Alone in Paris..

This is my second day in Paris. Yesterday, I went to the Louvre Museum. Ticket is 9.50Euro. I saw what i wanted to see and gotten the hell out of there. I got all excited when i saw The Louvre and kept thinking "Gosh, this is where Bam Margera have been in once stood, in one of his MTV episode..." Yay, me...hehe

Paris was giving me a really hard time with their incomprehensible signboard. Gare du Nord is a labyrinth of escalators & stairs. The turnstile was also trying its best to keep me out of the terminal. I got by as i have always gotten by. See what people do and do the same.

I am going to start walking again 2day.. my leg is already killing me from a whole day of walking in London. I'm pretty sure that one of the screw in my left leg has loosen.

I'm determined to make this work. I'll sleep in the bus 2moro.

Anouncement

Be back on 12.12.2010....****

Loong... long... long... journey...

It finally dawns on me that i will be making an almost 24hr journey from the crib to london.

30min to get ready
1Hr from the crib to KL Sentral bus terminal
45min from bus terminal to LCCT airport
2hrs of waiting to board the plane
14hrs of sitting/ sleeping/ eating/ peeing on the plane
2hrs 30min of bus ride from Stansted to Victoria Coach Station
30min to walk from Victoria Coach Station to Victoria Rail Station & take the underground to King's Cross Station
10min walk from King's Cross Station to Gray's Inn Road Clink261 hostel.
Total of : 21 Hrs 35kminutes <-- provided if i don't get lost somewhere


It got me thinking about the bus ride from Stansted Airport to Victoria Coach Station is going to take 2hr30m. It is similar to my journey back from KK to Ranau (home sweet home). THAT is very FAR for a journey just to the airport !!

P/S: UK is like 6 hours behind M'sia time

Snow

I've checked the weather forecast for London, Paris, Newcastle & Scotland.. And i am excited to say that i would probably experience my 1st snow fall...

I do have artificial snow experience twice..

My 1st was actually during college period when i went to Genting Snow World. It was a little disappointing because the falling snow were bubbles.. it was very cold though..

PIC PENDING

My 2nd artificial snow was in Singapore during Christmas week which were all bubbles...hot night.

X'mas in Singapore 2005

While being interviewed- NOT!!

In Case U are trying to find me

Here is the confirmed itinerary for my trip:-

27^th November 2010 (Saturday)

I will be taking Air Asia Flight No: D72008 from LCCT bound for Stansted Airport (London).

Departing at 2.30pm and scheduled to arrive at 8.30pm same day 27^th Nov 2010.

I will be staying at Clink261 Hostel at Gray’s Inn Road near King’s Cross Station for 3 days 2 nights in a hostel dorm with 10 other female & male travelers.  Phone no.: +44 (0)207 8339400.

-          Check in & check out time is 2.30pm

-          Breakfast is included ( Monday-Friday 7:30-9:30, Saturday- Sunday 8:00-10:00)

-          Linen is included

-           FREE luggage room storage
- FREE safety deposit for valuables
- FREE movies on big screen every night
- FREE travel information
- Fully equipped self-catering kitchen
- Lounge Area: play Wii or kick back and relax in our lounge area with it's huge plasma TV
- Chic internet room: write emails, talk via skype or share your thoughts on Facebook and Twitter!
- Laundry room
- Direct links to Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Victoria.
- 5 minute walk to St Pancras International - for catching an early train to Paris

I will be meeting with G here. .

28^th November 2010 (Sunday)

Start London tour

G go back Newcastle. Me still in London.

29^th November 2010 (Monday)

Me to Paris at 8.55am via St. Pancras. I have no idea about the seating arrangement. Just that I am booked in a carre seat Carrier 0019 train no. 9012 scheduled to arrive at 12.17noon.

I will be staying at Plug-Inn Hostel, 7 rue Aristide Bruant.

Ensuite in every room.....no need to run down the hall for your hot shower - bathrooms in every room!

We are tucked away in a calm street around the corner from the world-renowned Moulin Rouge, in the middle of the trendy Abbesses neighbourhood, on your way to the Sacré Coeur and its breathtaking view of Paris.

The rest of town is accessible on foot, or with the two metro lines (2 & 12) found on our doorstep.
Gare du Nord (for the airport or international trains) is a 5 minute trip away.

Get a real feel for Montmartre…the unique artist and cabaret neighbourhood.
If Picasso, Van Gogh, Cocteau, Satie, Toulouse Lautrec, Renoir….…and Amelie made it their home, why not you?

Feel the splendour of bygone cabarets, bohemian cafés and artists' ateliers…..the Montmartre village area is now home to over 240 bars, cafés, bistros and pubs.

EVERY room private bath/shower, and WC, plus;

FREE Sheets & Towel & Hair-Dryer
FREE Breakfast
FREE Internet in the lobby
FREE WiFi everywhere
FREE Kitchen
FREE Tours of Paris*
FREE Maps and brochures
FREE Great service..

 Check in at 3.30pm. Check out at 11am.

I will start to visit the area near here.

30^th November 2010 (Tuesday)

Start the tour of Paris.

1^st December 2010 (Wednesday)

Train to London at 11.13am train no. 9023. I am booked in a seat Carriers 0019.  Scheduled to arrive at 12.29noon.

I will be taking National Express Coach to Newcastle at 4pm scheduled to arrive at Newcastle Upon Tyne Coach station, St. James Boulevard, Tyne and Wear at 11.15PM.

Will be meeting with G at her hotel (hotel- pending)

2^nd December 2010 (Thursday)

Newcastle tour. 

3^rd December 2010 (Friday)

Newcastle tour.

4^th December 2010 (Saturday)

We will be taking the National Express East Anglia train (East Coast) to Edinburgh Scotland at 6.25am scheduled to arrive at 8.05am at Edinburgh Waverly.

Check In Hostel: Castle Rock Hostel

FREE tea and coffee

Free walking tour leaving every day from the hostel

Free historic walking tour Every Day at 10:30am
MacBackpackers TOURS pick-up and sales point
No hidden charges
Minutes from the bus and train (Waverly Station)
Open 24 hours every day of the year
Check-in 2pm
Hot and strong showers
Include Clean bed linen (with properly fitted sheets)

Sorry but …

Mixed Bathrooms
Breakfast £2
Laundry service £2.50

5^th December 2010 (Sunday)

Check Out.

Tour Edinburgh. Cont’

We will be taking the same train (East Coast) at Waverly at 7pm scheduled to arrive at 8.27pm at Newcastle.

6^th December 2010 (Monday)- 10^th December 2010 (Friday)

My own itinerary. 

11^th December 2010 (Saturday)

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Barclays Premier League

Newcastle v Liverpool, 17:30 

* Tickets might be expensive but hope it's still within our budget starting price 25.00pound  (home stand)

12^th December 2010 (Sunday)

Coach to Victoria 9.45am scheduled to arrive at 5.05pm at Victoria Coach Station.

National Express bus to Stansted Airport duration 2H 30M.

Flight to KL D72009 10pm scheduled to arrive at 7pm.

Love Cards

I always wanted to buy these kind of cards for someone that i love.. I know that it's a bit childish, but i never tried or done it before. They're pretty & cute. Cheesy.. but cute.. i wonder what would the guys do to it after...~

Scaredy Cat

I was already sulking when i thought that no one invited me to any activities or trip before the end of 2010. LP went to Hong Kong with her family and planning to go to Singapore with her colleagues- didn't invite me along. Boohoo..~~ :(

I never thought that when i was thinking of places to go and things to do- that i would be going to England with G, Paris with me & possibly Scotland with G!!

My initial plan was going somewhere local / doing something adventurous. This normally means that i'll be spending my day alone in IOI mall watching movies with a bunch of strangers with bad B.O.

Been preparing all my tickets.. i've found out that i have to book everything early- bus/ coach tickets, train tickets, hostels. The train tickets (return) to Paris jumped from BPD 72.00 to BPD 102.00. Fudge me..!!

Hostel price also jumped a couple of Euros.


Gee.. PAris scared me man.. suck to find out that the hostel that i have booked is somewhere near Pigalle in between Blanche metro (near Moulin Rouge- Beware sex workers on the prowl~) and Abbesses metro. But from a another girl's blog. It wasn't so bad. But i guess it's because she travelled in a group.

I can't wait to get the Paris trip over with and get back to G in Newcastle. By then i would think that i have tons of laundry to do. Haha..~

My french is bad..never learn the language before.. but here goes nothing.. Let the lessons begin..

Excusez-moi. Parlez-vous anglais?

me pardonner vous fait parle l'anglais

(pronounced like this: me=may, pardonner= pardoughnay, vous=vu, fait=fay, parle=parlay, l'anglais= long glay)

English	Pronunciation	French
Do you speak English?	par-lay voo zon-glay	Parlez-vous anglais?
Excuse me/sorry	ex-koo-zay mwah	Excusez-moi
Fine thanks and you?	bee-ehn mer-see ay voo?	Merci et vous?
Glad to meet you	on-shohn-tay	Enchanté
Good-by	oh ruh-vwar	Au revoir
Good evening	bon-swar	Bon soir
Good morning/good day	bon-zhoor	Bon jour
Hello	sah-loo	Salut
Here	ee-see	Ici
How are you?	kom-mohn tah-lay voo	Comment allez-vous?
I don't understand	jhuhn kom-prohn pah	Je ne comprends pas
I'm sorry	day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn	Desolé/Pardon
My name is	juh mah-pell	Je m'appelle
No	nohn	Non
Ok	dah-core	d'accord
Pardon me	pahr-dohn	Pardon
Please	seel voo play	S'il vous plaît
Pleased to meet you	ohn--shahn-tay	Enchanté(e)
Please speak slowly	par-lay lehn-ta-mohn	Parlez lentement
So-so	kum-see, kum-sah	Comme ci, comme ça
Thank you	mare-see	Merci
That's ok	dah ree-ehn	De rien
There	lah	Là
Very well	treh bee-ehn	Très bien
What?	kom-mohn	Comment?
What is your name?	kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo	Comment vous appellez-vous?
When	kohn	Quand
Where	oo	Où
You' re welcome	dah ree-ehn	De rien