NUTS & BOLTS, IN LOVE :D

Whats your idea of  a "romantic " moment or spot ? :)

Before i tell you mine, i wish to share my experience at the Eiffel Tower, Paris.

All my life I've heard people say, Eiffel Tower is the MOST romantic spot in world ...and have seen hundreds of photographs of couples at the tower. So when i got to know that the tour in Europe i was going included Eiffel Tower....i was a little upset that hubby will not be coming along for this trip. Because i was going to the most romantic spot, alone. Of course my aunt and cousin sis was there with me...but still i wished my hubby was going with me. Then i convinced myself that i would soon go again with him :)

And finally after all the travelling and anticipation ...i was there...for real...and that's when i began to wonder...where is the romantic spot ?

It started off with a super long queue which lasted for almost 2 hours before we got the tickets...and while standing there with the breeze blowing pretty hard on your face and chilling your nose and your eyes tearing wasn't too comfortable either ! Then i thought... "i am sure it will be romantic once we get on the escalators". Then i found myself being shoved into a lift that looked like it was made of out of prison bars....and we were all packed in there so close to strangers....ermmm romantic ? not yet for me ! 

Then i thought ..." i am sure it will be romantic to watch the view on the way up " then as i was ascending the tower ...all i saw was glimpse of the city through...iron bars...nuts and bolts and screws intersecting everywhere around me...and i thought....ooookkkaaay....maybe its just the view of the city from right on top that makes it SO romantic.

Then i was finally right on top !! YAY ! i got off the lift and the first thing that happens is...you bump into strangers...walking everywhere...then you try finding a spot by the edge of the railings to get a good view of the city....so we were like ants bumping into each other and finally found an empty spot to stand...and yay ! there we are! ermm...with cold wind blowing so hard on your face that you cant keep your eyes open or your hair off your face to be able to snap a decent picture...

And that's when i thought " Seriously people !!! who in the right mind would find this experience romantic?? "

My idea of romantic is ....to sit by the beautiful Malaysian island beaches ...with my hubby, having a cool drink in hand ...sharing it with him and feeling the soft sand beneath our feet and the soothing cool breeze on our faces which might blow our hair ( though not to the extend that we end up looking like Einsteins !!) so my hubby could gently tuck away the strands of  hair behind my ears to have a better look at my face when he is speaking with me ..while watching the sunset ! Now that's romantic :)

Of course the Eiffel Tower was an exciting place...to be able to spot the ancient historic buildings like the Louvre Museum, Arc De Triomphe and so on. Loved that part of it...and also to see how systematically they have built the entire city ...which looks perfectly aligned. It was the most beautiful city I've seen...yes of course...no one can deny that part ...but romantic !? Not for me ! i am sure there other beautiful places in Paris that would be more romantic but somehow i did not find the whole experience at the tower anything close to being romantic :) 

Still i loved taking pictures of the nuts and bolts...and though there are thousands of pictures of the towers by others..these few pics ive shared here are special simply because i snapped them myself !:)