Paris-Amsterdam 2011/12

Figured it about time I started on my Paris-Amsterdam adventures. Wow, to think that exactly a month ago I was to leave this warm humid island on this day... Feels like yesterday. Just saying, this is probably going to be the part 1 of 23781238 posts on Paris/Amsterdam because I've got wayyy too many pictures.

Landing - despite how much I love flying, the 12 hour flight proved to be way too much for me and my booty (or lack thereof)

First class check-in card! Which means no horribly long immigration checkpoint queues.

Arrived in lovely France at 8am just as the sun was rising.

Metro ticket! And yes, 10 euros comes up to 20sgd for one metro ride to the city. I shudder to think how much we've spent on transport alone.

And here's the thing about my family, we've never ever been on a tour. Never! We like to do things at our own pace and own time so we always go free and easy. My dad being somewhat familiar with all these countries is a plus point too but even if it's a completely new country like Spain or the small Italian towns, we still choose to roam the streets aimlessly with our trusty maps. That's kind of the charm of traveling, isn't it? Getting lost, exploring and hopefully finding a secret treasure somewhere which isn't in the maps.