Europe Honeymoon- 27 Aug to 12 Sept

And now we are finally at our honeymoon! Talk about delayed gratification. We waited for 8 months before we embark on our official honeymoon because we wanted to watch the BPL!

Our trip details:
Best Western Cromwell Hotel:  $921.64 for 4 nights
Airbnb in Paris: $589 for 4 nights
Urban Sea Hotel Atocha 113 in Madrid: $551.88 for 4 nights

London

Our first stop was London! We took Qatar because we got it at good price but the service not very good leh. Qatar wasn't as good as we thought since many were praising how much superior it was to SQ. We still prefer SQ and our SQ girls! 

Dear has been to London multiple times but it is his first time here with me and also first time watching Chelsea live in the BPL. So it was something for him to look forward to. But sadly, we really dun seem to have much luck when we try to watch Chelsea live- always not a good performance one. :(

This time, we caught them in a bad season, on a bad day. So not so fun to watch, sigh.

To be honest, London was pretty boring. The highlight for me was the day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. At least got to see something. And, the tour operator that I found ended its trip right at the door step of our hotel! How awesome! #cheapthrill

Paris

A lot of people said that Paris is actually a dark and smelly city. Yes, at times But we liked the city. There is a certain vibe about it that made people feel special in the city. I think the fact that we had access to yummy macaroons helped too haha.

And we love the other French food too- foie gras (we had a big foie gras meal!) and everything was so good. The French are excellent with sauces that pair very well with the food.

I enjoyed going to the Versailles Palace and I wished I was the Queen. Sigh. I also want to live in this kind of decadence *wink*

Lyon

Because Dear is traveling with me, he gets to eat well. When in France, you gotta visit the food capital of this nation of people who eats well. So I squeezed in a night in Lyon just to eat. The food was really not bad, but rich. Richer than the ones we ate in Paris.

We learnt that we do not really enjoy tripes. A bit too strong for us. But Dear forgot and ordered it again in our recent Europe trip. *sad*

Barcelona

Our next stop was Spain!  Hola! We were in a part of Europe with a very warm and vibrant vibe and we love it. Everyone was in sandals and shorts. Can't imagine how it is like during the summer, lol.

I think I belong to the camp that Gaudi was an artist. The quirky architecture gives the city so much character. Dare to be different mah right. The Sagrada Familia is still my fav church in Europe because I like the way it is bright and airy inside.

One of the best things about are the side trips. We made a day trip to Montserrat Monastery up in the mountains to listen to the famed choir boys.

And also to Segovia to see the castle that supposedly inspired Disney. The shops really close for afternoon nap time :( we decided to sightsee first before doing the shopping and when we were done, most of the shops closed for afternoon nap already! Pfft.

Our last stop of this trip was Madrid city, which was really quite boring. Really nothing much one. So ya, can skip Madrid if you don't have enough time.