Rouen

Stayed in Rouen on Saturday and took a walk to town.


Here's my kind and nice host! Wanling! Posing with the forest near her place...

They have exercise stations there - not too different from Singapore. But they use the cross section of a log instead of metal weights...

Look! It's green on this side of the forest...

While the other side is totally brown.

I'm not kidding you. I just turned left and right to take the above two photos.

A tree with 2 colours!!! Actually, it's just that 2 trees were planted very near to each other. And the branches interwined to give the sight of a 2 colour tree.

Flowers in someone's well-kept garden.

We reached town in one hour or there about...

The cross that marked the spot where Joan of Arc was burnt.

Rouen is a rather small town - very different from the feel of Paris. It reminded me a little of St Gallen, but maybe more happening.

The main shopping street in Rouen. and another sight - the clock in the distance...

Me and the clock!

I didn't manage to go to the Notre Dame in Paris.. and so, I went to the one in Rouen. Looks imposing...

After that, we headed towards Seine River for lunch. Yep.. this rivers actually runs all the way to Paris.

Wanling and I!

After lunch, we decided to go visit this Maritime museum.. and to see this ship that apparently was docked nearby...

Wanling crossing the railway track...

Hee... I still think it's a bit freaky to walk across the railway track. But then I'm also aware that there is ample warning given if a train is approaching.

Yep! The ship! Belem.

It's a ship built in 1896. and the only ship that was once part of France's ocean-goign trading fleet in the 19th Century. Now, they refurbished it and it docks at different ports for people to board and walk around.

Haha.. found this giant anchor. It's bigger than me!!!!! And that's a blue Peugeot beside it. I see a lot of Peugeot on the roads in France.

More photos of me on the Belem!

*ring ring* Time to go!!!

We headed home where we prepared curry chicken!!!

Chef Wanling...

*work in progress*

actually, it was the almost done version already.

Ingredients needed: Curry powder, chilli, water and milk! Oh ya.. Chicken too!

Curry with rice!!!

And for dessert:

Chocolate mousse from Carrefour. It's pretty good!!!

See me pigging out...

And how Wanling is the official spokeswoman for the mousse! :)

And finally, it was time to pack up as I would be leaving from Paris the next day...

Oh.. and like here's a shot of Wanling's room.