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WE WERE FAMISHED AFTER WALKING ALONG FEW BLOCKS OF LANES AND ALLEYS.... despite the creamy waffles in our tummies, it was time to call for a proper meal before we headed back to our homestay. Oh, Aaron was telling us that we must not leave Brussels without tasting their fresh mussels!! He definitely...
I LOVE THE GRAND PALACE IN BRUSSELS! The structured buildings surrounding was so beautiful especially when the sun shone on them, they were glimmering in "gold." That was the first thing that came to my mind when I looked at them in amazement. There was a crowd looking up at the balcony Grand...
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE FAMOUS PEEING BOY IN BRUSSELS until I was there and everyone seems to be crowding around to take a picture of this peeing kid.Aaron managed to take a picture of this Manneken Pis aka The Peeing Boy...There are a few legends arising from how this statue came about...I googled about it...
AFTER A GOOD NIGHT REST, we ventured out into the central of Brussels the next morning, this time we took a subway to the city central. It is just four stops away from where we stayed, as usual, the subway was user-friendly for my "condition", commuters were helpful too... they assisted Aaron to pull...
WE STAYED TWO NIGHTS IN PARIS, it was good enough and the next day after a good night's rest, we took our own sweet time to pack up... Took a cab to the train station and I like Aaron's arrangement of the time schedule. Our departures from each country are at noon, so that we do not have to stress and...
IT WAS ALMOST DUSK WHEN WE ESCALATED DOWN FROM EIFFEL TOWER.... Managed to capture a few more pictures before it grew dark. The queue was still long when we reached the ground... it had been a long day and after taking some final pictures of the tower, we decided to call it a day. We took a cab...
THE CHILLING WIND ON TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER CONTINUED... I was kind of shivering, maybe more so because I was in the sitting position for too long. If I could only walk, it might not be too cold for me... Aaron quickly pushed me back to the closed area, away from the cold weather and I was indeed...
FINALLY, WE REACHED EIFFEL TOWER AFTER THE LONG WALK.....Our determination...More from Aaron and my friend... their hard efforts paid off....Took a few pictures before we crossed over to feel the "real thing"....Then when we saw the super long queue at the Eiffel Tower, Aaron and my friend were quite...
FROM THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, we walked to the Eiffel Tower... Yes, it was a long walk for us especially so when my son has to wheeled me all the way through the park called Tuileries Garden... This gives him a reason to replenish the food intake almost double as what I normally eat... hahaha...Yes, my pictures...
THE THREE OF US entered the museum by the another entrance, no long queue for there is a special lift for wheelchairs and prams ... Nice and friendly staff were stationed there to assist..,I heard that this is one of the biggest museum in the world and one day is definitely not enough to cover them...
AFTER THREE NIGHTS SPENT IN FRANKFURT, it is time for us to move on.. And our next destination is Paris!Our train schedule for Paris was at 1pm...Here's our train... As usual, we jabs to wait for special assistance to get me up...Soon we were on our way to Pa Lai...Journey took around four hours...Reached...
SECOND DAY OUTING IN FRANKFURT... Just Four stops away from the place we took the tram, this time we did a lot of walking and Aaron must have lost a lot of calories pushing me from one bridge to another. There are certain parts that I need to do some hopping and not shopping.... But all in all,...
WE DISCOVERED THE SHOPPING STREET AS WE WALKED FURTHER UP... Even though it was a weekday, the area was quite crowded.... We followed the crowd, walking and pushing myself up and down, in and out of the malls.. Primart must be one of the most popular shop around there, noticed that most shoppers have one of...
I love traveling, and I love food. Quite often I choose to travel to a destination just to sample the local cuisine. Of course, I wouldn’t be able to travel and enjoy all the gorgeous meals I’ve had without the hospitality of some wonderful people I’ve met. And when people do those lovely things for...
WITH THE MEATY LUNCH IN OUR TUMMIES, we were all ready to continue our walk in Romer.... East and west, there are sightseeing to do... Since we are staying three nights in Frankfurt, we take it slow and steady....The place where the tram stopped for us to get down...In front of the Ratskeller building...
YAY!! WOKE UP FEELING ALL EXCITED AND ENERGIZED TO START OFF OUR SIGHTSEEEING! Aaron as usual does his "homework" each night, where to go, what tram to take so on and so forth... He is our tour guide abd my personal wheel-pusher... 😃Atthe tram station just few minutes away from our hotel....
WE STAYED IN A MODEST HOTEL CALLED PENSION ALPHA... It is just five minutes walk from the train station, very convenient for us to move about especially we have to take the tram to visit the city. At first we didn't notice much of the name but after we checked in, we know why it is called Pension...
During my childhood days, I remember playing Card games with my neighbours, all of us were not from rich families, so naturally, we made our games from cardboards then. We were very cooperative, helping each other, colouring the cards and spent a lot of time doing the numbers and creating our own patterns.
THE THREE OF US HAD A FITFUL SLEEP THAT NIGHT IN AMSTERDAM, even on the two seater sofa, I just conked out straight the minute the lights went out... The next morning we got up and had our light breakfast, hard boiled eggs with bread and ginger jam. At exactly 9am, the cab arrived at our...
THE HOST CAME TO PICK US UP FROM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT FOR 25 EURO EXTRA BESIDES the one night stay in Amsterdam North and drove a fifteen minutes drive to his homestay apartment...It was quite out of town and we didn't mind a bit cos we would be departing the very next morning....Very nice and quiet area...