Day 9: 12/12/08

Day 9: 12/12/08

We bid farewell to Switzerland and proceed to the capital of France, Paris. we spent the whole day on coach to reach the fashion city, Paris.



Day 10: 13/12/08

Our city tour of Paris starts with the glorious Arc De Triomphe, erected by Napoleoon in 1806 as a memorial to his victorious battles. it was a national monument of France.

Next, we visited the sights of the Notre Dame Cathedral and Louvre Museum famous for its glass pyramid...

Next, we ascend up to the 2nd level of Eiffel Tower (by lift), where spectacular view of the Paris city can be seen.. it was very cold up there.. about -2 degrees... we had choc waffle and hot soupy up there.. taste great!!!

Lastly, we went to Champs Elysees and Grand Lafaya... embark on our shopping spree... went to various boutiques like LV, Gucci, Ferragamo etc... saw a nice wrislet from Gucci which cost S$500 plus.. gosh... saw a nice long wallet which cost S$800 plus.. and a handbag which costs S$2k... tts maddness...

i was determined enough to not get anything coz i juz started working... these are just too luxurious... my hard earned money are "peanuts"... i cant be so extravagent.. i shall wait till my next visit to Europe to sweep all the branded designer bags..

Day 11: 14/12/08

Its time to go back... took a 14 hrs flight back to my beloved Singapore... home sweet home!!! Missed all the local delicacies... and oso.. i actually missed work (i am not a workalcoholic definitely)... and i will definitely miss Europe.. esp Switzerland...

Day 8: 11/12/08

This morning, we drove to the beautiful town of Engelberg for a series of cable cars to Mount Titlis for a panoramic view at 10,000 ft above sea level.. we took a total of 3 diff types of cable car to reach the peak.. of which the Titlis Rotair is the world's first revolving cable car (takes up all the way to the summit of Mt Titlis, where a breathtaking panoramic mountainscape awaits us...

Upon arriving at the summit, we stroll to the Glacier Park Ice Flyer... its so windy.. the cold wind slapped right onto our face.. its -10 degrees... but the unique glacier paradise experience was cool.. we enjoyed ourselves in the midst the the snow... its oso kind of misty and foggy.. so we cant really see far..

Next, we went to the photostudio.. took a photo outside.. we had moment pick ice cream.. u muz be thinking we are mad right.. eating ice cream (again) during winter when the outside temp is -10 degree.. wahaha.. went to the ice palace after tt.. was disappointing.. nothing to see... while taking the 3 diff types of cable car down, i took more photos...

After lunch, we continue on to Switzerland's largest city, Lucerne.. we visited the lion monument.. this is to commemorate the bravery of the Swiss guards during French Revolution. If you look carefully, you will see that the lion's expression is very sad and solemn and there is a broken spear protuding out of its stomach... they did a great job in cafting out the lion monument from the limestone cliff...

Next, we visited the 14th Century wooden chapel bridge which depicts the local history.

In the evening, we have an hr or so to shop round.. we went to Bucherer and walked around to get some chocolates...

Day 7: 10/12/08

Today, we took an optional tour to Junfraujoch (top of europe) by a spectacular train ride... this cost us around S$300 each.. It is 3454m (13,333 ft).. Its freezing cold up there.. at around -8 degrees.. grrr... we took many photos as the train ascends up the mountain.. where we could enjoy the scenic feast if snow-capped peaks... woah!!! thumbs up... but as it ascends.. at around 3160m (10368 ft) I could feel that the air (oxygen) is getting thinner and thinner... mummy wasnt feeling very well due to the lack of O2...

We first visited the Ice palace... its kinda like an igloo wif ice cravings.. wasnt very cold in there.. After tt, i start to feel giddy and abit uncomfortable due to the lack of O2 esp in the enclosed area... we gotta slow down our pace... dun talk so much while we are climbing up the flight of stairs etc...

At around 11.45am, we had our lunch at the restaurant.. its a 3 course lunch set wif a soup, spaghetti wif huge sausages and lastly an ice cream.. i din set high expectations for this meal.. considering that its a restaurant which is so inaccessible coz its so high up... but to my surprise... it was fantastic!!! It taste delicious man... (saliva dripping).. haha..

As there are strong winds.. we are not encouraged to go out to explore the snowy white place... so we stayed around for awhile and left.. half of my tour mates were already "half-dead" by den... many were giddy.. feeling naseau.. pale etc etc...

We took the train down to the Eismer station (which is 3160m, 10368 ft)... by the time we reach there.. we were all feeling better.. a drop in 300m certainly made a lot of difference... we saw many experts skiing... i tried the sledge... we enjoyed ourselves.. was fun.. i saluate my daddy sia.. he actually sat on the sledge and go down the steep snow slope... initially i wanted to try but i backed up in the end.. it was way too steep and scary esp when u haf nothing to grip onto.. no handles, hand rails etc... haha.. juehui and myself found a gentler slope to try our sledge.. hehe..

See.. this place is like heaven ya.. so beautiful... tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3 sia... so peaceful.. i juz simply immersed myself in such a shi qing hua yi (glories of nature, great scenic splendor) place... our hands were real cold... and it was chilling... but we really did enjoy ourselves.. out in the snowland.. playing wif snow.. making snowman.. etc.. b4 departing... we went to the cafe beside to have a warm drink as mummy was abit cold.. daddy tried their expresso.. mummy tried the latte.. jh and myself tried their hot coco... these HOT drinks juz tasted so nice as it went down my esophagus (even though it was juz normal).. we spent a good 2.5hrs over there...

By den, its time to say goodbye to Jungfraujoch.. we so dun wanna leave this peaceful and gorgeous place.. took more photos as we ascend down the train...

Reached the hotel in the evening.. we went to the supermart nearby and walked round for awhile.. btw.. our hotel (oberland resort) is at Interlaken.. which is situated between 2 sparkling lakes beneath Jungfrau.. its a spectacular holiday resort situated in the heart of the Swiss Alps.. This time round.. the lake were frozen and covered wif snow.. i vividly rmb seeing the 2 lakes during my last visit... during my last visit, we spent 8 days in Switzerland.. this time round.. we onli spend 2.5 days here.. i would certainly love to visit this place again!