The Son Of Penang: July 2009

Sunset Bistro - Batu Feringghi

There is one beach front bistro at Batu Feringghi, Penang called Sunset Bistro

Is the bistro a good place to hang out ?

Well, at least a parrot likes it.

A closer picture tells a million words, it is enjoying its food with full appetite

Even Paulaner premium wheat beer makes its presence at this bistro

Other beers are selling here e.g. Skol, Jaz, Tiger, Heineken, Guinness, just like you can find these brands anywhere at any outlets in Penang. However, Paulaner is only available at selected outlets, and Sunset Bistro is one of them.

To me, it's a nice place to enjoy a nice beer, while watching the sun set in the far west.

Beautiful Food Presentation

Food presentation at the French capital is always beautiful

Look at this

Nicely done salmon

Escargot - the signature dish

In closer look

LFC in Singapore

Liverpool FC is loved in Singapore.
I am so touched when I see these photos below, nearly in tears ...

Passionate and pretty Singapore Kopites

Turning Singapore National Stadium into red tide, the 19th title should be on the way to Anfield in 10 months time !!

OXO and Paulaner

This is Paulaner premium wheat beer.
It's tasty, fruity, and with great aroma.

It's now available at OXO cafelab, at Queensbay, Penang.

Nice sitting arrangement

OXO's GPS location

Leon Mussels

The best food that I have tried in Paris is in this outlet called Leon, which has been 20 years old.

Leon serves the best mussels that I have ever tried before

A long q outside the outlet

The side dishes

Here you go ... the tasty, fresh and juicy mussels

It's available in different types of favour

Lastly, this is the so called leftover container

Arc de Triomphe

Arc De Triomphe - one of the landmarks of France

It looks great under the sunny sky

Taking a photo shot right in front of this landmark

The portion on the left

Another section on the right

An interesting part of Arc de Triomphe

Seafood platter (2)

At first glance, this may look like a Chinese dishes but it's not ... it's a type of appetiser.

These special breads can hardly be found in Malaysia, it tastes really good

Here come the seafood platter ..

On the 1st day in the city, I can just be a platter observer, and finally have a chance to taste it myself on the 3rd day, just can't believe it (:

The platter contains BIG shrimp, tiny shrimp, oyster, mussel, and 'snails'

Take two

Some kind of vinegar and butter

Juicy scallops

Boneless seabass

The whole dinner is simply awesome, with great seafood and great drinks.

You are seeing sunlight in those photoes above.

It's because sun only set around 10.30pm in summer Paris ...

Eiffel Tower (3 of 3)

From the moment you set your feet at Level 2 of Eiffel Tower, and from that very moment, you realise that Paris is indeed a super romantic city

Eiffel Tower (2 of 3)

You can go up Eiffel Tower either by escalators or by legs-vator

As there were super long queues for escalators, I decided to go up by legs-vator.
The ticket is at Euro 4.50, slightly cheaper than escalators.

The journey began here ...

You are into the soul of the tower if you climbed it up yourself

Get to feel the city from every steps that you conquered

Basically it's a 360 degree experience, the best that you can ever find !

These bolts hold the Tower in one piece, the same engineering concept as applied in Penang ferry.

This is the 1st level

Viewing platform at Level 1.
You can also find a cafeteria and a souvenir shop at this level.

After a 'hectic' climb, I rewarded myself with a sandwich as my lunch.
It's a long hard sandwich which took me quite some time to squeeze into my stomach.

I speed up my digestion with a beer.
Why a beer ? You see, Coke selling at Euro 3 and beer at Euro 3.50, as a rationale Penangite, it's a simple decision for me (:

Some of you might get confused with the substance of this cup vs what you 'donated' during your medical check up processes ... But trust me, this thing above is brewed from barley, not kidney

Eiffel Tower (1 of 3)

Eiffel Tower is built by Mr Eiffel, of course

It's not impressive without its base

Just like giraffe doesn't look good without its four legs

This is what i called impressive impression !!

Impressive in motion

The tower during day time

with tonnes of visitors dropping by

French police patrolling with a bicycle, some are on roller blades .. no joke ...

Btw, should I call this the tower ass ??

Again, looking great over the river bank

You know what, now I realise why they didn't build two towers side by side ...

Hyatt Regency Paris

This is Hyatt Regency near the CDG Airport

Its eco friendly lobby

kids friendly as well ...

2 Things to bring while on a long haul flight

Essentially there are 2 stuffs that you need to bring along while on a long haul flight for more than say 6 hours :

1) Eye cover

2) Neck pillow

You need these in order for you to have sufficient sleep, especially if you were to travel on economy class.

Maybe some sleepy pills as the supplement ...

Wooden Pub - Baru Feringghi

There is one unique pub at Batu Feringghi, Penang called Wooden Pub, situated indirect opposite of Golden Sand Hotel.

Table and chair are made of wood at Wooden Pub

Some interesting stuff hanging up in the air

Some guests brought some flags as the souvenirs, hanging on the ceiling

They are selling Heineken, a brand from Holland

Paulaner Naturel and Paulaner Dunkel, brewed and bottled in Munich, Germany

The banner

Anchor Beer ... which I can't trace its origin from the Google search engine.
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You can also order some finger foods as the owner also own a nice restaurant just beside this open air pub. Its potato wedges are good.

I ended up with fresh orange juice

At Wooden Pub, you can express yourself freely on the wall, table, chair, ceiling, washroom, etc. The owner would put a smile on his face whenever you express yourself, sounds strange right =)

You can also express yourself through foreign currency note ... there are plenty of them on the wall

On top of that, the waitresses are pretty and friendly

one of them asking me to open a bottle using my mouth ..

Airbus A380 jumbo plane

Introducing Airbus A380 from Singapore Airline

The world largest passenger plane parking at CDG Airport

The meal served inside the plane is just like those available in any other long haul flight. Initially I thought the meal could be something special and memorable but it's not the case.

Washroom inside the plane

Fully equipped

Snapping for some memory inside the washroom

The highlight of this A380 is that it has a main deck and an upper deck, connected with this elegantly designed staircase.

A sweet stewardess snapped some photo for me, a special thanks to her ...

Another good thing about this plane is that it has the ability to take off and land smoothly, and has minimum turbulence effect while in the air. I think this could be due to its body size.

A380 at the Changi Airport

A380 + myself at the airport, looking tired with barely 2-3 hours sleep during the 13 hours flight. Will share with you what should be brought along for a long haul flight, in order to have sufficient rest for the brand new day...

LV Store at Champs-Elysees

I visited this Louis Vuitton store located at Champs-Elysees, Paris, and it's my first ever visit to a LV store.

This is the main entrance facing the main street, and the crowd inside the store is big. I can safely say that 50% of the people inside this flagship store are Asian, mostly Chinese.

A marvellous interior design at its upper level

My first purchase of a LV bag for a friend, and I look really satisfied with this 1st catch (:

My other friends have more 'catches', that's why people say female's $$ is more easily earned, don't you agree ??

Fruits inside the subway

The Metro station in Paris doesn't look delicious

But a stall inside the subway sells tasty fruits.
These cherry below looks appetising ..

Apricot fresh from the farm

and these fruits selling only at €2 for 500g, very cheap in Malaysian standard.

Last but not least, some strawberries and avocado

Seafood platter

This seafood platter looks BIG and special

and of course you have to pay BIG bucks for it, to be exact, it's at €89

but for me, I just passed by and snapped some photos, free of charge ;p

Galeries Lafayette shopping mall

Galeries Lafayette is one of the famous shopping mall in Paris, indeed it's a paradise for ladies.

Branded French names like LV, Chanel, Givenchy, Chloe, YSL, Dior, Gaultier, Longchamp are available inside the complex, together with other international brands like Prada, Gucci, CK, Zara, D&G, etc.

It occupies a few blocks of multi storey buildings

Magnificent interior design blending ancient architecture with modern touches

Incredible art work isn't it ??

A fabulous doom

A view from bottom to top

It even looks like a heaven to me (:

Taxi Benz

E200 as the taxi, and the charges from CDG airport to city center is about €40.

Stade de France

Stade de France stadium with 80,000 seat capacity played host to the 1998 FIFA World Cup final whereby France defeated Brazil 3-0 to become the world champion.

Green lane for cyclist

A green city reserving some space for bicycle cyclist, right in the middle of the road.

Golden field

Beautiful wheat field

Dust bin

This is the dust bin in the French capital.

In my opinion, the whole setting is with the intention of avoiding terrorist from putting something not so nice in a non-transparent bin.

Carrefour petrol station

This scene is not common in Malaysia, but it's real in France ..

From long distance, it looks like a Mobil station.
But when I took a closer look, it made my eyeballs grown BIG !

Liverpool Football Club coming to Singapore

Liverpool - Asia tour 2009

If you are a Reds fan, get ready to support your team at the Singapore National Stadium on 26 July 2009.

Ticket is on sale for most of the seats at S$88.

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