Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Non-Fiction 2018 | Page 45

New Journey From The West
Korean International School, Catacutan, Kayle - 15
I
t is finally summer break and I have decided to take a trip to distress all the pressure and tension from
school. It took me a few days to choose where to go because I would love to go to Italy to try some
Italian cuisine and maybe go swim with sharks in Cat Island, Bahamas. But instead I have decided to go
to the Western part of Europe; Paris, France.
It’s 5 am and my flight is at 9 am. So I need to get ready and pack up and leave. I grab my clothes, camera,
wallet, phone, ID and passport. And take a quick shower. After I shower I go downstairs to the dining room
to eat breakfast. I grab a piece of bread and toss it in the toaster then topped it off with strawberry jam and
some avocado spread.
Its already 7:16 am and it will approximately take an hour to arrive in the airport depending on traffic. Ill be
travelling to the airport by car. My dad is going to drive me there wit h my mom. I place my suitcase in the
car’s trunk and I go in the sit inside the car with my dad while we wait for my mom to get ready. After at
least 10 minutes she comes out and we start the engine and drive to the Hong Kong International airport.
We arrive there in about one and a half hours. I bid good-bye to my parents and gave them hugs, and then
I go through security and the immigration. I book my chair and check in my suitcase. I decided to go buy
some caramel macchiato to get an energy boost because I woke up too early and I’m still partly dead.
At 8:49 my plane number was called, I quickly get up and queue for my plane. I get in and settle down. It
was already 8:59 and I was so thrilled to go but then the speaker announced that we will be having a 20
minute delay. But it was ok, the delay got shortened and we took off. I plug in my headsets and listen to
music looking out the window.
I am currently 39,000 feet above the ground. As the sun is started to set the sky slowly became a purple
orange colour, leaving a heavenly sunset view. The seatbelt sign was off and the stewardess started to serve
us dinner. Giving us the choice of 3 meals; Fish fillet fried rice, a fruit salad or a ham and egg sandwich. I
ordered the fish fillet fried rice with water. I turn to look outside and see the moon and stars illuminated the
night sky.
It is the next morning and I have just arrived in the France International Airport. I have collected my
luggage and went through all the immigration. As soon as I stepped out of the airport doors. I was hit with a
strong breeze; it felt like all my stress went away. I called a cab and took off. I arrived the hotel checked in,
unpacked my bags then quickly grabbed my purse and my camera and went out to explore.
I arrive my first place, the Eiffel Tower. I place my camera down and set the timer on and started to take
photographs. After a few shots, I walk around the place and this rich, mouth-watering aroma pulls me. I
follow it and it leads me to a bakery. My stomach grumbles loudly, I am quite hungry I haven’t eaten
anything since I got off the plane. I go in and ask for their most recommended treat and they offer an
almond scone and a strawberry jam filled croissant. I purchase them both and walk back to my hotel.
I have taken a shower and I on the bed, watching television scanning through the channels to find
something interesting while eating my pastries. After a few minutes I realize that the sun has set and it’s
getting late. I slip into my pyjamas and get ready to go to bed. I lay down peacefully as my eyes started to
get heavy and my mind slowly drifted off.
I wake up bright and early. Today I felt like doing something fun; I decided to go to the mall and go
window-shopping. I do my morning routine and go out calling a cab taking me to the nearest mall. My cab
driver takes me to a mall called “Beaugrenelle Paris”. I walk around, checking stuff out. I was walking but
then a something caught my eyes. It was a knitted sweater with a cat outline on it. I just went and bought it
without hesitation. And happily strolled around and got hungry. I see a France cuisine restaurant. I get in
and sat down. They gave me menu and I look through the pages. After a few minutes of choosing I order
the
beef
burgundy
with
the
side
of
a
lobster bisque.