Laduree

Laduree is one of the pioneers in selling macarons. It is in our list to at least taste their macarons. Since we chance this at Champs-Elysees, we decided to just have lunch here.

Love the walls

Since we cannot decide on what to eat, we just get a set lunch each. It cost 45 euros per person.

Bread

Appetizer:

organic scrambled eggs served with grilled small artichokes

OR

Salanova Salad

Entree:

Blini served with Grissons beef and herbs cream- very salty for my taste buds

OR

Wild sea bass tabbouleb

OR

Organic Salmon Carpaccio with ginger

Dessert:

We got to choose 2 each

Cafe

Overall, the ambiance is nice. The food is of good quality. I must say this was our most expensive lunch in Paris.

Outside the dining area

picture taken outside Laduree

Address: 75 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 and named after the enginner Gustave Eiffel. It was constructed with lattice wrought iron. The Eiffel Tower was built to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution. The Eiffel Tower is 324 meters tall and became the tallest man-made structure in the world from 1889-1930.

Closer look at the Eiffel Tower

As we were walking, we chance a upon a marriage proposal. As they say, Paris is the City of Love 🙂

Address: Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France

 

Roland Garros 2013

The French Open, also called Roland Garros is a major tennis tournament held for two weeks at Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France.  It is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments. The other three tournaments are Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The event includes 16 different events: five main, four junior , four wheelchair and three Perrier Legends Trophy events. ( source: RG website)

Entrance Gate

As you walk through the entrance, you can see souvenir shops and food stand.

Philippe Court:  Li Na vs Medina Garrigues, Nadal vs Brands , Berdych vs Monfils

Lunch for the day: Hotdogs, donuts and muffins

In action: Rafael Nadal vs Daniel Brands. Nadal won the game!

Souvenir Items for Sale

The 2013 French Open Champions (grabbed from RG website)

This was a dream come true for me as I never expected that I can watch a Grand Slam tournament. Thank you to my tennis travel mates for getting the tickets. Hoping to watch the other Grand Slam tournaments someday.

Stade Roland-Garros
2 avenue Gordon Bennett
75016 Paris
France

Malaysian Airlines Inflight Meals MNL-KL-PARIS

Last May 2013, my tennis buddies and I went to Paris and Spain for a vacation. Our goal is to watch the Roland Garros (French Open) 2013, which I will post separately.

But first here is our meal at Malaysian Airlines.

Manila-Kuala Lumpur

Appetizers

Dinner #1: Chicken in Spicy Bean Sauce

Kuala Lumpur-Paris

Dinner #2: Steak with Mashed Potatoes

I was surprised that they serve steak on an economy class seat. The steak is tasty but chewy.

Snacks

Breakfast

Paris-Kuala Lumpur

Minced Chicken with Gnocchi

I did not enjoy this meal at all since the taste is quite different.

Snacks

Breakfast: Nasi Goreng

Kuala Lumpur-Manila

Breakfast ( I do not know the name of the dish)

At this point, I’m already tired so I just slept for the duration of the flight.