thoughts about paris, and other pictures

"For everything everybody says, good and bad, Paris remains one of the greatest, most beautiful, most magical cities in the world. And like a lot of great cities, it's entirely possible to have a bad time. Please don't do that. Just avoid the obvious. Some of us are lucky enough to see Paris once in our lifetime, please make the most of it by doing as little as possible." Anthony Bourdain in The Layover: Paris

Outside La Machine

Somewhere between Blanche and Pigalle

Blanche Metro Station

Eiffel Tower

The garden in the Musee Rodin

View of Paris from the Centre Pompidou

i went home! part two

More food porn!

Dim Sum from Tim Ho Wan

Dinner at Yet Con, a Hainanese food joint

Followed by dessert in Bugis

Lunch at Sun with Moon

Mini matcha parfait

Overpriced doughnuts at Krispy Kreme

Back at Nabantei

i went home! part one

I went home to Singapore for 10 days last week! Lots of catching up, eating and shopping at Daiso, Muji and Uniqlo. Food porn ensues.

Fried beehoon and noodles from Food Republic, a Singaporean breakfast staple

Yakitori bento from Nabantei, my favourite yakitori joint

Nasi lemak from Old Town White Coffee, good but expensive at S$9.90 a pop

Matcha on toast at Wa Cafe

Clockwise: BBQ Stingray, fried squid, oyster omelette and satay

Lavender latte at The Bravery

Nasi Padang from Minang House

Blanco Court Prawn Mee, yummy!

Sushi from Sun with Moon, my favourite Japanese restaurant

Tempura!

Part Two next...

paris day seven

Day Seven in Paris and the trip is almost over, just when I was getting used to Parisian hospitality. Spent the day wandering around South Pigalle before heading over to the Musee Gustave Moreau.

#selfie

Enjoying a cuppa

Quartino, our favourite pizza place in Paris!

Sebastien Gaudard, love the macarons here!

Settled for a vanilla eclair and a Mont Blanc, lovely

Inside Gustave Moreau's house

This lovely apartment is actually above a Metro station

Really cute things in this shop but this being a Sunday, it was closed

That's it guys, seven days in Paris. Looking back on these posts, I can't believe that I actually covered quite a bit of ground there.

After Paris, I went to London for two days before heading home to Singapore for 10 days. Will post about them in the coming days.

paris day six

Day Six and the trip is almost over! We covered so much ground on Day Six. Went to Palais-Royale and then to Colette which was very crowded and overrated. We also visited Musee Du Quai Branly, which is my favourite museum in Paris. I love it's focus on ethnic and tribal cultures, I love the way the artefacts are displayed and the storyline. Definitely worth a visit!

Riding while smoking

Musee du Quai Branly

Outside the museum

Outside Palais de Tokyo

Pretty Parisian apartments

Only one more day to go!

paris day five, part two

Sorry for the lag in-between posts, I went home for two weeks! Am back now, albeit very jet-lagged. Anyway, onwards to the Paris posts.

We managed to get to the Lourve on a Friday evening. Getting through the queues was a breeze, even though we didn't get as much time in the museum. Here's some of the pictures I got.

Under the pyramid

Psyche Revived By the Kiss of Love, photobombed

Love the way light falls on this sculpture

Artist-at-work spotted

I love the the way this sculpture is positioned

A little romance at the Lourve

Have you been to Musee du Lourve? What are your top tips for visiting the museum?