Gloomy afternoon in Trocadero

It was after lunchtime that we moved from the grand mosque to the 16th arrondissement, passing the Champs Elysees. After few times making the same direction, no ample packing until we found a space just outside housing area. We walked a few km and find ourself at the stairs of Trocadero. Here's the right place if you wanna have a great view of the Eiffel.

I had never had a perfect shot of Eiffel. My first visit (2007) - it was already late, but we managed to get the blinking lights. And because it was raining on that day, pasrah.. 

Meninggalkan Trocadero di belakang..

Very glooming ..boleh bayangkan lebatnya hujan petang itu =(

And walking down approaching the Eiffel. Of coz we were still exited because ..

here's the very point of our first Eiffel photo taken during our honeymoon in 2007 =)

love love

Well, sempat bergembira sekejap saja sehingga hujan yang tersangat lebat =( We didn't bring stroller raincover, we left behind in UK sebab yakin it was spring, no!

I remember my husband buka his jacket and make it as cover to Aariz's stroller. (Even previously I asked the crepes stall if they can give us some plastik, bo layan la ) It was damn cool and we ran in the rain together . haha romantik juga.

Finally the best picture. The best of Eiffel photo I have =)

I love you both. 

Because Paris is always a good idea.

Down memory lane. Yes browsing through my Europe files and I don't know where to start. But I know Paris is always a good idea.

This is a memory of a Europe trip, by van from UK to Europe with our dear friends. 

It was Spring 2012. But not so Spring in Paris. I remember it was bone chilling cold outside Versailles palace, tho we managed to get in the palace after almost an hour waiting in the queue.

After Versailles we drove to the city, we planned to have our packed lunches at the grand mosque of Paris. Solat, rehat dan makan di sana. We passed Seine river with Eiffel view. It was the very road, the same panorama I had with my husband during our first visit in 2007. Orang kata detik2 pertama nampak Eiffel. Surreal feeling. It is always this way.

We were heading to the mosque located in the 5th arrondissement.  Gps helped much, but it was a bit tricky  to find parking area. Public transport is always recommended in the city. Alhamdulillah, kami tiba di sini..

There's a small garden in front of the main entrance. I saw some beggars made a hand wave. A lot of them. But I'm hungry too guys, I meet you after this.

Despite the cold rainy day, the mosque has a beautiful spring garden. ( When I was here in 2007, it was still in construction) That day I felt like I was in Morocco? Ok I never been to Morocco. It felt like I was in Andalusia heh. Beautiful.

Not the Eiffel, not the Seine cruise. I felt warmth here, inside a beautiful mosque in Paris.

Alhamdulillah.

Miss me?

Assalamualaikum readers,

It's been months now, rindu juga nak update blog ini. I will, yes I will because memories are too precious to be only stored in my hard disk. 

Sebenarnya banyak sangat cerita. Most of them, of coz my travel stories. So which one yg nak update dulu??

Harry Potter studio tour opened to public last summer

Portobello , London

Paris..hmm countless time =)

Oh my ..I miss this holiday home in South Wales

 Broadhaven South beach, Wales. I dream about it every night =(

The Green bridge of Wales

Plus stories of my new life  in Malaysia. Banyaknya...bilalah nak tulis semua ni ye. Bila fikir-fikir balik, it feels like dreams (dreams that came true!) Alhamdulillah untuk semua peluang ini. Rindu serindu2nya, bila la akan kembali lagi. Sobs

Winter in my heart

I realized I've been neglecting this blog when all the spam comments keep coming in.

I have intention to finish my UK stories, only Allah knows when..  Maybe I should start from the 'homecoming' issue, and recall back all my Europe trips?

Someday I will write again..

Convocation

Alhamdulillah

Summer all year around

Aariz belum habis explore our house ( not that we have big one), but surely here is something new for him. Unlike his mummy, he seems has left the red brick house behind.

But poor Aariz sekarang tumbuh ruam, pipi pun merah je...panass.

I remember the heat but I can't recall that our groceries are overpriced!

my Andalusia travelogue featured in WANITA October issue

Last two days

This would be my last update from UK. Arrived from Paris via London yesterday. Today we spent some time wandering around Birmingham city centre and the university. We took pictures as always but I will upload more later.

A year just flew by,..with all good memories.

Tetapi, kamera dan video tak dapat capture semua kenangan. Simpan saja dalam hati dan ingatan.

;(

oh Paris!

Maaflah sebab asik lambat je update blog ni..coz the thing is, Aariz tertumpahkan segelas milo atas laptop! Now memang laptop tak boleh ON kena pegi lowyat, and that would be in next week.

Next week. I couldn't believe it's been a year now! Time to say goodbye UK.

Yes I haven't finish my entry on Paris spring trip. It would be in multiple entries, long one I tell you.

But, tomorrow we're going back to the city of love!

Hmm..emotional entry got too many exclamation mark.

Groceries shopping at Wing Yip

Apart from importing 'makanan kering' from Malaysia, we source them from the asian grocery store. I know I should blog this long before, but it's ok for a record hehe.

So now just want to show you the largest oriental grocery chain, located near our house in Aston. We usually come here to stock up the freezer with everyday ingredients like lengkuas, serai, santan, kicap adabi, sos cili maggie .. pendek cerita, same things as whatever you have.

 currency conversion is not encouraged 

kat sini lah selalu we all beli kepala Salmon untuk buat kari kepala ikan. Murah sebab mat salleh tak makan kepala ikan. Rugi