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Friday, February 10, 2012

White-chan in Paris - Euro Disneyland only so-so leh

The Euro Disneyland in Paris is very very expensive and it is very very far away from the city. So you have to take a train to get there and then pay through your nose. And no, the train to Euro Disneyland is just one of their normal train, not that kawaii Mickey Mouse train in Hong Kong...

White-chan still prefers the Hong Kong Mickey Mouse train and Mickey Mouse train station!

This Disneyland in Paris is not very large, only slightly larger than the one in Hong Kong, and really not a problem to finish all rides within one day. Oh, but we didn't do the one that is supposed to be most scenic because the ride suddently got technical issue... maybe track issue? Maybe they need cable-ties...

Since we planned to stay at the park till it closed, it meant we had to eat there... yes, those horrible theme park food! The food in Euro Disneyland is really expensive, even the cheapest taste-worse-than-Mac so-called Mexican food we had was more than SGD10 for a pathetic set of meal with drink. And it was the smallest serving of food we had in Paris. Maybe the food at those expensive restaurants are better lah, this we didn't know. But compared to the other gourmet food country Hong Kong, the Chinese food at Maxim was not too much more expensive than the usual restaurant food and the food were actually delicious!

When night falls, there is a night parade in the park. As usual, all Disney characters will come out to dance and greet the people. But I'm sorry that we have to complain again... the dancers did not look as happy as the dancers in Tokyo and while Hong Kong has no night parade, they have... fireworks!

You think Paris Disney is too poor to afford fireworks like Hong Kong?

Thursday, February 2, 2012

White-chan in Paris - Galeries Lafayette shopping

Notre Dame Cathedral might not be the most famous cathedral in France, but definitely is a MUST-GO in Paris. The Gothic architecture design is beautifully detailed and reminded White-chan of the Hunchback! And the best part? It's FREE admission! Muahahahah!

White-chan don't know why but the Paris Opera in French is Palais Garnier. You know? The Opera in The Phantom of the Opera is this Opera leh! Power sia! But seems like they're more popular with ballets than operas here.

Galeries Lafayette is THE place to shop in Paris. Actually last time they were in Orchard too, but I think no business so chup lup already. Maybe too atas? Anyway, they are really huge here in Paris, like the Isetan in Tokyo, different separate buildings selling different things, one building selling ONLY women clothing...

Anyway, we went to the Longchamp, where the bags there are supposed to be so much cheaper than Asia, and we had a long shopping list. And so, as expected, there was also a long Asian queue outside the shop. DOTZ...

There is one place in Galeries Lafayette that is really cool, which is the roof top. You can actually get a very good view of the city, including the Opera House and Eiffel Tower from there lor! And it's also... FREE!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

白酱出走 – 去Brussels 吃Belgian waffle

就好像去台湾要吃麻辣锅，去日本要吃寿司一样，来到布鲁塞尔就一定要吃Belgian waffle的啦！不过整街都在卖 Belgian waffle，怎么知道哪家好吃咧？当然就是找好多人排队的那家啦！叫了一客 Belgian waffle with Belgian chocolate，立刻跑到一旁吃了起来，热热的朱古力好香好浓！而 waffle就属于那种外脆内软的，是不错吃啦，不过我还是比较喜欢有加kaya 的Singapore waffle！

到了吃午餐时间，当然要吃布鲁塞尔出名的淡菜和喝比利时出名的啤酒啦！Grand Place 附近都是卖淡菜的餐厅，我们就选择了一间历史比较悠久，最重要电视上有介绍的 Chez Leon。他们的淡菜种类也太多了，整锅蒸的有四五种酱汁的，炸的又有六七种酱料的，最容易的就是选又有淡菜又有薯条又有啤酒又只卖EUR13.90的 set啦！

布鲁塞尔的淡菜跟新加坡的比起来好小好小，但非常多汁！Set 的淡菜是用某种汤汁煮的，我只吃得出有芹菜和大葱，但很香甜！然后我们也叫了一客炸的，没加酱料只配柠檬，也不错吃，但还是输给那锅蒸的！最后我们在这里领悟了一件事：原来只是吃淡菜也是会超饱的啰！

在一间很古早的bar Le Cirio 里，我们叫了比利时炖鸡（EUR11.50）和烤面包(EUR7.25)。本来叫烤面包是因为第一，布鲁塞尔他们这里不准share 食物，也就是说如果是两个人就一定要点两个菜，但亚洲人的我们怎样都不可能像他们欧洲人那样大食量，所以就想点个烤面包好了。第二，听说他们这间bar 的烤面包蛮出名的。结果两样食物来了之后我们都傻眼，虾米？所谓的肉碎烤面包上的牛肉碎是生的！不过加了点鬼佬酱油后吃下去还真的蛮好吃的咧！生牛肉碎吃起来绵绵的，有点咸咸的，但完全没有生牛肉的腥味，配上下面脆脆的烤面包还真是绝配的说！

Le Cirio 还有一样东东很出名的就是他们的 Half and Half。所谓的 Half and Half其实是香槟加白酒，侍应生还会亲自在你面前倒到满到杯边！好功夫！哦，而且一杯只卖EUR3.50哦！

Le Pain Quotidien，直接翻译为“每天吃的面包”，是布鲁塞尔出名的面包店。他们的面包用的都是有机的食才，而且是超好吃的，所以在欧洲和美国各地都有分店。最特别的是，店里有一张好大张的桌子，上面放了他们所有的果酱、花生酱、蜜糖等，客人们可以一起搭这张很大的台，然后一起share 桌上的果酱。他们的果酱都是自己做的，也都好好吃，不会死甜，而且真材实料！最喜欢他们的栗子酱，超香浓的! 不过这里的一套面包配咖啡早餐不便宜哦，要EUR9.90，可以买好多的kaya toast！

圣诞期间，Grand Place 和唐人街周围会有圣诞 pasar malam，除了一些小饰品、衣服、鬼佬腊肠等，还有好多卖吃的和卖酒的（好像卖酒的最多！）。不过如果在这里只买香肠面包还是意大利粉就逊掉了啦！因为最特别的小吃是汤煮蜗牛哦！法国人吃蜗牛是用烤的，比利时人的蜗牛竟然是用芹菜汤煮的！甜甜的芹菜汤里还放了大量的胡椒，吃起来好像猪什汤哦！