Thursday, October 10, 2013

Honeymoon: Picnic at Tuileries Garden

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Our morning stroll from hotel to Tuileries Garden was for a purpose - we are having a picnic in the garden compound! Leecher knows how much I love picnic & he suggested going for an impromptu picnic during one of the days :) My hubby is the best, yay *muacks*
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 Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries in French) is located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde. This huge garden was initially a garden of the Tuileries Palace, but was converted to a public park after the French Revolution.
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Families, tourists and locals all gathered around the fountain area, just enjoying a day out in the sun. Whenever we travel to cold countries, I'm very thankful for the sun - standing underneath the sun versus the shade made a whole lot of difference! 
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Plenty of chairs available for everyone to sit on :)  
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These ducks seemed to accustomed to being around humans. If you happen to catch them in a good mood, they may even perform a trick of two for your viewing pleasure!
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Leecher was literally dying from lack of caffeine - he toured the whole garden just to find a kiosk selling coffee. Not to mention that it costs almost €3 for a small cup, akin to the vending machine cup. Next time, I should just bring a couple of coffee packets & sell it to him. Good $$ churning opportunity, heh. 
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It was an impromptu picnic, so we just gathered whatever food we can find from our stash. Biscuits which I took from our SQ flight, Laduree macarons, apples from the fruit basket in our room, left over bread from Paul's, snacks from M&S etc. Quite a spread that we put together. 
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We sat near the fountain initially. As soon as I took out my "picnic" basket, we were surrounded by small birds! I got scared for they were inching closer and closer to us, waiting for food to drop from the sky. So we decided to retreat abit and moved backwards. 
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The grass patch looked inviting, but I couldn't find a makeshift mat anywhere. 
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Trusty bag hook for our dustbin. I got 3 of these - gave 1 to MIL and broke 1 during my Guangzhou trip. This is the last one surviving! Hopefully this will last for a very long time.
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Once we have settled down, time to get our picnic started! We were famished by now, having walked a long way earlier.
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Brioche Au Sucre €3.30 - this tasted rather plain, much to my disappointment. 
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Had to rely on a blackcurrent violet macaron to add some taste. 
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Anyone wanna guess what Leecher is doing?
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! 一点都不相!Good try, my dear :)
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We spotted this cute family on skaters! I have to say the mummy is really pretty & both her little boys inherited her hair colour & eyes. 
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Once we finished eating, clear up all the rubbish and dump the trash into the bin #responsiblecitizen. 
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 It was an wonderful picnic with Leecher! Though I missed our picnic basket & home-made food items, what matters most is the company :)
Tuileries Garden
Place de la Concorde, 75001
Paris, France

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