Currently, Shah and i are staying at a serviced apartment - like a hotel, but cleaners come in only once a week - that's very near to where he works. It's very much convenient for him to stay here as it takes him literally five minutes to walk to his office, which is why he isn't considering renting our own place (sadface).
The area we are staying in is sort of the business district, according to Shah. I'm right in Paris, but obviously i'm not in the very heart of it. I don't see rows and rows of small shops or bakeries or anything sweet like that. It's all steel, shiny buildings around here.
I ventured out into the cold yesterday just to get to know the area a little better.
There is a pharmacy right around the corner of our place.
This was where Shah and i go for grocery-shopping. I quickly pop into the store to check out the makeup stuff more closely. Bourjois is there, oh my oh my. And i've also noted down L'oreal True Match in shade W7, which isn't available in Malaysia. Yippee!
Beside Monoprix is the staircase and escalator. I thought it was interesting that i've never seen an escalator in the open before. In Malaysia, all the escalators are under roofs - right? And i exclaimed in excitement when i saw the escalator steps went flat before arranging themselves into a descent again. I don't know if that makes sense, but i must take a photo someday to show you.
When you go up the stairs/escalator and walk a little further up, this is what you'll see. See what i mean by 'all steel, shiny building'?
This is Shah's office! It's super tall. And quite shiny too.
There are these weird wire-decor thingies around.
The slightly shorter shiny, steely building? That's a mall named Les Quatre Temps. I haven't been yet because i'm waiting for Shah to show me around inside. And also because i might want to do some shopping and i know i won't purchase anything without his permission. Might as well have him there straight away right?
There's a sort of oval entrance to some underground place near the mall. I think it leads to the underground train, but i can't be too sure.
People milling around the area. Our bank is somewhere here, opposite Les Quatre Temps.
Here is a side view of another smaller mall, opposite Les Quatre Temps, called Cnit. I say smaller, but it's really only smaller relative to Les Quatre Temps. I've been inside on the day i arrived; Shah and i emerged from the train station and walked straight into Cnit (pronounced 'see-knit' if i'm not mistaken). We actually had an interesting encounter in Cnit, a story that i will tell sometime soon.
Another side view of Cnit.
If you've got crazy sharp eyes, you might notice a HUMONGOUS thumb sticking out in the picture above. Here's a closer look at it.
I know. I don't know.
OK, time to head back home!
More coming soon! xxoo