Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Spring Holiday: London - Geneva - Lugrin (Part 2)

Assalamualaikum

After the unfortunate event at Geneva, we decided to go straight to our rented apartment at Lugrin. Ummi had no mood anymore to go sightseeing that day. So, good bye Geneva city and even Annecy. :P. Well, Lugrin is actually in France, but near to Swiss border. Reason being we chose this apartment was because it's simply cheap. Only GBP53 per night. Whereas in Geneva, we couldn't get even a family room with the price. Europe kan strict, kalau anak lebih 2 orang tak boleh amik double room..sgt kekwat :P

So trom Geneva to Lugrin, actually it took only 1 hour if we used the motorway. But since we took the scenic route, it became 1 hour and half. Actually, it took us two hours because we had stopped for lunch and also at Carrefour to buy some groceries such as cooking oil, fresh milk and detergent. Those heavy stuffs that we did not bring from home..;)


Anyway, this time hubby brought his new sat nav. After saving our apartment's address, it gave us few routes to arrive at our destination. And we arrived just on time because the check in time was at 5pm. The latest check in time that i've had encountered so far! :D

lunch makan nasi goreng simple ummi..dah sejuk pon layanzzz...habis satu bekas tu makan berlima...:D

Zahin with her snow leopard 

hee garangnya muka adik Zafri..

Iris tengah mengunyah...hihi

Alhamdulillah, the weather was nice and bright. Though the temperature was still below 10 degrees Celcius but it was bearable compare than in the UK. We noticed that the wind was not as strong as in the UK. May be because they are surrounded by Alps that protect their area from being too windy..i think. :D

Along the way, the view of Alps and clear glacier green river were always welcoming. Sejuk mata dan hati. :) 

The apartment of Park & Suites Village was situated up on the hill.  It was pretty challenging driving up the mountainous roads, since the driveway was quite steep and narrow. Lebih-lebih lagi guna kereta manual la plak kan. Kecut perut mak okehh, nak tengok kat tingkap pon gayat! huhu...

Also the chain tyre sign was everywhere. Meaning, if the road was covered with snow, the car's tyres need to be changed from common tyres to special tyres. After quite some time, we finally and safely arrived at the village. 

3 Beds Apartment at Park & Suites Village 

living room yg lengkap dengan sofa-bed, tv dan meja makan..tu tangga naik ke attic

ni master bedroom..

dapur dekat living room area jgk..belakangnya toilet, bathroom separated with toilet..sebelah tu hallway dpd pintu masuk..kt pintu yg masuk cahaya tu la master bedroom..

Zahin awal2 lagi dah naik atas attic..nampak tak katil..? actually ada 2 single beds..very nice and spacious..

masing2 dah cop katil...bilik depa la tu kiranya..:D
As soon as we had check in, we loved it at the first sight. So clean and cosy!! So convenient with the kitchen and the cookware too..couldn't ask for more..klu kt Geneva tak dapat kot duduk apartment with the price..;)

Then we took rest first. Only affter taking bath, the kids still playing around the apartment, hubby watched tv though couldn't understand since it's in French! :P while i started to cook.. plain rice..goreng ayam. lauk asam pedas, sayur lemak for kids dah siap2 masak dan freeze kan dpd rumah. While stok ayam plak bawak 2 ekor..siap2 frozenkan..sambal frozen pon bawak utk buat tumis atau buat lauk..;) daging bawak 1 kg, frozen too..beras bawa dlm 6cawan, bawang2, sayur bawak cauliflower, brocoli je..

kunyit, garam, honey beli kat Carrefour je. Mujur la hubby kenal walaupon labelling all in French..hehe...cuma susu je tersilap beli..bukan whole milk..tp skimmed milk..dah terbeli so minum je la..hmm nasi impit, maggi, tuna, sardin, baked bean pon bawak juga..rice cooker lagi bawak mana tak berat luggage kan..hoho..

After dinner, we went straight to bed. Too exhausted already to do anything else. 

alas perut dengan roti sapu Nutella/butter n serunding

periuk, senduk sume disediakan..just cuci dgn sabun Thahirah dulu then tawakkal je la guna..

The next day, after subuh I started prepared for our breakfast. The kids as usual had cereal and milk while us had nasi goreng. Yesza, nasi goreng je la lagi kan..niat sblom pergi bcuti ada plan nk buat nasi lemak tapi mana nak larat la plak nak bawak santan chaokoh dlm tin tu ha..in my dream, so leave it..:D

Lepas makan, macam lipas-kudung mak kemas dan bersihkan dapur and then packing all into luggages again. The kids seronok main jerit2 kt balcony...ya Allah jakun betul, malu mak nakk..omputih aka jiran2 dah la tak bangun lagi..huhu

Dah ready baru mandi dan get the kids dressed, Last sekali yg siap of course la ummi. Babah dah siap2 hantar barang dlm kereta..kita posing2 lagi kt dalam..hehe..patu update kt instagram n fb sementara wifi free..hehe padahal ummi dah buat roaming. :P Lepas check-out and pulang kunci, kitorang posing2 lagi kt depan apartment sebelom bertolak ke Interlaken, Swiss. :)

ni model ummi dan babah paling sporting ;)

ramai kt fb yg minat dressing Eins..hehe tq tp biasa je kot. And it's from Next. i love Next  sbb material very high quality..tp a bit pricey..beli time sales je la esp clearance sales  ;)


model cilik ni pon mmg naturally pandai posing klu good mood..selalunya susah nk tgkp gmbr dia..sbb tak reti duduk diam hence the pic always blur.

foggy  and early in the morning..sunyi lagi. ktrg je yg dah bising2 nak check out. rasa rugi je sewa kt siini satu mlm je..huhu...mmg best kt sini. highly recommended! court tennis pon ada..facility lain tak sure sbb tak smpt nk explore..

lastly, CHEESEEEEEE..fr IshamIzu & Co. berlatarbelakangkan the apartments...:)
 To be continued...:D

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Visit Eiffel Tower and Roland Garros

Assalamualaikum

This entry was when my mom and dad came visiting us in May 2011. The main objective of their visit was to meet their first ever grandson..my lil Zafri and of course the Eins..;)

We just had two weeks. So during the first week we had travelled within UK up to Scotland by car, then went to Paris by Eurostar train on their last week..

at st. Pancras station. hehe cari apalah tok mak tuu..tok abah plak nampak dah penat sgt after our UK roadtrip ..patu selang 2 hari sambung ke Paris plak memanglah penat..kesian tok bah..

Zafri masa ni baru 50 hari kot tapi tok mak kata mcm dah umur 3 bulan..:D

Kitorang pilih family seats...utk 5 org je rasa..that's why hubby tercampak ke family seat omputeh sebelah..;D

tok mak and the Eins..the Eins kalau ada tok mak memang tak lakulah ummi...

When we arrived at Gare Du Nord after two hours ride, we straighly took Metro to outskirt Paris to check in at Bagnolet Hotel. Tok Abah wanted to have a rest first before sightseeing..

ni la hotelnya...(credit to Google)

cafeteria...

the room..small but nice and clean...
That night we went out to visit Eiffel Tower. Tok Mak and Tok Bah kata tu je yg penting..hehehe very the true...

tunggu Metro..
Bonjour Eiffel, for the second time...

Zahin last time pergi umur  4 bulan...

cantik sangat..


sempat tengok Eiffel bling-bling...:D

mujurlah dapat duduk, boleh tengok eiffel bling-bling smpi la dia stop bling-bling..:D

blur pic...tripod tertinggal kt bilik hotel...so jgn lupe tripod!!


Iris dilayan tok bah n tok mak mcm puteri raja...:)

hoho pecah muscle jgk carry Zafri masa tu..padahal gilir2 carry dgn hubby and m y dad...

Eiffer Tower dari kejauhan...

family pic by ntah sape2 tah...sgt tak puas hati dgn hasil tangkapannya..nasib org tertinggal tripod ginilah..:(

haha my dad jadikan fingers dia tpt gantung keychain..my mom nak kira...:D
At the same time, ada Tennis French Open. So kami pon pergilah ke Roland Garros..bila lagikan...tapi tak masuk..tiket pon dah sold out hari tu..kalau nak beli pun tak mampu..huhu..tengok dari luar je la...Jauh sgt Roland Garros ni...letih la juga naik turun Metro..huhu.












Elok je kami nak balik, tiba-tiba ada mamat staff French Open panggil my mom. My mom asked him 'are you calling me?' Mamat tu jawab yes..rupanya dia bagi bola tennis yg ada cop mohor roland garros tu..hehehe excited kejap..at least ada jugak cenderamata kan..hehe...

my mom tgh tny mamat tu..tak nmpk plak mamat tu dlm pic ni, nmpk bola tennis je..:D

ni budak plg excited sbb mamat tu mmg nk bg my lil Iris ni...;)






Sebelum balik ke hotel, we bought Paul Macarons..for me, i don;t really fancy it...too sweet! huhu..sejak dpd tu tak teringin nak rasa Laduree though many people say we should try..ok, may be one day..before balik Malaysia..hehehe..in shaa Allah.



Ok that's all. Tak banyak cover tempat kt Paris masa ni because my parents dah tak larat sangat dah. The next day dah balik semula ke London...

By the way. I usually got homesick during Winter. Despite of snowfall, Winter is depressing..

I terribly miss home, i miss family especially my parents. Even calling them everyday will not be the same compare when being around them..

Wassalam.