Next few days in Paris

Headed straight down to Louis Vuitton at Champs Elysees first thing in the morning! Wanted to get my hands on the neverfull bags which the salesgirl mentioned were always out of stock by late morning. Managed to grab the last 2 small ones!

Also,.. **drums roll**... I had thought of a BRILLIANT idea to get my hands on the Porter wallet (last piece!) in a branch outside Paris!!! Just before hitting the sack last night, it struck me that Desiree will be travelling down to Paris the coming weekend. I could ask the LV staff to transfer the wallet to Champs Elysees (which takes 5 wkg days) and then get Desiree to collect it for me! Woohoo again~! You could have probably guessed how badly I wanted the wallet by now.

After fulfilling my shopping desires at LV, we proceed to do more serious sight-seeing.

Irene was right! Arc de Triomphe was indeed amazing! There seems to be some sort of majestic aura that eludes from it. I like the way the 53m tall by 45m wide structure stood right in the middle of busy road junction with never-ending traffic moving around it. Though we made our way to the top of the monument, we thought that the view wasn't as impressive as compared to one standing at the foot of the structure looking upwards.

Another must-see-cannot-miss monument in Paris is, of course, the much-talkabout Eiffel Tower. No wonder thousands of people from all over the world raved about the iron tower. Even Tunleng, who was skeptical with most things, was wowed by it. Think I must have taken more pictures of the Eiffel Tower than the rest of the pictures taken in Paris!
Mischievous us left our names on the tower!Moving and jostling around the hectic and bustling streets of Paris can be extremely exhausting. And this gave us the perfect excuse to take a breather at the Parisan cafes along Champs Elysees. It is interesting to see how the tables and chairs are arranged to facilitate people-watching!
During the trip, we were blessed to meet several wonderful people who had helped us in someway or another. Their kind gestures from forcing the metro doors open which were closing on us when we struggled with our luggages, to telling us we were on the wrong directions of the metro while accidentally overhearing our conversation left us thankful and definitely made our trip more enjoyable!

The yummiest macaroons I have ever tasted! We ended up buying 1 of each flavour. A must-try in Paris - Pierre Hermes macaroons!!

Our only regret in Paris was not being able to visit the renown department store - Galeries Lafeyette. Had originally reserved our last day for a day of shopping at Galeries, not knowing that most stores closed on Sunday. My heart dropped completely when we turned up seeing the entrance closed before us. Martin insisted that he had told me earlier but I had absolutely no recollection of it. Sigh... Heard how its food halls are more impressive than Harrods. What a pity we couldn't get to see it.. sob sob :*(