PARis ...SUMMer ... Day STreet ......

....story continues ...       

.............staying here...   TWo Nights nn  ONe full DAy ......

........PARis.......      ....... street  ... still going  ...        

........... ok... my REd book note....where...  ET is  .... sure ..!!!!.
(RED Book is a small note book belongs to my wife , contains so many important facts, documented datas, spendings, schedules, places, dairy, budgeting, recommendations nn so forth ... for future... if NOt grandchildren's references..... wah... great valued for the facts ....eh ..)        

                          ..........what to DO neXT ......????

           JUst ....            around .... Eiffel Tower ....

 ..........distance....about 1.5 kilometer .....   

                 ......more locations of INterest .... to be visited ......





River Seine at d' back....nn here ....ONe place of interest .....
    ......nOt only d' building but d' architectural design ....nn    d' name ...
                   ......NOtre DAMe de Paris ......
This was ..........d' focus point we like to see ....... believe or NOt ... this gothic MASTerpiece is located on the lie de la CIte .... a small ISLand in d' heart of d' CITy.........

 Walking .....along d' Paris Street ...... roads   ... broads .....but had to be carefull   .... follow    .....d' .. zebra .... crossing ... 



Walking by side road..........

Building under construction ..... working on process .....  usually walls were beautified with colours ...... designs .... sort of people .... all life .....

Observe carefully on top left ..... nOt clear ... but.. describing ...living people ...here, in Paris...... active  and  ...kicking ......

            All shops like to cater for d' best interest of tourist ...... such as.. take away ... cash ... souvenirs ........

Bikes .....NOt unusual here ... more people made used for simple excess to destinations .... easy parking as well ...........



Here ...we're ... NOTRE DAME .... 
Our curiousity to know more .... as people passed nn walked on d' frontage...

NOt d' largest CAThedral in d' world .....but it might be d' MOSt FAmous of all cathedrals ...... as noted ...
D' site of Notre Dame is d' cradle of Paris nn has always been d' religious center of d' city ....



OK... Uu would nOt keen to know more ....
BUt here ...  HAD to .... IF UUu ..1st degree ... 
                                                by profession.. ARChitect ....
...so ...WHy ...nOt .....  ????
..... d' history .... Bishop Maurice de Sully started d' construction in 1163 ..... It took until 1345 before d' cathedral was completed ...d' design was enlarged during construction .... BUT during FRance REvolution, many of d' cathedral's sculptures, gargoyles nn interior was removed or demolished .....
 ...only until 19th century d' Cathedral was fully restored ...


TImes spent NOt too long ..... just look ..INside...          people ...
           .............   most .....Christianity  .....
NOtre Dame de Paris ... ....d'story of cathedral was restored in stages ...until again between 1991 nn 2001....this time d' historic arcthitecure was carefully preserved ....
THose ....who study arcthitecture in EUrope ...would probably .... has to do more research here ..... 


SO leaving ..... very soon ... but still passing shops of sourvenirs.....
NOt to describe in details as ........all d' things are recorded .... here
But.... what.. sometimes... decent t shirts .... IF Uu DAre to wear.....
Well ........ people here ....... NO one cares....



Getting lAte ....   people still on streets ......
So d' chance in life time should NOt ....be wasted .........
.............  another .... place  of interest .....

ARc de TRiomphe ....is ONe of d' MOst FAMous monuments in PAris. It stands in d' central of d' Place Charles de Gaulle .......

     To go here .... make sure Uu take one of d' underpasses to d' arch... it is too dangerous to try to CROss d' street .... NO elevetor to d' arch... so prepared to walk UP 234 steps ....

Arc de Triomphe ...... or Triumphal ARCH ..... as seen taken from website.....  in d' heart of Paris  ... surrounded .......directional roads nn ONe main central street .......



D' Arc is located on d' right bank f d' Seine at d' centre of PENTAGON - shaped .......at d' end of d' CHamps Elysees, in d' middle of d' Place Charles de Gaulle a large circular square from which NO less than 12 streets emanaate.......d' streets are named after French military leaders ....

.....as d' figures shown on top of Arc.. Detail of d' Marseillaise Relief



 Main lane ..... street.... Champs Elysees ..... 
            ........shopping area ... ON both sides of d' road ...


 

4 September 1870 .... French Revoulation .... Proclamation de la Republique ......   so ........Monument to the Republic ....

 ......so tired ...... there was NOt much to DO now .....
           .......getting late .... 8.00 pm ...
  

 Going North ........ along d' street on left hand side ........ so many branded famous names ..... JUSt look at SWATCH  .....
            ........as getting late ...Police Riders were ready on Duty....
Sun down ..... so getting darker ...... NOW.. Night favour ..to celebrate ....
 

Muslim ..... nn Halal food ...... so Uu could order something to eat ....
WHy NOt ........ seemed bright light day ....
                   ..............actually ...SUMMer ...10.00pm....
...soon after ... retreat back to HOTel ....de' AMien......
            ...would have another day tomorrow ..... ready ..going abroad .....

(a night ...... a challenging nite coz...checked OUt one room ... so 6 in 1 ... meaning we were squeezing into ONe rented HOTel room ...unaware to d' hotel care taker ....... wwwooo ... budgeting ...lol )

             ... to Brussels .... later to  ......AMsTERdam...

                                           ....was on earlier .............Blog...
                                 so tireddd.... retreat ... I'm retiree..ing for awhile

PARIS ...EIffeL TOWER ..Here we COme ...

PARIS....   oH ..  PARis ...
     .......       just to see .....EIFFEL TOWER .......
Anybody ... ???   want to go   .....here ....???    
DREamsssszzz       ..... place     ... ever...  just tell mE .....
Films ... Many films ...   so many  films  ...to name  ...ah  ...     ha...   
     LOVe in PARIs ...... From Paris with LOve ... Midnight in Paris ... PARIs is BURning  .....An American IN PARis  ......Paris Gay nn Lesbian Film Festival .....Paris OPera Ballet .....
 ....spy ....LOve ....romance ...trailer ..... more    themes ......  
                  ..........woooh.....   PARIssssss...

NOt ....as  popular ..... with ...   PARIs HILton .......

Name IT ... producers  ...lOVe ..PAriS too.......... WHy.....?????

   eeeh  .....  Know .... something   ..... eldest SOn ...  

         GOt  ...similar name    ,.....but   nOt Really .... just  coincidence ...

             ..... looog name   ... lastly   ...........FAris..  nearly ok...eeh..

Yeh... if ever UUu're flying .. here ...nnn NOt ..   seeing Eiffel TOwer...

.........  what then ....????    ......U couldn't possibly VISIT PAris without seeing d' EIFFEL TOWer ..Even IF U do NOt want to visit this WORld FAmous structure, U will SEE ITs TOP from all over Paris..... The TOWer rises 300meters TALL (984feet) .......

   BETTer waste NOT   ......mONey  precious ......   anywhere....      mine... 

SIX headS altogether ........from thousANDS mILES...   Borneo Island ...... really ..... MOre  ....   neeDED more bUDGET  ...lol...

Parisiana landmark named after its engineer designer ....
             ............   GUSTAVE EIFFEL .....
..........known for ITS revolutionary bridge building technique ...
ET ....eiffel tower ...become a Global ICON of FRANce which is an IRON Tower built on d' CHAMP de Mars beside River Seine ... Paris ...
..a long ...long time ago .... construction between 1887 -1889 ...nn repaint every 7 years ... to make it standing much longer.....
   iF ...Uuu want  ....MOre ..INFo....
   ........just look at another website ... all about ET .. 

D' story................................

.... all started .....after ... arrival TRip from d' Wonder land .... DISENy LAnd.... Paris...... evening trains arrived here in Paris ...... KNew nothing .....except our BOOked website HOTel.... actually small hotel in d middle ..crowded tall buildings of city like PARIs   .... little budget considered ....

30 years ago ....here .....at  ...student ages ... BUt with student-group of package tour specially hired to Paris ...was totaly different story....

NOW ... leading... with family....   WWWwowww....

....approached TAXi .....split tWo ..groups to find .... nights to sleep

         here...... for 2 nIGhts ...bUt ....first night  2 double beds rooms....

                        ......2nd night ....only  ...  ONe Room ..

de' AMien..small rooms ...small section between Big TAll buildings ....eh

                          but ...covenience ..... near everythings.......!!!!



USed availablity... NOt too fussy ...nn stay ...alive ....here in foreign land..
Very early morning CAfe .... side road....  a France ...lady English spoken   .....served .....
Easy ...if Uuu make UUuself .......easy.....  Worry NOt ...
 .....   nOt alone  ....here ..many other tourists .....in SUMMER time .....
PARIs .......world wide ..... popularity .....known DEstinatiON  ...........





At school .... can ask teacher    .... here ......  by Uuur own...    so....

MAP readings ..... without GPS ....another important simple way to find ... DIRections.... Uu  FINd ways ......

In FRANce... d' underground...subway trains ..called 'METRO'....

Metro is safety  ... effectively for all ..people like us ..nEW ..... easily providing INFORMation ...... nO worry to be LOST ....

Paris ....subway system ....metro..... always a subway station CLOse by in central PAris ......




  A subway exit to EIFFEL Tower .... main direction as early as 10.30 am.... similar to reverse time to  Brunei time at about 4.30 pm.... about ..  6 hours ....7 hours in winter  ....

At a choosen good position to VIEw ...... Eiffel TOwer ..... somewhere HIgh .. NOt sure d' name here .... place called ...TRocadero....


 my Family ..close uP ..........Eiffel Tower's foot ......at d' back .....

 


From d' high level ...walked a kilometer .... NiCe view to capture all ... ...
Crossing d' road to another section ...... to ET..
Small booths .... all permanently to serve TOURIST ... selling all... simple light ... pAY nn CARRy.... souvenirs.....

Keys  chains .... keys holders ..... all with symbolic d' tower ..... hey .... made in Hongkong ...made ...China ... made in Thailand ..... all most .....ASIA maDe ...advantage of  small .....souvenirs ...  ALL sorts available here.....


 Every steps counted ...... closer ... nearer ... EIFfeL TOWer.....
More people coming in already ....... purchasing tickets Euro 13.00 per person ...to enter ...to climb...1st.. 2nd level ... by lift ...nn NOt walked  on steps to third   level....... but ....elevator provided  to higher level ....


Entered in counted ...groups ...we together ...
ET ..d' lower has 3 levels FOr VIsitors.... Purchase ..Tickets ..to ascend by STAirs or LIFts to 1st nn 2nd by ELevator .... To walk to 1st ...over 300 steps...  as in d' walk from 1st to 2nd level. D' THird nn highest level is accessible only by elevator ......    so BOth 1st nn 2nd levels feature restaurant ....



Ok ...fantastic VIew ..... has to go round to see PAris.......

North ....East  .....South ...West ... all has different views to be noted...

To know more ..... Eiffel Tower has a permit for d' tower to STANd for 20 years... what happened ... it was to be DISmantaled in 1909 ....fearing UNsafe ..... d' CIty had planned to TEar it down .... bUt somehow ...as it proved VALUable for communication purposes ...... IT was allowed to remain after eXPiry of d' permit ........ until today....  what a history.... !!!!



..... to have  ...memorable photos ...here
Safe Guard with ...iron grill .... to avoid .... suicidal ...on both self or ....else ... terror  ...mission..  
NO... Mental emotional  problems allowed here ... High security taken.......  being screened carefully  ...all people IN....

ALL tourist ...allowed to experience... d' height ... views ...... seeing panorama   .... how beautiful ....d' taste ......windy ....as flying high ....


 all

SPent times ... almost TWo hours on TOP of EIFFel Tower....
People come nn GO..... so we could NOt spend all d' day here...

LOOKing at ET ..... first impression .... mixed UP .... at d' time ET was built ... well, at that time Brunei was NOthing ... imagine 19th century .... people shocked by its DARing shape... Eiffel was criticised for d' DEsign nn SHape... accused of trying to create something ARTistic .....  or       INartistic according to viewers......    at d' time of year....

Considered.... engineers experienced ...building joined IRon as ..bridge builders.... understood d' importance of wind FORces ...to be built as tallest structure in d' WORld ....at that time ...had to be certain ...it would withstand d'WINd..... as reported by "Le Temps" newspaper....

To BUY ... sourvenirs ... to eat at restaurant ....... ON TOP of EIffel Tower .... NOt   .....in .. 1st ..agenda ... of coz .... Uuu know   ...why ???

Found.... similar .... sourvenirs  .... NOt too far     ...on ground ......

Better NOt..... choice ....     ....  was right ............... 

WWWaaaa ..... going much further steps....  too much ... tempting at d' HOt day........  ICE CReamsssss......



 SOLd OUt .......   every things ..... business were too ........GOod here ...   really ....
Here...... a hungry ...thirsty family ...... beside ...Licking  ...... Posing....
............except d' cameraman .........  !!!!
      ..... walked forward to d' other side farrr..... main high level ground...

Imagine .... as recorded ..... by 28 NOvember 2002....d' Tower received it 200,000,000 guest ............   counted by tickets ... asscumed 


A large background ....with... something ...eroded staTUE...
NO ..... mention ....howw   ...... dare ...to be NAkeeee at DAy time ..... nn ...
             ..................at   focus point    .....eh ...eh...   hhaaaaa 
see ...what I meant .....????

At last...back where ......started ...... still early ........ NOOnnnn...
            ..........BE going else where  ...here in PARis....
   .......   too many places to go in a day ....plus long day light ............
   ........  enjoy our day here... roaming around..     ....but first ............
   ........  FINd  .......easy destinations  .........easy reach  .... as tourist guide .......in favour ........recommended ....

                                                                                                           ... end here
             if ...GOt time...xtra ..... 
                  see Uuu all ....somewhere at Paris ...streets...

4WD ... at TANAH JAMBU ....


4 WHEEL DRIVE............

Feeling .............

             ..... like to discover more         ... about ........

Enthusiasts    .... NOt to miss ...seeing d' competitiveness ....

                                 .... Rough nn challanging activities.....  ever..???

Consider 4 X 4 ..... choices ..USUally using .....for comfort travelling ..nn ...

                       .....   families usage    ....group convoy particularly...

                       ..talking about Bruneians.......

 ...... if nOt trying Uuu abilities ... such

                                   DRiving ......... how to face casualities

                                             ......... play with difficult terrains .....

IF ...Travelling LONg journey requires......... STRong endurances .... disciplines in team's group .......    nn participants require preparations ....to stand UP 

....unsuspected circumstances...



................ what DO have here .... nn  what else......

TEST driving    .........for competition... in different situations .....

....terrain ..dry ...rocky ..mountainous ..WEt swampy ....

Reaction   to avoid situation  ....needed ...decision ...quick ...faulty ...out of tracks  ...minus of obstacles ........ stranded  ...nn  ..jammed ...

HERE ........choice of competing ...... DRIVing ability in different levels...

               ...... so vehicles play ....important subject matter  ..

CARs are special purpose BUIlt vehicles for COMPETITIONS         

          NO wonder ....... BIg...Strong ...Bulky..looked vehicles ..

          FOUND. here...                       ..........types....  but mostly....

....SUZUKI ...TOYOTA ......NISSAN...... 

                ....most NOT new ......old catagories  ..... considerED......

                          WHy............????



TODAy    .....   oNCe in BLUE MoOn  ....activity ......... 

                     ...........organised ..... by ..

      PERSATUAN GABUNGAN BERWAWASAN 4X4 DAERAH             

         ...........    NEEded people really commited ........... nn

 ......this ONe mainly for d' coming .......... 

            SULTan BIRTHday    .....CELEBERATion.....



 This 4x4 car already fully modified       ...NO  originality ......... competition divided into categories ...1999cc group ....below  .....another .... category with engines... OPen ... above 2000cc .....  FREE Modification .........






Location ....
Kampung Tanah Jambu ... a 12 acreas ..... hilly at d' back nn low on d' forntier ..... easily  MAN-made compound as ...WEt swampy.... mainly for this competiton....
4x4 club   ..had applied for d' expansion   ...areas.... so .. large compound would benefit run-ways of this 4x4 route  .....nn did ..much better than last year at d' same location........... 
Looking ... with huge improvement to d' course making it MORe difficult for competators.....
Now... easier for spectators to see all d' ACTions...... d' MUD actions might be  more challanges....
d' VIew points...  there would be great spectators vantage points around d' course .... allowing terrace .... style viewing areas ....


PLACe .....Right at d' entrance of BYpass road ......
 ..........along MUara TUtong Highway..... where     ....housing area already being considered    ....as future location  ...






At ONe point 4x4 .......merchandise was also available .......

.....great advantage    ...to place nn should BE ...booths ...stalls provided to public to add d' MOre attractive atmosphere ....  eeeh..  to ADD more FUnd ... $$$$$ ......nnnn  .........of coz ..    FUN ....   

Selling ..............GOod enough....

     ......selected few items ...easy to carry ...

     ......coil springs .....suspensions ......shocks absorbers ....

     ......snorkel for wet stuff  ...   wheel bearings ...........so   nn so ..




  NISSAn ...Patrol took part...    just started ...at STARTIng POInt..
1st terrain .......obstacle  to driver...............

Few vehicles' competators ........ completed the RAce ..... in d' morning .......

HOw ..........to judge .....  to find WINNer .......???     
UNlike F1 ....Formula ONE Race ........
ALL in ONE go .... but d' pre timing F1... times factor controlled   ........ arrangements ... or positions .... being placed ...1st ..2nd  ...3rd ... so... 

Here ...... Race ..taken .....one after another ........ one by one .... d' FAStest TIMing ......would be d' WInner ..................... 
                BUuttt ....still ... many butttt  ..
How to select.... 1st ....2nd ...3rd .... so..   vehicles
        easy ... just took Uu LUck.....  voting ...... pulled Uur OWn number....




D' RAce's track    ....WEt...swampy ground....... later... followed d' route to Upper land...... JUdges around .... main JUDge would be some where ... could see ...observed .....d' all Track's Judges ... many assistants to NOte  ...lol.
IF..... droven ....OUt of given path....  away from track... or d' LINes being HIt by vehicle .......... Judges at certain Point would RAISe d' RED flag ....meaning ONE point.. added ...or one means THREE seconds journey added to finishing timing be added.........  




 

So here came d' 4x4 car .... from ...nO where ...in d' jungle of hilly track ....      Could NOT see... here  ...few difficult terrains ....being placed... with .... NO Big Rocks ... but d' organiser had PUT .... some TImber ... blocks on d' track ....

NO worry .........some judges posted somewhere near .....



 Coming down d' hilly jungles track seemed OK .....easy way .....
Once Out ... going to MUDDy ...terrain ...another real TESt here .... another round to end....
D' risk of few last vehicles ....... d' track became deeper.... iF driver NOt carefully selected d' unknown ground.... what happened ... DARker smoke...
..... meaning hardly tyres  moved   ... rotated touching ground ....but ....still unmoved vehicle .... d' car's frame stuck while tyres moving ....
........    pushing ecclerator's pedal ......harder....

One thing ..for SUre ...TYRes were d' major FACTor to HElp most vehicles much STROnger in  OFF Road RACe .... without ... hard to think .....
Special ...digger liked ..... SIMEX ... special Brand Tyres....
.....................just watch each d' FOUr tyres ......those took part.....!!!!!!




 Helping Hands needed ....... another 4x4 came foward to HElp ....
Legal ... to help ..... without HELp... Uuu're ... OUt .... times already being counted much longer ........
Penalty points .. another One Point  ...... given here ......... adding to d' finishing total TIMes.....

To be HElp...... some MOU .... should have been taken place earlier ...or else..... some partners already assigned ...ready to help.....

 


 This was d' LAst ..... route .... very near to d'  FINishing line.............
D' ONE ...vehicle ....Fast... ending .... without PENalty POInts ...possibly be d' WINNER ........
     Did NOt know for sure ......each ROUNd ...took how many minutes .....???
Counting .....a very successful ...... RACE.... this even took HOurs.... to BE  completed   ......after all being participated .......




  FUlly modified vehicles ...some  completed d' race ... few waiting .......
 .......as reported from newspaper about 50 vehicles .
        ....Had took  .. part  d' RAce     ....   TRue...?????

Many enthuasists ...selected ..SUZUKI .... nice body ..simple nn light ... some being modified SUZUKi 1981 LJ80 ...or 1977 LJ50 ...coz ... impressive results ..nn ... this was real TOp quAlity combination ...... looking at fUN with little COst...... some said possible body ...Suzuki ...engine nn frame from somewhere power vehicle ...... ???? .... wah .... why NOt try OUt......




 ..........Great Race ...... nn   ..... great finish..........
PeoPle around ...... taLking around .... as seEn around ....

Thumb UP...... those who had worked ..... HARd.....





Cheerier ........ some of d' spectators ...... on road side .....

.....really HOt day ... but worth to shade from sun with umbrellas..

Here... a happy smile ....friend ..... involved .... committee.. Haji Ahad ...

Another ..... co pilot ... 4x4 just completed d' track race ....... nn CLeaning himself from mud-dirt at foot hill corner location where d' clean water of d' BLUe tank......

Saying ... d' most difficult part of d' hardcore section was d' watery MUDhole ....... cheerior buddie....

 

Had to CLEan .......but .......water ......where to FInd ..........   ?????

Foreign Participants ...........

Few from MIri... BINtulu ...SIBu, SARAWAK.... had to drive back....

Vehicles MUst at  least ...plate numbers ....  readable ....

                                 ................ clean OUt all muddy dirt ... 

 


....12 acreas  government's land .....

      .....permited by Ministry of Youth, Sports nn Culture

becomes part of d' asset for organizers ......NOt only 4x4

..........any clubs who initiated to have races.....

..........bikes scrambles are also possible here...

So...  take this opportunity for d' sake of benefit of all...

.........bUt ....thumb's UP to this 1st organizer   ..... 





News .....all about 4x4             Borneo Bulletin...                                 media PERMATA .....  Monday 20 JUn 2011..












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