Paris : Seine cruise Vedettes du Pont Neuf

I love the idea of discovering the river bank on the cruise. Since we were already near Seine river ( finished Louvre tour) we chose the cruise line that boarding near the Louvre. I always bought a ticket online in advance for cheaper price -  EURO8 (or Euro 13 at counter) .

as seen from photo above is Pont Neuf cruise

on the oldest standing bridge across seine..

it rained a bit =(

Pont Neuf

And the rain has stopped just in time before the cruise departure =)

the decoration was nice, 

tapi nama pun river cruise. Mestilah lepak luar

Pont Alexandre

Pont Royal

banyak lagi bridge/pont, that didn't captured on camera sebab tengah main dengan Aariz

Notre Dame a bit

you know Notre Dame is located on a small island, Ille de la Cite (they do have Cite metro stop)

and the above photo is the bridge across Seine river to the cathedral.

lambai2 saja, sure ada yg balas.

perfect sky 

such a lovely day

Paris : inside The Louvre musee

I once made a promise to myself that, I'll come and visit the Louvre the next time I'm in Paris. We were in Paris in 2007 for hubby's road conference (and our honeymoon), I told someone (from the delegates) that I felt sad of leaving Paris without entering the Louvre. So she told me that I'll make it on my 2nd trip, just like her. And true, Alhamdulillah we made it.

There are several entrance to the Louvre, and we can get the ticket at selected mall. On that day, we planned to get off at Gare Chatelet Les Halles, and we walked along rue du Pont Neuf towards the Seine until we saw the Louvre for Porte de Lions entrance. Teringin juga nak tengok the Lions. And we loved strolling along the Seine.

cafe and souvenir shop along the Seine

If only we were there on 1st Sunday, for the free entrance, but I can't imagine how crowded is the Louvre on free Sunday. Hari2 biasa pun crowded..

But we never found the lions, or any other entrance other than the Pyramid entrance. But as luck may have it, the queue wasn't long =)  It was merely 10 mins, atau sebab visitor berstroller diutamakan. I like the cool elevator.

The entrance ticket and the museum map are sold separately. If you don't have the map, you'll end up wandering nowhere. Betul ke? As a museum fan, I don't mind getting lost inside the Louvre! And of coz I know the famous Mona Lisa is on the Denon wing =) 

God bless breastfeeding mom 

This as obviously at the 'Mona Lisa hall'. Funny that the other Venetian Renaissance art tend to be overshadowed by the popularity of Leonardo da Vinci painting. 

another Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece that often overlooked

a sneak peak thru the window..as seen is the carousel

the Greek goddes, Nike (victory)

as expected

Aphrodite, Greek goddess of Love

and of coz we went to the Egyptian antiquities 

Children school trip

and the Medieval Louvre, at lower ground. This foundation that make way for the Renaissance palace to survive as Louvre museum.

Aariz was sleeping during the museum tour. We spent almost 4 hours inside the Louvre. Not enough really. I'll come back again (to the Louvre and many more musee in Paris) 

Paris : eurocamp in Maisons Laffitte

I stumbled on eurocamp website when I was planning for our europe (road) trip with our dear friends. We booked 2 holiday parks ; Duinrell in Holland and Paris international. But I like it more the Duinrell coz it has a theme park, restaurants and easy access .. But at a price of GBP150 for 3 nights, we just couldn't resist. Plus I know the apartment price in central Paris may rise up during holiday season. 

The Paris international park located at Maisons Laffitte, 15-20 km outskirts of Paris. The nearest train station is 15-20 minutes walk from the park. 

Pardon my excitement, but I like this double-deck train.

I found the rates for suburb train was expensive. But they do make family ticket. It depends on your planning to full utilize the cost you pay. 

kesian..boring 30-45 mins journey

and around the town, walking towards our park from the train station..

just so you know, shops close early in Europe 

the neighbourhood

I don't have much photos on Paris eurocamp park, but this is how it looks like inside the cabin. Comfortable room after a long day wandering the city of Paris.

pic from Google

for recreation purpose.