[Europe] Printemps, Galeries Lafayette, Angélina, & Palais Garnier

It was our second day in Paris. We had a plan to shopping at Galeries Lafayette. Galeries Lafayette is a huge department store in Paris. Ivan told me that i needed a whole day to shopping here. So, at 9 am we took RER E from Gare du Nord towards Haussmann - Saint-Lazare. Walked out from the station, we could see so many stores around. But we just kept going, and walked to Galeries Lafayette.

Before we reached Galeries Lafayette, we saw Printemps which located right before Galeries Lafayette. They had a beautiful decoration at that time, so we took a picture for a while.

Printemps is a famous place for shopping luxurious brand. It has 2 branches in Paris. First at Boulevard Haussmann, and the second at Carrousel du Louvre. There are some brands that you can find here such as Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Fendi, etc.

Fendi in Printemps

After we got what we wanted, we continued our shopping time to Galeries Lafayette. Galeries Lafayette has three buildings : Galeries Lafayette Homme (for men), Galeries Lafayette Maison, and Galeries Lafayette Hausmann.

Source : www.traveltoeat.com

Galeries Lafayette Haussmann is our main destination. This is the biggest among the three other places. You can find a variety of luxury brands here, such as Louis Vuitton, Rolex, Chanel, etc. On the ground floor, it's a paradise for make up lovers, including me. All make up brands in the same place, with a complete collection. I spent half day to explore that area.

If you are a shoes addict, you might be like to go to the -1 floor. You can find any a wide range of your favorite shoe brands. LK Bennett, United Nude, Yves Saint Laurent, all at the same floor. Anyway, when I was there, it was a summer sale season. At this floor, I saw almost all the brands provide up to 50% sale.

Actually, Galeries Lafayette is great place for shopping. As a tourist, you also can get a 12% Tax Refund. However, the place is too crowded. There are so many tourists from China shopping here. I didn't see any local peoples shopping here. All Asian peoples. Therefore, they hire Chinese peoples to work as a Sales Assistant. When I was shopping here, I didn't feel like I'm in Paris, I even feel like I was in China.

After shopping, we went to Angélina for had some dessert. Angélina is a famous tearoom on Rue de Rivoli. However i went to Angélina at the 1st floor Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. Their specialities desserts and L'Africain Hot Chocolate.

I ordered Mont-Blanc Framboise and L'Africain Hot Chocolate. One word to describe : amazing!! The Mont-Blanc Framboise taste so good. I like the chestnut cream on top. The texture and the flavor was so perfect. My favorite part is the vanilla crème, mixed with raspberry. It's buttery, and little bit sour from the raspberry make it more delicious.

The L'Africain Hot Chocolate taste different with the ordinary chocolate drink. The chocolate is really thick, and not sweet. Even it tends bitter. Actually, i never like bitter chocolate. But at this Hot Chocolate, the bitterness tasted really good. Especially when i mixed it with the whipped cream that they serve.

In front of Angélina

After enjoy the delights at Angélina, we continued our trip to Palais Garnier. Its located just across the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. However, before we reached the front of Opera, we saw Galeries Lafayette Maison. So we decided to take a look for a while.

Palais Garnier seen from Galeries Lafayette

At Galeries Lafayette Maison, you can find any food and famous pattiseries sells desserts and macarons such as Pierre Herme, Jean-Paul Hevin, and many more. They also have a supermarket at the -1 floor. However, my tummy still full after eat at Angélina. So i just buy a box of Jean-Paul Hevin's macaron.

Counter for take out foods

supermarket

So this is the time for Palais Garnier. Palais Garnier is probably the famous opera house in the world. It becomes the symbol of Paris such as Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, etc. Many people go to here only for take a picture in front of the building, just like us. However, I liked the ambience of the afternoon here. I saw a lot of peoples spent their time by sit at the cafe, and talked with their family and friends. This is a good spot for enjoy your afternoon.

Printemps Haussmann
64 Boulevard Haussmann,75009 Paris, France
Phone : +33 1 42 82 50 00
Website : http://www.printemps.com/
Opening hours :
Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat : 09.30 - 20.00
Thu : 09.30 - 21.00
Sun : 11.00 - 19.00

Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
40 Boulevard Haussmann,75009 Paris, France
Phone : +33 1 42 82 34 56
Website : http://haussmann.galerieslafayette.com/
Opening hours :
Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat : 09.30 - 20.00
Thu : 09.30 - 21.00
Sun : 11.00 - 19.00

Angélina
1st floor of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
Phone : +33 1 42 82 82 93
Website : http://www.angelina-paris.fr/en/
Opening hours :
Mon - Sat : 09.30 - 19.00

Palais Garnier
8 Rue Scribe,75009 Paris, France
Phone : +33 1 71 25 24 23
Website : https://www.operadeparis.fr/en

Frozen Summer Fun 2015 at Disneyland Paris

Disneyland always have an interesting event in every season. While I was on Disneyland Paris, it was on summer. And they have an event called "Frozen Summer Fun". This event divided into 2 parts: Frozen Sing A Long and Frozen Parade.

● Frozen Sing A Long
Frozen Sing A Long held at The Chaparral Stage which is located at the end of Frontier Land. They made a small "village" with Frozen theme. You could buy any Frozen stuff in here. Even they have a food stall which sells slushie (with Frozen bottle of course), and some "Olaf" -shaped- cake pop.

The show is divided into several times. Some in English and some in French language. We watched the first show in English. My daughter really like it. Because at the show, we could sing together with Frozen's character such as Princess Anna and Queen Elsa. We also invited to interact with the players. I saw every kids felt so excited, especially when it's snowing (although it was only artificial snow).

● Frozen Parade
This parade was so different with the usual parade at Disneyland. We wouldn't see so many character with some dance around. At this parade, we could see Princess Anna and Queen Elsa, sit at the horse-drawn carriage, say hello to every peoples. There were 2 parades in 1 day. However i missed the first parade, because the parade didn't last long. I only heard the Frozen's song for a while. At that time i thought it was nothing. Luckily i could see the second parade which is the last parade at that day. It was a great experience for my daughter.

The Lucky Nugget Saloon - Classic Restaurant at Disneyland Paris

Spend a whole day at the theme park always become my favorite activity. We can shopping, play a ride, take pictures, and one thing i will never forget,,, try some new (and good) foods.

Last summer, i went to Europe with my family, and we visited Disneyland Paris. There are so many restaurants at Disneyland Paris. The famous one is Auberge de Cendrillon. Why is it so famous? Because when you eat here, you will entertained by Disney's Princess who dance with the Prince. Even you can talk and take a pictures with them. Kids must be like it.

However, we didn't go to there, because they serve French cuisine. My family don't really like French Cuisine. Instead, we chose to have a lunch at The Lucky Nugget Saloon.

When we came inside, the waitress gave us the menu. They have a package menu about €20 /package. It's including main course (pork ribs / burger / fish & chips), dessert (fruit salad / vanilla ice cream sundae) and drink. We needed to choose the food, and pay first. After that they would lead us to our table.

I like the interior of this restaurant. It looks classic with the paint on the wall. They have an old style, but it's so elegant. It's like a big ballroom at the fairy tale.

We're not waiting for a long time to enjoy the food. First, they served the main course and the beverage.

To be honest, i don't really like their pork ribs. The sauce was just so so. However, they serve a good quality pork ribs. It has a lot of meat, and it's so juicy. The fish & chips also taste good. Especially the curly fries. Yummm.

Fruit Salad - Dessert

After finished our main course, we told the waitress to serve the dessert. The vanilla ice cream was so tasty. It has a milky flavor with milk caramel sauce, crushed caramelized nuts on top. Anyway, you can choose another sauce for the topping, such as chocolate sauce and red berry sauce.

Had a lunch in here, was an unforgettable experience for us. We could enjoy our food while listening the live music from the stage. It was memorable for us.




The Lucky Nugget Saloon
Frontier Land - Disneyland Paris