Although we had abt 1 and a half weeks after our wedding to pack our luggage and prepare for the trip, time was still very tight as I had to work till the very day we were leaving.
We took the midnight flight on Emirates, stopping 1 hour in Colombo and transitting in Dubai before finally reaching Rome! First day in Rome was free and easy, so after settling down in the hotel and going to the supermarket to get some water, we collapsed on the bed till the next morning.
We started our Italy tour from Rome with the mandatory tourist places, I don't know if its because of the Easter weekend, but Italy was very crowded everywhere, and we had to grab on to our bags tight and keep a lookout for the gypsies. My favourite part of Italy was shopping! The tour took us to The Mall where it is the outlet for most of the branded boutique, and boy, it was so much cheaper there!!! Just look at me and you can guess the damage.
We started our Italy tour from Rome with the mandatory tourist places, I don't know if its because of the Easter weekend, but Italy was very crowded everywhere, and we had to grab on to our bags tight and keep a lookout for the gypsies. My favourite part of Italy was shopping! The tour took us to The Mall where it is the outlet for most of the branded boutique, and boy, it was so much cheaper there!!! Just look at me and you can guess the damage.
After Rome, we also visited Florence, Pisa, Venice and Milan. So let the photos speak...
After a few nights in Italy, we set off to our next destination: Switzerland. Although it was a long drive, the journey was scenic, especially upon entering the Swiss mountains where we were all so excited at the first sight of snow!
We spent 2 nights in Interlaken and went up 2 mountains. First was Jungfraujoch, which is the top of Europe. The journey up by train is about 2 hours but certainly worth it.
The next day we went up Mt Titlis by cable car, similarly snowy, but it was a pity the sky bridge was closed so we spent the time playing in snow! Cheeky was so scared I will slip and fall and was holding on to me so tight!
Presenting to you the beautiful city of Interlaken! All was good except for the big groups of tiong tourists who buy rolex like toy watches!
After Interlaken, we proceeded to Lucerne for a few photo stops and to spend the night there before the long journey the next day. Beautiful city by day and night!
The next day was the longest bus ride to Paris, we set off at 8 plus and only arrived in Paris at 6ish in the evening. Being adventurous, we decided to take a cab down to Eiffel Tower with the initial plan of going up the tower and search for dinner in the area. Never did we expect it to be so cold and the wind so strong that we almost froze our ears off up in the tower while waiting for the lifts! We took so long just to get up and down the tower and were too cold to walk anywhere for dinner that we decided to just go back to hotel and settle dinner with room service and cup noodles.
Our guided tour in Paris began the next day with sightseeing drive in the city and visit to Louvre Museum and of course shopping!!! Since we didn't get to have a proper dinner the day before, we decided to treat ourselves to something French to end our tour in Paris. Walking down the street where our hotel was located, we settled for this french restaurant which looked authentic as it was full of the local people. Our verdict: real French food can only be found in France. The onion soup was nothing like the ones I've tasted in S'pore, it came in a huge bowl and had a thick layer of cheese of at last 3cm!! I surrendered after half a bowl. For mains, I had salmon and Cheeky finally had his duck confit which he had been craving for for days. My salmon was normal and the duck was good! And finally came dessert, we shared a creme brûlée as I'm not a big fan of desserts now. It was huge and the best creme brûlée I've had so far!!
Then we headed further north to our last 2 destinations: Brussels and Amsterdam.
Brussels was just a stopover for lunch and photos and not forgetting chocolates.
Headed over to Amsterdam where we spent the last 2 nights.
We visited Keukenhof to see the tulips which were not in full bloom yet, and of course not forgetting the wooden clogs and windmills, before ending the day with a walk down the red light district.
And the total damage: see it for yourself (of course not all are mine):
Now that we're back, I wonder when our next holiday will be...
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