Netherlands (Last week of the Vacation)

What a long pause..so lazy of typing.

Well let me finish my story of our Vacation. 

Back from Paris on 9th May, we were so tired and we slept early that night.

On 10th May is my mother in law Birthday, so the whole day at home, waiting for her sisters and children to visit till 7pm then she spent us dinner.I was a bit sick on that day and we changed our car to this Hyundai for this last week of our holiday.

On 11th May we have dinner appointment with our friend Martijn and Linda (The wedding couple we met in Borneo). Since we are going to Amsterdam, we visited the Keukonhof "Tulips Garden". It was really beautiful place to go. Those who like Tulips, this is one of the place that you can see variation of them. But unfortunately you have to go there during spring time because they were close for the rest of the year. Just now i check the website "Keukonhof is close" for now. It will open again in 2011, that mean no tulips for a mean while.

 Hakim and Aishah with the motorcycle near the entrance of Keukenhof.

The Dutch's special shoes.

Me and my little princess

The best shot I ever made (I think so)

Not forgetting the "Mollen" (wind mill)

We were about 2 hours at the park, without realizing the time is almost 5pm. we have to moved because we need to find the address from Martijn & Linda. It was near by. It was really happy to met with them. Especially Aishah with her friend Ruud.

 The next day, on 12th May another dinner appointment with our friend Joost and Mieke. We have a great time with them and the food was delicious. I always like to go to his place for dinner because I knew he can cook. Hehehe..

Aishah is looking at Om Joost making a cookies for our desert.

Our dinner

Hakim with Joost and Mieke.

On 13th May, another lunch appointment with my Father in law and the rest of the family.

The family

Hakim playing Nintendo with his cousins while waiting for our food to be served.

14th May, is our last day and the whole day we were doing shopping and packing. In the evening my sister in law come to visit us to say good bye.

 Hakim, Demis and Aishah

15th May, we have a long day.
Early morning to Dussoldorf, with Ryan Air to Stansted took about 45 minutes to reach stansted at 10am and waited for almost half day in the airport. Our next flight to KL is at 1730.

Another 12 hours to KL and we reached KL on the next day, 16th May.
Waiting again at LCCT terminal for our next flight to KK for 2 and a half hours.
We were so exhausted I mean "really, really exhausted".

Waiting for our Airasia flight to be ready.

Can't wait to get home to Oma KK.

We enjoy our holiday so much, thanks to my mother in law and Harry, who give us place to sleep, eat and she really taking good care of us. Not forgetting my husband who work hard for our wonderful holiday. Can't wait for our next surprise destination.

 For now, Good Bye Netherlands and will always remember Paris. 

Hope to visit you again next time. 

E.N.D

Now I am back to my real world. 

W.O.R.K.I.N.G.

5 days a week, 9 and a half hours a day.

France (Week 2-Part 2)

We leave South France heading to Paris on the 5th day of this week. Took about 7 hours of drive starting from 9.30am to 3.30pm and check in at Novotel Hotel which mentioned " a stone throw from the Eiffel Tower".

After we got our room, we took about 15 minutes walk and here we saw the highest tower.
It was beautiful and I just can't stop taking photos of it.

My 1st Photo of Eiffel Tower when we were on the way.

We did not managed to go up of it because it was so crowded and we decided just walk till we get a better view for taking picture. It was my dream places to visit and I am really happy that finally I get here.
Thanks to my husband for bring us here (love u). 

Done with Eiffel tower, we took Metro to the next place.
We only have 2 days Paris, so we need to moved fast from one place to another place.

Champs Elysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, with its cinemas, cafés, and luxury specialty shops. This special status made it the site of much growth and activity. At the very heart of Paris, it is one of the most symbolic places in the city, representative of its spirit and glory.
 The 1st day of Paris is end by having our dinner at McD and went back to the hotel to rest.

The 2nd day was excellent, beautiful weather and we visited a few interesting places.

Sacre Coeur

Dramatically crowning the heights of the Montmartre quarter, the Sacre Coeur Basilica is a relative newcomer to Paris. Built on the site of a Benedictine Abbey destroyed during the French Revolution of 1789, Sacre Coeur was completed in 1919, shortly after the close of the first world war. In contrast with the gothic style of Notre Dame or Sainte-Chapelle, the Sacre Coeur was built in a gawdy Romano-Byzantine style, and its interior is awash with gold leaf and other flamboyant decorative elements.

 Riding a Courosel near by the Sacre Coeur, chasing birds and eating hot chocolate croissant for lunch.
Yummy delicious!

Aishah with Oma Belanda walking hand by hand

Feeding birds near Notre Dame

Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral is arguably the most stunning gothic cathedral in the world—and is undoubtedly the most famous. Conceived in the 12th century and completed in the 14th, Notre Dame Cathedral was the very heartbeat of medieval Paris. After a period of neglect, it recaptured the popular imagination when 19th-century writer Victor Hugo immortalized it in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”.
located on the Ile de la Cité, the area of Paris that divides the city's right and left banks. The Ile de la Cite is surrounded by the Seine River.

The Art

Inside the cathedral was light by this beautiful glass panel and by candle

View surrounding the area

After we done at Notre Dame, again its time to take a nap.
Hakim and Aishah is getting tired and sleepy. We took a metro and back to the hotel to rest.

After a few hours of nap, we woke up and search for a restaurant to have our dinner. After dinner we continue our sight seeing to another place. It was at 7.30 PM, again with the Metro to Musee De Louvre.We did not go into the Museum because it was closed. We only look around and I was amazed by the architecture of it. I love to see old well maintained building.

Outside the building was the Pyramid of Louvre. The Big Pyramid which you see in the "Da Vince Code" movie

Commissioned by the President of France François Mitterrand in 1984, it was designed by the architect I. M. Pei, who is responsible for the design of the Miho Museum in Japan among others. The structure, which was constructed entirely with glass segments, reaches a height of 20.6 metres (about 70 feet); its square base has sides of 35 metres (115 ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments.^[2]
The pyramid structure was engineered by Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltd. of Montreal (Pyramid structure / Design Consultant) and Rice Francis Ritchie (also known as RFR) of Paris (Pyramid Structure / Construction Phase).The pyramid and the underground lobby beneath it were created because of a series of problems with the Louvre's original main entrance, which could no longer handle an enormous number of visitors on an everyday basis. Visitors entering through the pyramid descend into the spacious lobby then re-ascend into the main Louvre buildings. Several other museums have duplicated this concept, most notably the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The construction work on the pyramid base and underground lobby was carried out by the Vinci construction company.

After walking at Louvre Musee Pyramid, we were back to our hotel and get some rest.
The 3rd day was a short day for us. We only done a boat cruise and then having our light lunch before we drove back to the Netherlands around 1 PM in the afternoon.

 Inside the Boat Cruise

 Ice Cream Treat at Paris Pizzaria

Another 5 hours drive to Netherlands and we stopped by at Burger King for our dinner.
What a long day but satisfying weekend

Good bye Paris, hope to visit you again next time.