Paris after 5 years!!

It's a mixture of feelings coming to Paris! It has been 5 years since we last came here! Xuan was merely one year old back then and today our not-so-small family has grown to 5! We were relieved that the kids were behaved throughout the flights, even baby XY! Her first trip ever in Europe and we both agreed that we can take her out more often in future because she has been excited, although she refused to sleep. Looking at her sleeping in bassinet, hubby was beaming with joy that it felt like yesterday when Xuan was sleeping inside, then Cheng and now XY! Traveling with kids makes us become more approachable that strangers tend to start a conversation with us. So we were told to treasure these moments more when the kids want us so much, before they lock themselves in the room to play games or chat with friends. Time really flies and those parents miss those moments! Tell me about it right, I get annoyed when my kids keep asking and looking for me. But they grow up so fast. We even feel that XY has grown up overnight in this 14-15 hours of journey.

I have been sharing with my friends that the most favourable season I wished to travel in Europe was between September and October where the weather is getting chilly and we are not required to layer ourselves up. I have OCD for packing my luggage and can't seem to bring everything. But my job doesn't allow me to take leave for holiday during the period so I have never been away. This year I read that autumn came early, I thought the weather would be very cold when it was my turn to fly. So I got the kids some thermal wear prior to our departure. Surprisingly, it's not!! The weather here is just so lovely that we only put on a thin jacket when we are out. But kids being kids, Cheng thought it would snow later and hoped he got to feel the snow again. My friend who resides in Paris told us that it has got warmer these days before our arrival. I guess we are just so lucky! Xuan has been collecting dried maple leaves on the street and this reminds me of my mum. Exactly 10 years ago, she was excited to see those leaves in Frankfurt and picked some to bring home to show my younger brothers and sisters!

See, aren't we all growing older and wiser! And one of the signs of getting older is picking up a jetlag easily!

Mini reunion with friends in Paris. All are my batchmates and our children, minus XY! So kind of you guys for having us, and even called for UBER for us, what a memory since we missed the train, haha!