These few weeks has been a busy week for us. We've been busy planning for our vacation in France, Switzerland and Italy, busy planning monthly gathering with our friends, busy looking for souvenir to bring to France and not to mention busy with work.
15 days to go before we will be on leave for 20 days and officially on vacation. Last summer i was excited to see Eiffel Tower but this time i am excited to see Venice. Nico suggest we do road trip from Brittany to Venice. The plan is to stop along the way which make Paris the first stop since we got appointment there. After Paris we will drove directly to Torino and stay over for one day, Verona the next day and Venice the day after for 2 days. On the way back we will stop at Milan, Aosta Valley, Laussanne and Geneva. Since its a long way to go back to Brittany we will stop at Nico's sister place at Tours in France . Its pretty hectic plan for a week trip and we might not be able to really enjoy it but its better than didn't see any at all. InsyaAllah everything will goes well and all we can do is do proper planning and pray it will be safe and enjoyable trip.
(when 2 engineer plan for vacation)
(italy)
2nd May will be my 32 birthday and we will be in Verona on that day. Nico is so nice to plan, take me on this trip and especially for taking me to Venice. Besides Eiffel Tower, i always want to see Venice famous canal. It just because of simple reason, i am so in love with "Casanova" movie starring Heath Ledger. The movie really showed the best of Venice. And i cannot thank him more for making my dreams came true. maybe its nothing for him, but its everything for me.
My friends all excited of my Venice trip and i already have one long list of souvenirs to buy. I love to collect fridge magnet and Nico like to collect miniature. I like fridge magnet since it didn't take space, wont make my home look like museum and most importantly it didn't collect dust. :)
(some of the collection)
Besides that, i also love Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt. Most Malaysian love these t-shirt actually. Maybe because, instead of buying "I Love Paris" or "I Love Bali" tshirt, these are made in better quality and as good as collectible item. Cant wait to have the one from Venice.
As an asian i definitely going to take a lot of picture but that doesnt mean i didn't know anything about the place i visit. Usually i will check top 10 must see places recommended in the internet. Since i don't have one month holiday and to take my sweet time checking the place or learn the history, i prefer to read and get all the information before i go. Unlike Nico, he will read all the info when we actually there. Instead of looking at the place he's going to spend time reading about it. emmmmm, matsalleh la....
This second trip to France i wasn't so clueless as before. It will be spring this time and more colder. I plan to take trench coat, denim jacket, leather jacket, light sweater, boots, high heel and snickers. Hey, i can take 30kg when i fly with Emirates later, so since i cannot stand cold, why dont take everything with me isnt it. I am also a tourist and not a traveler, so i do plan to look fashionable. Going to club wearing flip flop definitely won't happen to me.
When i was in France last summer i have to face painful truth that there is no chili sauce and only ketchup available. Seriously, ketchup!! I felt like dying not be able to eat rice and spicy food for 2 weeks. Malaysian food are rich with flavor and eating French food a bit blunt for me, not only French actually but most matsalleh food. Nevertheless, I'm having fun trying them and at least i know without chili it also can taste good. Trying foreign food will indeed make your taste bud scream with new pleasure since it can be way different from your normal everyday food. I even missed Gallette when i came back to KL, imagine that. ^_^
(my favorite instant noodles which have spicy and sour flavor in case i miss home food)
(30 small packet ready for europe)
We going to take with us some malaysian favorite to France for everybody to taste. When Nico's mom was here she really love our tea and this time she request we bring back some for her. Its funny that my favorite peach tea is from France and the french love malaysian tea. Besides that i also think to take tart nenas or pineapple tart and also kek lapis sarawak or layer cake for them. I make Nico taste all of them and he love it.
(ready to bake Malacca famous pineapple tart)
(Sabah tea from Borneo)
(Layer cake famous from Sarawak)
(yummmy from Laduree)
(Backup plan :D)
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