocket dictionary.  

I love souvenirs shops!

Montmartre is famous for the white dome Basilica, Sacre Coeur. It is said that this place was once a village of artisan ..

..but all I can say is the place was crowd with tourists. 

but this old man.. I liked him, always smile =)

the view of the city from the hill. We can see the new Paris over there..skyscraper buildings. 

and heading down could take forever..

Montmartre is a beautiful place, it still maintain the village look like despite the bursting Paris. 

Paris : back in St Lazare and around Galeries Lafayette

We always wanted to go back to St Lazare. We've waited for 5 years for it =) For this trip we included St Lazare on our last day in Paris. Save the best for last?

Previously we were exploring La Defense, the business district in Paris. From there we get off at Haussmann- St Lazare metro and walked towards Paris Opera.

memang banyak hantu la di Europe ni, statue merata. isk3

Ever wonder what's it like inside Lafayette?

the French department store, hmm hmm

Nope, tak naik atas pun. All I saw was long queues. But I did some window shopping at the ground floor. 

Furla. Candy shoe in candy pink..nice

walking somewhere in Haussman blvd

bakery shop, I really wanted to try some macaroons.

my 1st macaroon in my life..pink, and that was it. Too sweet!

gare St Lazare, antara gare (train station hub) yang terbesar di Paris selain gare du Nord 

and just beside the gare is..

our hotel! Concorde Opera hotel.  If only the camera has captured the faces of excited couple here.

and of coz we walked inside

oh wow..very lavish hotel. Can't believe we stayed here during honeymoon. Thank you hubby!

But the furnitures has changed. 

walaupun ni gambar lama, but I never forget the love at first sight, I fall in love with Paris at my first sight 

Life.. we must  move on. The memories will cherish forever.

Paris : La Defense, (new) Paris

It was our last day in Paris. We wanted to go back to St. Lazare, a district in Paris where we stayed during our honeymoon , you know reminiscing  memories =)

On our way to St Lazare, we stopped at La Defense. La Defense is also known as Centre of New Technology and Industry (CNIT). Here's the skyscrapers of modern buildings and offices.

Underground metro and we were going up,

La Defense area map

and here, take a look at the Grand arch 

Sebenarnya this Grande arche dibina in a line (sejajar?) dengan Arch de Triomphe de l'Etoile (in Champes Elysees avenue) dan Arch de Triomphe du Caroussel ( near the Louvre). It is called as historical axis of Paris.

Arch de Triomphe from afar. The one in Champs Elysees avenue. 

So many things too see, but so little time. Takpelah at least sampai juga kat area ni. It was so different in here, besarnya Paris memang tak cukup masa nak jelajah semua. 

Next stop is Hausmann- St Lazare!