Preparation up to July 2012

After came back from my trip to Europe, he came down to Jakarta to help our preparation.
First come first, we settle down our Holy Matrimony things with our Pastor..
We did our consultation with pastoral minister and fulfilling letters that need to be given..
Then we have a technical meeting with our WO (Excellent), follow up the souvenir and invitation (as a draft) as well as the decoration (we finally chose the dusty pink-broken white and silver colour)..

Anyway, we finally chose Antheia as our Photo vendor.. Simply because they offer us their special price, as the photographer is my fiance's university friend :) Anyway, we also got a special box for our album later on..

I found an additional wedding shoe for me.. Instead of having my pre-wedding shoes (which actually can be use for the day), I bought a new pair of sandal.. I need this sandal or else he'll be shorter than me on that day.. I choose Donamichi, Mangga Dua.. Its quite cheap (compared to the one I bought in Singapore back then..)

Oh, I also settle down my the civil requirement which are N1, N2, N4 forms that need to be given to church as soon as possible..

Now I'm still stuck on our invitation draft.. Growing up in Chinese family without any background of Chinese language is one of the most problematic thing to settle down this invitation. Our family requires Chinese language invitation, and our vendor should give those draft to their Chinese intepreter (which will take quite long time to wait).. Naming is the most difficult thing at this moment.. Hopefully before the Eid Al-Fitr, we could finish our invitation draft perfectly..

Europe Trip

I'm back from my family Europe Trip 3-14 July 2012.

However, it does not involve him (as it only with my family)..

3July12: We gathered at Soekarno-Hatta Airport at 10pm.. We had a flight with Emirates to Dubai and transit for several hours before continuing our flight to Rome on 4July12. We use the biggest plane Airbus A380 for our flight from Dubai to Rome

4July12: We reached Rome, and directly having a city tour around Rome, especially Vatican. We visited St. Peter Basilica, Colloseum and the Travi Fountain. There's a myth in Travi Fountain. If we throw a coin with our right hand, through our left shoulder, we will come back there again. If we throw two coins means we'll getting married soon (Yes, I threw 2 coins).

5July12: From Rome, we traveled to Assisi. We went to St. Fransiscus Assisi church and traveled to Florence, an art city. We stop to take picture in Piazzale Michael Angelo's with his famous statue. Then we walk down to the Pensione Pendini, bought some drinks (The weather was 37 degree Celsius, and we are in the middle of sun for 3-4 hours there!) and took some picture with Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower, the beautiful Cathedral of Florence.. After all, we travelled to Pisa

6July12: In Pisa, we took some picture of Pisa statue. It was a great thing! I love their greeny grass around Pisa statue. Perfect place to take some picture here. We had lunch at il Gourmet – Sestri Levante with teh view to Luna Blu Beach.. Then we travelled to Monaco. I love this city so much! Not the road (It's the hardest F1 Grandpix route, so complicated!), but the view of this city. We could see a lovely beach from the top of hills.. We went to Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III 's Tomb inside Cathedral de Monaco and walk up to the Palais Grimaldi to see the perfect view of Monte Carlo city from top. Then we travelled to Nice, accross the Rivera Beach, we stop down for a moment to see the beauty of the Rivera Beach..Then travelled again to Cannes

7July12: From Cannes we travelled to Lourdes. We stop at Marseille, to go to Notre Dame de La Garde first to took some picture of Marie holding Jesus infant statue. On the way, we got an accident. Luckily no one hurts. A Fiesto (Ford) car hitted on our bus got severely damaged. Our trip postpone around 3hours due to this problem. We reached Lourdes around 9pm, and on the way, the rain fallen not in term of water, but as an ice. We postponed our candlelight procession in Lourdes.

8July12: In the morning, we went to Grotto to have a mass, then we have a station of the cross. Followed by lunch, then we went to the back of Grotto to queue for Holy Water Bath. With a long queue, we tried to survived, until our turn, oh well! I'm freezing! The water was so freaking cold as ice water. Then we shopping in nearby shop to buy some souvenir. At the night, we went to the candlelight procession. Its such a beautiful procession. Everyone holding a candle walking around the field, while shouting the Hail Mary prayer, singing Ave Marie in different languages (Including Indonesian!)

9July12: From Lourdes, we travelled to Nerves, and we stopped at St. Gilbert Church, whereas St. Bernadette's body is still there perfectly.. We had a mass there and we continue our trip to the hotel at Magny Cours Circuit de Neverse..

10July12: We continue our trip to Paris.. I love this city so much from their heritage building to their city of romance.. We took a river city tour by boat with Bateaux Mouches (Seine Cruise).. Then we stop to take some picture of Eiffel tower, Arch de Triompe, The Louvre (too bad its not at the night) then we go to Benlux Duty Free and Galleries Lafayette to have some shopping time!

11July12: From Paris, we were going to Amsterdam.. We stop for a while at Brussel to see the Atomium and Maniken Piss statue (a very littly boy that pee for hundred over years) and we bought some delicious Belgian Homemade Chocolate here.. Then we walked down to the Markt Square and continuing our trip to Amsterdam.. When we reach Netherlands, we went to Madurodam to see the miniature of thier city.

12July12: In the morning, we went to Volendam, to visit the cheese factory and Klompen (the clog shoes) factory.. Then we took some picture with the windmills and took a picture using their traditional clothes (including their Klompen!).. Then we take the canal cruise (It's so boring as we just using a boat travelling from one canal to other canal) and finally we reach Gassan Diamond Factory.. I bought a pair of diamond ring for our proposal (although until now we hadn't get the official proposal from him).. Their diamond rings are very magnificant!

13July12: We then travelled to Germany to take our flight going back to Dubai.. Before that, we stop at Cologne to had some lunch and saw their oldest Cathedral that survived in World War II.. Then we ride our Trafalgar Bus for the last time to Düsseldorf International Airport and catching our flight back to Indonesia..