Pun of the day:
I visited Paris Hilton muahahaha.
Today i received a Pacmee cheeseout from Keju wishing me happy touring in Paris and asking me to eat more foie gras.
-_-
No foie gras okay Keju. No. Freaking. Foie. Gras.
When my friends knew that i was going to Paris, everyone was like “omg Paris is soooooooooo expensive!” and i smugly replied, “It’s okay, i’m gonna survive on baguettes and water”.
Apparently i was right.
Baguettes and water are all and the only things i can barely afford wtf. I’ve been eating nothing but freaking french breads omg. That alone is like what, RM30 a piece? And a bottle of cheapskate mineral water can go as high as $5 euro at some atas place in Paris.
Excusez moi?! SOMEONE PLEASE DONATE ME EAU!
Day 1 Dinner
Cheese and ham sandwich. $4.50 euro. Sans drink.
Day 2 Breakfast
Cheese and ham sandwich (again). $4.50 euro. Sans drink.
Day 2 Lunch
Cheese and ham baguette (kill me). $4.95 euro. Sans drink.
Day 2 Dinner
I was so sick of hard breads. Maybe i’ll have some soft ones. So yea. Cheese burger in Quick. $8.50 euro for an XL set meal. And it didn’t look/smell/taste XL.
Day 3 Breakfast
Some poppy seed bread with bacon.
And i was nice enough to get myself a tarte aux pomme and a bottle of orange juice. About $10 euro.
Day 3 Lunch
Last meal in Paris, must eat better lo. So i got myself a smoked salmon salad set with cous cous and brie. And omg it comes with a drink and dessert (choco mousse) too! I was so overwhelmed i almost cried. $8 euro.
Haih. For that amount of money spent on baguettes I can buy a decent dinner completed with fat foie gras and yummy dessert in KL lo. Urgh. So unglam Parisian. Failed to be an atas traveler. -_-
I miss KL food. Actually, i miss proper, warm, cooked, food. I want zhap fan. 🙁
This post gonna break your parents’ hearts into pieces tinier than our tiny currency 🙂
Bakuteh beats baguettes hands down anytime. yeah 😛
ahahaha ! after all malaysia is not all bad eh ?
i’m sure u can gain back the weight once u cum back to msia..coz u ms the food here so much as u can eat alot alot alot…:D
Did you get ‘high’ after eating the poppy seeds?
Stupid question. Never mind. Hahahaha
haha, i feel your pain! i miss kl food too D:
hahaha … but but .. a trip down to PARIS is lovely and an experience that you will never forget 🙂
Wah! Must do simple brekkie. Cafe au Lait & Pain au chocolat at your neighbourhood boulangerie. Not that much!
But you have discovered the awful western european secret. Things are expensive there because of the taxes (UK VAT = 17.5%, France VAT = 19.%!!!!) Makes Malaysia’s 10% import tax or Singapores 7% GST not so bad in comparison.
Asia’s the place!
Aw…you should have tried some kebab! But then it’s probably a little harder to find than those normal baguette sandwiches.(and less healthy :P) I honestly don’t know how some French people can eat those first three (in your photos, I mean) sandwiches and call it a meal :/ I make a sandwich with sardine/tuna/egg and cucumber and it tastes soooo much better (and costs loads cheaper)
And yeah, what about those pastries (like abraxis said)? It usually costs 70/80 cents for a croissant.
whisperingshout: Nah. Mom will be happier knowing that i eat sandwiches more than char kuey teow muahaha.
mama: Thats because i dont have the $ in Paris ma. If not life is so peachy here. But papa porkie cook damn good food. No worries about my diet!
a shen: Haha okay. I find you yumca my dear.
Ann Jie: Strangely no lo. I think these seeds are very very very mild!
LiEan: Where art thou?
Misha Paris: I know, right? who am i talking to, my little cutie pie? 🙂
abraxis: Actually i did eat one proper meal in Paris completed with Creme Brulee. Totally diff from the ones in Msia. 🙂
WP: I did try Kebab in London though. Super good! 😀 Nooooooooooooo there’s nothing 70/80 cents in Paris. Everything starts at 3/4 euro onwards. 0.o
haha. i bet if you live here for a bit, youd be losing weight! i miss msian food too! sooooo much.
Bonjour! Bonnes vacances !
3-4Euro a meal in Paris is considered cheap liao. 😉 Like abraxis said, Pain au chocolat for breakfast is just as good
Poor us, have to count every Euro when we’re overseas…
How is the currency exchange like?
omg, rm44 for your day 3 breakfast @@
paris is exp, you should have went to the other parts of france. they sell delicious euro 9 steaks there according to my friend 😀
i’ve stay in france for quite sometime. Basically in paris..under burget u can get only a few food. I suggest either fast food like Mc D or Quick..or u can also get shish kebab. Its seriously freaking nice ..shish kebab in france is superb. Enjoy ur visit in france..if u have time, u can drop by to loire vally…to se the beautiful castle. Chateaux de la loire..c’est magnifique. tres tres jolie!
I saw u at Lorong Selamat, Penang for char kuey teow at Sat!!!
argh… breads, see also no more appetite liao 🙁
poor thing……….but surely its tolerable as a compromise to having more funds for your travel right? 🙂 hang on there!!
almost everywhere also expensive compared to malaysia.. i think one of the reasons is that thery dont have cheap kopitiams eh.. they should make more kopitiams around the world!!!
Hi Cheesie. I feel for you, I was in Paris for 4 days in May, and I really really felt it. So exp. But somehow, the place where I stayed had boulangeries that werent so expensive leh? I stayed at the 1st arrondisment, walking distance to the Eiffel Tower. Which Arr were you staying at? My freaking hotel room thats like a jail cell in size cost 90 EUR per night. And thats me ALONE. If for 2pax, then i dono how much. I wanted to eat ice cream when I was near the Eiffel, and I saw that a simple ice cream cone, like the RM1 ones at Ikea, cost EUR5!!!!!!! Haih, just swallow my saliva and tahan lar.
Ah. You must have kept to the touristy places in town.
Being mega kiamsiap students on a budget:
– accomodation – paid a grand total of 35 euros for 4 days in a triple-sharing hotel room [it was in the 5th Zone though…so takes about 30-45mins each day to get to the centre of town] considering this was a proper hotel, and not one of those backpackers inn, it’s a pretty good deal after the amount was split between 3 ppl!!
– water – Free – take from hotel…and ration throughout the day :S like army training :S
– food – since we stayed in the suburbs, it was cheaper compared to the city. hunt for a carrefour / hypermarket. There’s always the fallback on McDonald’s 99cents pork burger.
I had choc eclairs everyday when I was in Paris. Btw, if you have time to spare, head to La Vallee which is just 35 mins away for designers at slashed prices. I did not have the chance to head there but I heard they do have pretty good stuff.
haha what about good old instant noodles? or you could always find some sexy french guy to buy you dinner.
phrase to learn “Voulez-vous etudier avec moi, ce soir?”
trust me after you say that lots of french guys would buy you dinner
Are you gonna visit Paris Disneyland? It’s not as nice as the other Disneylands is it? Sorry to hear about the food thingy. Why not eat some of those meal replacement bars thingies you can get at the supermarket? Erm are you travelling alone like Nicole? Have fun!! 🙂
mama – msia’s not bad at all! 😉 how’re u n cheddie doin? anticipating cheesie’s arrival home? 🙂
misha tarte aux pomme – yup thats right, its an experience. its easy for ppl to say afterwards that should have done this n that. 🙂
*salivating* that picture of the cheesy cheeseburger, is now my wallpaper. doesn’t look as good when it’s stretched though.
the malaysian kiamsiap side of me is slowly choking as i’m reading this entry. i could never bring myself to spend that much on food. 🙁
Hi there!
well, these explains exactly when i was in paris last year. u know, when ur on tight budget. to get a decent hot meal is damn expensive. what we did was to check out the moroccan disctrict, where you can find A LOT of kebab shop and grill chicken meal selling at 4euros. (think of kenny rogers), something like dat lar.
i was really craving for hot chinese food and the minute i went back London, i headed straight to Kings Cross to have “wat tan hor” for 5 pounds and that time, you can see the sight of relief.. damn! wonder how those parisian rely on those cold cuts baguette?!
enjoy your holiday in europe. London was indeed fun, for me. how bout you??
Waa!! Never knew Paris food can be that expansive!
o.O
LOL. Your poor wallet 🙁
I hope Italy is much cheaper! I’m going there next year 😀
porkie korkor 🙂 so you went to PARIS ( did you know that’s my name too !!) with jiejie ? How I wish I can go there too .. but it is ok .. I will definately go there when I grow up hahaha 🙂
porkie korkor .. you called me APPLE TART? hahahaha 🙂 let me see what’s french name i can give you 🙂 .. checking checking .. ahh got it .. Porkie Pâté en croûte de porc … hahahaha 🙂 have a nice day!
misha pain aux chocolat – hehe, called u apple tart cuz the paris one was so sweet 🙂 hehe..i maybe went to paris 🙂 since paris is your name, u should go! must go even! im sure u will enjoy it, go to 72 ledru rollin too 😉
awhh…must be sick of baguette.
vous pouvez manger mieux a KL
korkor porkie .. hehehee .. i will try to go when i grow up hahaha 🙂
Hey Cheesie,
Here’s the euro sign so you don’t have to keep writing $ euro 🙂
€ € € € €
(Lots of euros, seems like you need em!)
misha fondant au chocolat – remember to drop by london too 😉
porkie korkor .. you staying in London or just there for studies?
misha-mish-mish – im born n raised here..hehe..parents are from ipoh 🙂 i live about 30min-40min outside of london 🙂
korkor porkie.. good good .. so IF in future .. I go to London .. or go and study in London .. i can visit you 🙂
aww..you should have tried their tarte aux fraises!! heavenly!!
misha paris – yup you can! 😉 can take you to out of city places like i did your jiejie 🙂 so study hard k 😉
porkie korkor .. ok .. i will study hard .. 🙂
how are you cheesie? i can so relate to your blog because i love cheese myself…. until the doc advised me to cut down on cheese. 😛
Why don’t you check out the Kebab shops that are in quite a number of places? If you shunt lamb, there is usually chicken. It is hearty, savoury and usually, hot or at least warm. You can have it in a pita or a wrap, the latter of which you can usually request be heated up. Paris is not necessarily all bread and water. Check out the cheap wine section in the super markets where the wines is comparable to water in pricing. In fact, pick up your favourite cheese, a baguette and a bottle of wine, and go fine a good spot. The weather should be good for a al fresco munching now.
Paris is expensive but you can sit eat well on a budget. Of course, failing which, there is always a Cheese Royale (Quater Pounder) at MacDonalds. However, if possible, save money for at least 1 good meal in Paris.
Have fun.
HELLO LOVE do you miss me wtf. Anyway I can speak French! Ah je vais bien. Et toi, comment vas tu? wtf
hahaha you miss zhap fan eh? well u’ll be back in no time so there’ll be tons of zhap fan for u to devour. oh yes, i do drop by ur blog from time to time to read but never really posted any comment so here goes… 🙂
take care and have fun
I thought you can survive so long there is cheese in every meal. I definitely starving to death with those kind of meals!
Misha,I can’t read ur blog! 🙁
Wow.. they looks so yummy to me… Enjoy the trip cheesie.. 😉
Things in Europe, anywhere in Europe will be expensive, if you are spending Matland money to buy Euros. But they are cheap to me because I am earning GBP and using £££ to buy Euros.
I live in Paris and what you got does seem very expensive. You must have gone in very touristic areas for people to charge so much !
Hi, Paris Hilton is a cool girl